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Indeed, the BSP fanbase now includes Doctor Who, Harry Potter, and Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Capaldi is a confirmed BSP fan. \"A band of stark originality,\" he wrote in his foreword for the reissue of the band's 2003 debut album, \u003cem\u003eThe Decline Of British Sea Power\u003c\/em\u003e. \"BSP's songs bring you the bite of the wind, the fury of the sea, and music that is simply exhilarating.\" Daniel Radcliffe has talked in detail about his plan to get a BSP tattoo (featuring the 2002 T-shirt slogan Bravery Already Exists). Benedict Cumberbatch is also an admirer of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen years on from their first concert, \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Sea Power\u003c\/strong\u003e continue to make bold, galvanising, idiosyncratic marks on the world. Racehorses and massive ocean-going yachts have been named after the band. London's National Maritime Museum recently opened a new £35m exhibition wing. 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They have achieved a Top 10, Mercury-nominated LP, 3 UK silver discs, and are renowned for their astonishing live shows in unique and unlikely locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese locations include the National History Museum, Great Wall of China, Cutty Sark, Cern Hadron Collider, Chelsea Flower show, a Cornish mine, the highest pub in England, Jodrell Bank, and at the John Betjeman centenary with Nick Cave, Barry Humphries, Ronnie Corbet, and Prince Charles. 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Including re-workings of much loved tracks from previous albums including 'Machineries Of Joy', 'Valhalla Dancehall' and 'Do You Like Rock Music?', the studio versions of the brass arrangements were recorded with the Foden's Band, a renowned Cheshire-based brass ensemble, formed in 1900. 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