Museum of Devotion

Museum of Devotion
Origin	Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Genres	electro-industrial, coldwave, industrial rock
Years active	1986–1991 2012–present
Labels	Lively Arts, New Rose Records
Website	museumofdevotion.com Official Website
Members	Robert Anderson James Cooper
Past members	Peter Cooper Christi

Museum of Devotion are an American Electro-industrial band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America in 1986 featuring James Cooper on vocals, guitar, keyboards and Robert Anderson on lead guitar, bass guitar and keyboards.

Museum of Devotion went through various personnel changes including James Cooper: vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum machine; Robert Anderson: guitar, bass guitar, keyboards and programming; Peter Cooper: bass guitar; and Christi: vocals and percussion; before settling into their present composition. When Museum of Devotion ventured into the studio to produce tracks in 1988 it became a James Cooper and Robert Anderson duo. The first Museum of Devotion album was released in 1988. The "…to the Pink Period" sessions were recorded at Old School House Studios in Ann Arbor, Michigan, under the record label Lively Arts, New Rose Records out of Paris, France. The album received critical acclaim and positioned the band into Coldwave genre as being electro-industrial along with other bands such as This Mortal Coil, The Sisters of Mercy, Joy Division, and Asylum Party to mention a few.

Museum of Devotion followed up in 1989 with their "Racist" EP which featured a more electronic spin to their style, including an aggressive cover of "Groove Line" by the funk group Heatwave (band). In 1990, Museum of Devotion pressed "Wants Verses Needs" which featured a Belgium top ten dance track "Sunshine". On this album the band paid tribute to the United Kingdom power house Squeeze (band) by doing a dark version of Take Me I'm Yours. In 1991 an obscure Los Angeles DJ mix emerged with the "Sunshine" singles.

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