[kj] Secret Machines/KJ

[Thomas Bell]

The Secret Machines were (and still are) also one of my favorite post Y2K bands.  I saw them live in 2006 at the El Ray theater in Hollywood, same place I saw Killing Joke in 2003 during their self-titled album tour. Very cool stage set-up for a theater-sized show, basically a large, in-the-round gazebo in the middle of the floor.

 

Despite the lineup changes, I do like the 3rd self titled album and highly recommend the recently released 4th album “Awake In The Brain Chamber” that this song is taken from.  The only drawback is both the CD and the Record are mastered poorly and have instances of clipping.  I think they would be touring right now except for Covid.

 

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From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Alex Smith



Kind of off-topic, but not...

 

One of my favorite "new bands" (well, post-2000) was Secret Machines. Sort of "space rock"/neo-prog, with Floydian expanse and Zepplinesque percussive wallop. Their first proper LP, NOW HERE IS NOWHERE was a monster. Wasn't thrilled with next record, then the guitarist Ben Curtis left to form the very different School of Seven Bells (and he was allegedly a massive KJ fan, i've read). He died of lymphoma, I think, some years back, at age 35. In any event, surviving two members reconvened and released another album last summer, which only recently arrived on CD (I don't fucking stream). 

 

In any case, I was listening, and doesn't this sound uncannily like "Euphoria" ?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C69GiDvotk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C69GiDvotk&list=OLAK5uy_kBhxA3mSBljTwG6FNzdSgSB5DYEovJyRg&index=4> &list=OLAK5uy_kBhxA3mSBljTwG6FNzdSgSB5DYEovJyRg&index=4

 

-Alex in NYC

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