B! Machine
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B! Machine was a synthpop
band from San Francisco, California
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The band was formed in 1996, consisting of the sole founding member, Nathaniel Lee Nicoll. The current line-up of the band varies but typically consists of Nathaniel Nicoll, Mike Hayden, and James Wong. The meaning behind the name B! Machine has been veiled behind the cryptic remarks of Lee Nicoll since its inception.
B! Machine's first project, "Must Kill", was recorded in 1996-97. This debut, however, was shelved and left uncirculated until after the release of B! Machine's second full-length project "Aftermath", which was distributed by A Different Drum in 1998. Following on the heels of Aftermath, B! Machine signed with A Different Drum. In 1999, they released the full-length CD "Infinity Plus", which featured production by Jarkko Touhimaa of Neuroactive. Infinity Plus, which spawned the singles Temple and Opal, was well received and established B! Machine's reputation as a distinctively analog-driven type of electronic music.
In 2010, the B! Machine website went off line, as the domain expired, and updates to the MySpace page stopped.
Singles
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band from San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
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The band was formed in 1996, consisting of the sole founding member, Nathaniel Lee Nicoll. The current line-up of the band varies but typically consists of Nathaniel Nicoll, Mike Hayden, and James Wong. The meaning behind the name B! Machine has been veiled behind the cryptic remarks of Lee Nicoll since its inception.
History
Nathaniel Nicoll formed Doctors With Knives with Mike Hayden after the singer for a prior band called "left unexpectedly." After a number of limited releases, Nicoll formed the then solo project B! Machine primarily as a result of scheduling conflicts resulting from Nicoll's college schedule and penchant for spending months of the year living overseas.B! Machine's first project, "Must Kill", was recorded in 1996-97. This debut, however, was shelved and left uncirculated until after the release of B! Machine's second full-length project "Aftermath", which was distributed by A Different Drum in 1998. Following on the heels of Aftermath, B! Machine signed with A Different Drum. In 1999, they released the full-length CD "Infinity Plus", which featured production by Jarkko Touhimaa of Neuroactive. Infinity Plus, which spawned the singles Temple and Opal, was well received and established B! Machine's reputation as a distinctively analog-driven type of electronic music.
In 2010, the B! Machine website went off line, as the domain expired, and updates to the MySpace page stopped.
Discography
Albums- Aftermath (1998)
- Infinity Plus (1999)
- Hybrid (2001)
- Alternates And Remixes (2002)
- Machine Box (2002)
- Machine Box (Disc Six - Bonus Disc) (2004)
- The Evening Bell (2004)
- The Evening Bell (Limited Edition 4-Disc Set) (2005)
- The Falling Star (2007)
Singles
- Temple (1999)
- Opal (2000)
- Opal (Limited 2 CD Edition) (2000)
- Umbrella (2001)
- Angels (2004)
- Forget (2005)
- The Other Girl (2009)
- A Certain Sadness (February, 2010)