Memories of Machines
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Memories Of Machines is a band formed by Tim Bowness
(No-Man
, Henry Fool
) and Giancarlo Erra (Nosound
) in April 2006.
Further recordings followed in parallel with Erra's work on Lightdark and Bowness' work on the No-Man album Schoolyard Ghosts. Several songs originally submitted for Schoolyard Ghosts were eventually recorded by Memories of Machines (one particular track, "Beautiful Songs You Should Know", was also recorded and released by both bands in two separate versions). Other musicians contributed to the sessions as they developed, including all members of Nosound and all members of Bowness' progressive rock band Henry Fool (several of whom also played in the No-Man live band). Other collaborators included Steven Wilson
, Julianne Regan
, Jim Matheos
and Peter Hammill
(the latter contributing guitar parts rather than the vocals he might have been expected to provide). Robert Fripp
also contributed some ambient Soundscapes
, which Bowness and Erra subsequently used as the foundations for the song "Lost and Found in the Digital Age".
Memories of Machines released their debut album, Warm Winter
in April 2011 on the Mascot Records label.
Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness is a singer/songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.-Music career:...
(No-Man
No-Man
No-Man are a British art-pop duo formed in 1987 as No Man Is An Island by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson . The band has so far produced six studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes collections...
, Henry Fool
Henry Fool (band)
Henry Fool are an English progressive rock band that use elements of jazz and post-rock in their music.The core members of the band are Tim Bowness and Stephen Bennett...
) and Giancarlo Erra (Nosound
Nosound
Nosound is an Italian progressive rock band that started as a vision by Giancarlo Erra. All of the early recordings were composed, played, produced, engineered, and released by Erra. As time passed, this music became more popular and the demand for live performances increased...
) in April 2006.
History
Memories of Machines emerged as a full project following Bowness' first collaborations with Nosound during the mid-2000s. This began with a song called "Someone Starts to Fade Away" which eventually appeared on Nosound's album Lightdark). A second song, "Change Me Once Again", emerged from sessions for Bowness' guest appearance with Nosound in Rome in 2006 and prompted Bowness and Erra to embark on a full album collaboration.).Further recordings followed in parallel with Erra's work on Lightdark and Bowness' work on the No-Man album Schoolyard Ghosts. Several songs originally submitted for Schoolyard Ghosts were eventually recorded by Memories of Machines (one particular track, "Beautiful Songs You Should Know", was also recorded and released by both bands in two separate versions). Other musicians contributed to the sessions as they developed, including all members of Nosound and all members of Bowness' progressive rock band Henry Fool (several of whom also played in the No-Man live band). Other collaborators included Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven John Wilson is an English musician, best known as the founder, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree...
, Julianne Regan
Julianne Regan
Julianne Regan is an English singer, song writer, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboard player. She is best known for being the lead singer of the band, All About Eve.- Early life :...
, Jim Matheos
Jim Matheos
Jim Matheos , is the American guitarist and primary songwriter for the progressive metal band Fates Warning. As of bassist Joe DiBiase's departure in 1996, he is the band's only permanent member...
and Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano...
(the latter contributing guitar parts rather than the vocals he might have been expected to provide). Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
also contributed some ambient Soundscapes
Soundscapes by Robert Fripp
A musical style developed by guitarist Robert Fripp, involving the use of audio loops created and modified by a specific set of digital music synthesizers and digital audio processing devices....
, which Bowness and Erra subsequently used as the foundations for the song "Lost and Found in the Digital Age".
Memories of Machines released their debut album, Warm Winter
Warm Winter
Warm Winter is the debut album by art-rock duo Memories of Machines...
in April 2011 on the Mascot Records label.