Scenes from the Second Storey
Encyclopedia
Scenes from the Second Storey is the debut album by The God Machine
released in 1993 by Fiction Records
/ Polydor. It peaked at #55 in the UK Album Chart.
The album opens with a sample from the movie adaptation of The Sheltering Sky
(the same sample also opens Neurosis
' Enemy Of The Sun
, an album released in the same year as Scenes from the Second Storey), while the single Home contains an intro consisting of the beginning of the track Pilentze Pee by the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir from the album Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
. The single peaked at #65 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1993.
, Stephen Dedman
, Paul Haines, Robert Hood
, Cat Sparks, Andrew J McKiernan
and Kaaron Warren
.
The God Machine (band)
The God Machine was an alternative rock band, active in the first half of the 1990s. Its members were all from San Diego, California, United States, but they all lived and performed mainly in the United Kingdom and across Europe....
released in 1993 by Fiction Records
Fiction Records
Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...
/ Polydor. It peaked at #55 in the UK Album Chart.
The album opens with a sample from the movie adaptation of The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky (film)
The Sheltering Sky is a 1990 British-Italian drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The film is based on the 1949 novel by Paul Bowles about a couple who journey to northern Africa in the hopes of rekindling their marriage but soon fall prey to the...
(the same sample also opens Neurosis
Neurosis (band)
Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...
' Enemy Of The Sun
Enemy of the Sun
Enemy of the Sun is the fourth studio album from the Oakland, California band Neurosis. It was originally released on Alternative Tentacles in 1993 and later reissued on Neurot Recordings in 1999....
, an album released in the same year as Scenes from the Second Storey), while the single Home contains an intro consisting of the beginning of the track Pilentze Pee by the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir from the album Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (album)
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares is an album of Bulgarian folk songs performed by the Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir with guest-soloists Yanka Rupkina, Kalinka Valcheva and Stefka Sabotinova.The album was the result of fifteen years of work by Swiss ethnomusicologist and...
. The single peaked at #65 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1993.
Track listing
- "Dream Machine" – 5:24
- "She Said" – 4:40
- "The Blind Man" – 5:58
- "I've Seen The Man" – 2:39
- "The Desert Song" – 5:12
- "Home" – 5:20
- "It's All Over" – 5:55
- "Temptation" – 5:13
- "Out" – 5:08
- "Ego" – 3:34
- "Seven" – 16:38
- "Purity" – 8:55
- "The Piano Song" – 4:57
Credits
- Produced by The God Machine
- Engineered by Kenny Jones
- Recorded at Blackwing, Maison Rouge and Matrix Studios, London except "The Piano Song" and "It's All Over" recorded at Joe's Garage with Roger Askew, and "Temptation" as a live improvisation recorded in Room 3
- All songs mixed by Kenny Jones at Matrix Studios
- Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at The Townhouse
- Chant on "The Desert Song" by Katharine Gifford
- Programming by Andy Montgomery
- Preacher provided by The Hurting Choice
- Vocal on "Home" by the Voix de Bulgares
- Clarinet on "Seven" by Ian Bishop
- "Purity" recorded acoustically with Christiane Van Der Lee on cello, Anthony Pleeth on cello, Gavyn Wright on viola and Neil Filby on violin
- String arrangements by Robin Proper-Sheppard; conducted by Nick Ingman
- All other atmospheric nuances and nuisances created by The God Machine and Kenny Jones
- The God Machine is Robin Proper-Sheppard (vocals/guitar), Ron Austin (drums/piano) and Jimmy Fernandez (bass)
- All words by Proper-Sheppard, all music by Austin/Fernandez/Proper-Sheppard
- Published by Fiction Songs Ltd.
Influences
In 2010 Morrigan Books will publish an anthology of horror short stories written and titled in the same order as the album track listing, as a homeage to Scenes from the Second Storey. All authors are from Australia and include David ConyersDavid Conyers
David Conyers writes predominantly science fiction and Lovecraftian horror.Most of his childhood was spent in the Adelaide Hills, before moving to Melbourne. There he achieved a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Melbourne in 1993...
, Stephen Dedman
Stephen Dedman
Stephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:...
, Paul Haines, Robert Hood
Robert Hood
Robert Hood is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He is a founding member of group Underground Resistance as a 'Minister Of Information' with Mad Mike Banks & Jeff Mills. He is often considered to be one of the founders of minimal techno....
, Cat Sparks, Andrew J McKiernan
Andrew J McKiernan
Andrew J McKiernan is an Australian speculative fiction writer and Illustrator. He currently lives on the Central Coast with his wife and two children....
and Kaaron Warren
Kaaron Warren
Kaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.She is the author of the short story collections The Grinding House, which won the 2006 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and Dead Sea Fruit...
.