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The Secret Machines
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The Secret Machines is an American rock band. The band had drifted from one place to another several times. The original base station was in Dallas, then they shifted to Texas, and finally settled in New York City. They consist of two brothers, Brandon & Benjamin Curtis, and Josh Garza.
Before the band was composed each band member were actively performing with various Dallas bands such as: UFOFU, Tripping Daisy, Comet, and When Babies Eat Pennies, but perhaps the most significant was Captain Audio. Captain Audio was the creation of Garza and vocalist/guitarist/chief songwriter Regina Chellew. It was an experimental project they stared in the late 90's as a two-piece noise duo. Brandon and, occasionally, Ben Curtis joined shortly thereafter as the original duo began to head toward a more standard rock sound. In a few months the band was already getting regular local press and within a little over a year they had recorded and released the EP My Ear's Ringing But My Heart's OK in 1999 and the full-length LUXURY or Whether It Is Better To Be Loved than Feared in 2000 to positive reviews. Shortly following the release of LUXURY the band went on an extended tour and eventually disbanded. The boys were on their way to New York, leaving Chellew behind in Dallas to form the band Chao.
The change in line-up was not much, Captain Audio is essentially the same band as the Secret Machines, with the exception of Chellew. Sonically the groups are similar as well, much more so than any of the members other former bands. Although Captain Audio is a bit more prone to experimentation and sound collage and the Secret Machines are much more a standard indie rock band in comparison, the Captain Audio records form the template that the Curtis brothers built on when they headed for New York. In the liner notes for Captain Audio's LUXURY, all of the additional musicians other than the core band who played on the album are credited simply as "Secret Machines".
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Artist Biography - The Secret Machines
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 The band shifted to Chicago first and recorded their EP, September 000, six weeks after forming, before continuing to New York. It was in 2004, when The Secret Machines was ready with their first full length CD - Now Here Is Nowhere. Their second EP, The Road Leads Where It's Led, was released on 7 June 2005. The song "Nowhere Again", from the their debut album, was part of promotional spots for American television network The WB's drama Jack & Bobby during its launch, and will appear in the 2006 video game Driver: Parallel Lines.
Latest in the list is Ten Silver Drops, their sophomore album, leaked onto file sharing websites following the release of their lead single "Alone, Jealous and Stoned" in the UK. The style of band is best described as progressive rock with some kraut rock influences mixed in. the band is self clamed space rock performers. Many have also cited the Secret Machines as a style of shoegaze, as a lot of their songs on Now Here Is Nowhere have samples that mimic that of shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine and Ride. Listeners can also hear hints of Procul Harum, U2, and The Flaming Lips.
"They take Pink Floyd psychedelic, Led Zeppelin stomp, and Who-inspired choruses and charge them full of big-rock beats, atmospheric keyboards and all kinds of electronic whooshes." — Rolling Stone
The band has always been involved in tours and promotional concerts. Their intensive touring list include some of their performances with Foo Fighters, Spiritualized, Oasis, Interpol, M83, among others, including the Kings Of Leon, this past summer. The band was also the supporter of
the British rock trio Muse at Londons Earl's Court, December 2004. In February 2006 they did the opening act for U2's Vertigo Tour in Mexico. Spraeding their arena , the band gave an appearance at Lollapalooza 2006 in Chicago and the Carling Leeds and Reading Festivals in England this summer, as well as the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX.
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of The Secret Machines
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