The Machine in the Garden (band)

The Machine in the Garden (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = the Machine in the Garden


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Origin = United States
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Years_active = Early 1990s—Present
Label = Middle Pillar Presents
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URL = http://www.tmitg.com/
Current_members = Roger Fracé
Summer Bowman
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The Machine in the Garden is a gothic/darkwave duo featuring Roger Fracé and Summer Bowman. They have released five full-length albums and one EP.

The band's first release was the 1994 release "Veils and Shadows EP". Initially a solo endeavor by Roger Fracé, the debut EP blended the dark elements of goth with new wave and industrial tinges. However, folded within the songs were melodies of a more classical nature.

The band's sound evolved with the addition of musician Summer Bowman. Her voice lent an ethereal quality to the music on the band's first full length recording in 1997, "Underworld". The dark electronics of the debut EP were still there, but multi-layered with an atmospheric mood and style.

Released in 1999, "One Winter's Night..." merged intricate musical structures with emotional lyrics.

The band continued working in the studio after "One Winter's Night..." to create their next release, a full-length enhanced multimedia CD, "Out of the Mists". This CD goes through the many facets of the band and explores classical, electronic, goth, and ethereal genres. In their creative exploration, the band made a video for the haunting and melodic song, "The Unaware."

Creating a mix of darkwave influences and ethereal melodies, the duo of Roger Fracé and Summer Bowman used soaring guitars, tribal rhythms and electronic sweeps to create 2002's "Asphodel". "Asphodel" deals with the many layers of the band's vision, relating songs of love and desire, sorrow and despair.

Their most recent album, "XV" was released in December 2007 to celebrate the band's 15th anniversary.

Members

*Roger Fracé
*Summer Bowman

Discography

#"Veils and Shadows EP" (ISOL8-002-2) Industrial Isolation ©1993
#"Underworld" (dxm-001-cd) Deus ex Musica ©1997
#"One Winter's Night..." (MPP999) Middle Pillar Presents ©1999
#"Out of the Mists" (MPP994) Middle Pillar Presents ©2000
#"Asphodel" (MPP986) Middle Pillar Presents ©2002
#"Shadow Puppets" (MPP975) Middle Pillar Presents ©2005
#"XV" (dxm-015-cd) Deus ex Musica ©2007

External links

* [http://www.tmitg.com/ The Machine in the Garden homepage]
* [http://www.middlepillar.com/artists/tmitg.html The Machine in the Garden artist page at Middle Pillar]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tmitg The Machine in the Garden Profile] on MySpace


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