Tribal Machine

Published on February 9, 2010 by Jules · No Comments

I was hoping that Tribal Machine was going to be my featured independent band for the month of January, but stuff happened and it was postponed just a bit. So ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Tribal Machine. They will be my independent band for the months of February and March. The reason I am giving them 2 months is because this is late going up and February is a short month. These amazing musicians are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and were regularly featured during my radio shows on Party 934 | 102.5 FM Hudson Valley NY. You will also notice that their sound is quite different than what I have already featured. I hope you enjoy. If you live in the Victoria area, I highly recommend that you check them out live.

“Easily one of the most ambitious, thought-provoking rock acts I’ve listened to in a long time. The Orwellian Night is an epic concept album, proving that Tribal Machine is doing nothing but getting better and more addictive to the musical ears.”
- Patrick Blennerhassett, author and journalist

The industrial-rock band Tribal Machine was formed in the late 1990’s by Sever Bronny on a foundation of drum machines, synthesizers, guitars and early digital work stations. Originating in London, Ontario, the band is currently based out of Victoria, British Columbia where it has been augmented by the addition of Brian Hartlen (Metatron) on guitar, Brad Wutke (Buyproduct) on bass, and Dustin Flemming on drums. TM is currently preparing to release its third record, The Orwellian Night, a concept album that has taken nearly four years to complete.

Each album in Tribal Machine’s arsenal is subtitled as a “chapter”, and Bronny’s goal is to release 10 chapters. The first chapter, The Awakening of the Animal, was released in late 2002 and promptly sold out. It is currently scheduled to be re-released as a remastered double-CD edition in late 2010. The second chapter, Soldiers in a War of the Mind, was released in 2006. It introduced tracks like “Black Fly” and “Sand of History,” the latter being featured in the 2008 biopunk movie The Gene Generation alongside established industrial acts Combichrist and VNV Nation.

The third chapter, The Orwellian Night, is a 16 song concept album broken into four acts. The album tells the story of regular people living in a dystopian future society where Big Government has been replaced by Big Business, and where people are forced to pledge allegiance to The Corporation. The dark and ominous tone is captured in songs like Across The Land and Eye Spy, where hypnotic marching drum lines match blistering, venomous vocals. The album’s title pays homage to the late writer George Orwell, who authored the classics Animal Farm and 1984. As Bronny puts it:

“Orwell’s work was a key inspiration behind this album. His depiction of a society controlled by all-powerful Big brother really struck a chord with me. To make it more applicable to modern times however, I substituted Big Brother the government for Big Brother the corporation. I also wanted to capture an element of madness, which Joel Bakan talked about in his book The Corporation. In his psychological analysis of the corporate entity, Bakan uncovers its psychopathic nature.”

Mastered by Tom Baker (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, The Matrix), the physical hardcopy CD will be released exclusively through the band’s website www.tribalmachine.com on (TO BE ANNOUNCED), followed shortly by release on iTunes, Rhapsody, and a host of other digital distribution sources.

Pre-order The Orwellian Night from the band homepage www.tribalmachine.com Preview tracks and subscribe to Tribal Machine’s mailing list at their myspace page www.myspace.com/tribalmachine

Sands of History

Black Fly

If You Listen Hard

One More Time

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