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| MASCHINE - Rubidium [Extra Tracks] (2013)
I had the opportunity to come across some excellent Prog albums in the last couple of weeks, one of them being "Rubidium" by young British
quintet MASCHINE. The band was developed several years ago by guitarist
& singer Luke Machin at the Brighton Institute Of Modern Music.
Machin along with bassist Daniel Mash earned their progressive rock
chops while serving several with prog titans The Tangent. Actually, it
was Tangent's Andy Tillison who gave the band the push to release
"Rubidium", Maschine's debut album.
And what a delicious debut.
From the beginning, listening to "The Fallen" you'll discover that these
guys are quite talented and creative. It starts with some mysterious
keyboards but soon changes in temperament with heavy crunchy riffage
lightened by nice synthesizer and guitar solos. A tight composition that
falls completely in the classic melodic progressive rock genre, as does
the entire album.
"Rubidium" is the second track, and I'm not at the end of my surprises.
Features that heavy groove again but darker, at times atmospheric, where
we can appreciate the use of many custom elements in Machin's singing.
The constant quest by Maschine in the material to surprise the listener
continues with "Cubixstro", taking you to a new and different sphere,
almost flirtatious. Looks like the entire group has all changed. The
strong point of this third track in my opinion is the voice of Machin
but also Lewis behind her keyboards without forgetting the bass
stanceby not following the guitars and making his own path. The song
ends with a quiet way with Electro influences, it was unexpected but
very well done also.
 Curiously, "Invincible", in contrast to the name, also sheds some of
the heaviness for more playfulness adding acoustic guitars to the mix.
The second part of the song marks a change to operating more on the
technical side of the electric guitars and Machin has one his liveliest
guitar solos within while the poetic lyrics are another strong point on
this cut.
"Venga" may be the one song that is less prog and more straight hard
rock, yet elements of technicality remain. The male / female duo of
Machin / Lewis on vocals leaves a special impression, and which marked
this fifth track is the return of the distortions on the guitars with
more attack.
Next, "Eyes Pt. 1" begins perfectly with very progressive passages, and
this is almost a prog metal number with an aggressive mood that is felt
from the start. But still there's a place to surprise, with acoustic
guitars another time. "Eyes Pt. 2" seems to be a sequel, but much more
edgy with some atmospheres recalling Dream Theater. There's a marriage
between technicality, melody and progressivity, a song that has given
way to instruments more than anything.
This 'Extra Tracks' version of the CD comes with two bonus tracks;
"Chains" and "Reach Out", the former with a smooth mellow movement, the
latter bouncy and quick at times. Another interesting element is the
character of Machin's colorful vocalizations. While forward, it's never
forceful having this strange inherent gentleness at times.
"Rubidium" is a fantastic first effort for Maschine, an album of
creative and entertaining music with a well travelled sound where
aspects of European Prog from the likes of Italy and France rushes
headlong into a US fashion. While there is a huge helping of traditional
progressive values, the one thing this band do not sound like is
exactly what they are; English.
However that leaves the quintet with the scope to use a broad and
pleasantly unusual blueprint to create music that while keen and willing
to reveal influences and common bonds, is reassuringly difficult to
actually pin-down for a band to band comparison. Which is rather smart.
A very Recommended piece of music.
01 - The Fallen
02 - Rubidium
03 - Cubixstro
04 - Invincible
05 - Venga
06 - Eyes Pt.1
07 - Eyes Pt.2
08 - Chains (bonus track)
09 - Reach Out (bonus track)
Luke Machin (ex- The Tangent) – guitar, vocals
Elliott Fuller – guitar
Georgia Lewis – keyboards, vocals
Daniel Mash (ex- The Tangent) – bass
James Stewart – drums
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