http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57067&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rssGraduates from the University of Audio Alchemy, the Secret Machines create music that's just as mechanical as it's organic. Intricately arranged symphonies of distorted analog sounds soar upward alongside digital accoutrements before being blown apart by what sounds like fireworks. The Machines channel a myriad of influences, blending Pink Floyd's early space rock romanticism with Neu's static-happy electro drones, and Spiritualized's post-shoegazer tremolos with My Bloody Valentine's warbling walls of guitar effects. Singer Ben Curtis has a Flaming-Lips-by-way-of-Neil-Young style on some songs but seems most at home when accompanied by two-part vocal harmonies. Their music flirts heavily with various psychedelic styles, but you don't need to take mind-bending drugs to enjoy it. - Eric SheaSpace Rocken720Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:55:50 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57067&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss Graduates from the University of Audio Alchemy, the Secret Machines create music that's just as mechanical as it's organic. Intricately arranged symphonies of distorted analog sounds soar upward alongside digital accoutrements before being blown apart by what sounds like fireworks. The Machines channel a myriad of influences, blending Pink Floyd's early space rock romanticism with Neu's static-happy electro drones, and Spiritualized's post-shoegazer tremolos with My Bloody Valentine's warbling walls of guitar effects. Singer Ben Curtis has a Flaming-Lips-by-way-of-Neil-Young style on some songs but seems most at home when accompanied by two-part vocal harmonies. Their music flirts heavily with various psychedelic styles, but you don't need to take mind-bending drugs to enjoy it. - Eric Shea http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16702712&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss Space Rock Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Secret Machines on Rhapsody Online 16702712 tra.16702712 Secret Machines art.57067 0.99 Across The Universe alb.16700146 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/6/1/1121687_170x170.jpg 2007-10-09 00:00:00.0 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 true Flying tra.16702712 235000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16702712&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16702712&variant=data&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16702713&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss Space Rock Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Secret Machines on Rhapsody Online 16702713 tra.16702713 Secret Machines art.57067 0.99 Across The Universe alb.16700146 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9320457 tra.9320457 Secret Machines art.57067 0.99 Ten Silver Drops alb.9319561 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/9/5/1495919_170x170.jpg 2006-02-28 00:00:00.0 2006-02-28 00:00:00.0 true Alone, Jealous And Stoned tra.9320457 408000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9320457&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9320457&variant=data&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9516122&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss Space Rock Tue, 18 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Secret Machines on Rhapsody Online 9516122 tra.9516122 Secret Machines art.57067 0.99 Now Here Is Nowhere alb.9515293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/6/6/1496699_170x170.jpg 2006-04-04 00:00:00.0 2004-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Now Here Is Nowhere tra.9516122 533000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9516122&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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2008-05-13 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Breathe tra.2758550 163000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2758550&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2758550&variant=data&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12629796&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss Space Rock Tue, 5 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Secret Machines on Rhapsody Online 12629796 tra.12629796 Secret Machines art.57067 0.0 Live At Austin City Limits Music Festival 2006 alb.12627921 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/5/3/1283588_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 true First Wave Intact [Live] tra.12629796 649000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12629796&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12629796&variant=data&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23480795&rws=%2Fsecret-machines%2Ftop-tracks.rss Space Rock Sat, 4 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