TITLE....... The Machine in the Ghost (Deluxe Edition)
STYLE...... Electro-Industrial, EBM
LABEL...... Dependent
QUALITY.... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... Germany
"The Machine in the Ghost" marks HAUJOBB's impressive tenth studio
album that is again different from all its predecessors. The Leipzig
based duo plainly refuses to do the same thing twice. What sets "The
Machine in the Ghost" apart is the prominent use of fieldwork recordings
to create the sounds for this album. To achieve the desired effects,
HAUJOBB used a mix of software and hardware – the latter in the shape of
everyday items. This deliberate nod to a time with less software and
more analogue shifting of the dials complements the theme of "The
Machine in the Ghost" with a retro touch, yet without indulging in mere
nostalgia for its own sake. The album revolves around the highly charged
relationship between mind and matter, analogue and digital. When
HAUJOBB were founded as a trio in the West German city of Bielefeld,
their main influences came from the Vancouver school of industrial, in
particular SKINNY PUPPY and FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY. This is audible on
their early full-length "Homes & Gardens" (1993), but it did not
take HAUJOBB long to become themselves regarded as figureheads of a
modern electronic industrial sound. On the following albums, "Freeze
Frame Reality" (1995) and "Solutions for a Small Planet" (1996), the
Germans moved away from their Canadian roots and began to amalgamate IDM
(intelligent dance music) with industrial and EBM. This catapulted the
Germans onto the international scene and gained them cult status in the
US. After HAUJOBB became a duo, they continued to have a strong impact
and in particular their 2011 self-released album "New World March" is
widely regarded as another milestone. With "The Machine in the Ghost",
HAUJOBB have created another exciting chapter in their remarkable
career. At the very beginning of the next industrial and creative
revolution ignited by the furious rise of artificial intelligence,
HAUJOBB still have their metaphorical musical fingers right on the pulse
of time.
Tracklist:
1. Uncanny Valley (4:12) 2. Uselessness (4:31) 3. In The Headlights (4:21) 4. Under The Gun (4:49) 5. Tomorrow (4:05) 6. The Internation (4:40) 7. Opposition (4:56) 8. Singularity (3:53) 9. Mass (4:31) 10. While It Rains (4:00) 11. In The Headlights (Extended Remix) (6:24) 12. In The Headlights (Qual Tech Support Mix) (4:08) 13. Mass (Hammered) (4:35) 14. Uselessness (Quiet) (5:49) 15. Opposition (ACTORS Remix) (3:49) 16. Uselessness (Absolute Body Control Remix) (4:31) 17. The Internation (Chrome Corps Remix) (4:45) 18. Opposition (Storm Remix) (5:52) 19. Singularity (Agent Side Grinder Remix) (4:14) 20. Mass (Tribute) (4:25) 21. Opposition (Thorofon Remix) (4:51) 22. Uselessness (Loud) (5:49)
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