Additional Musicians
Simon Heartfield,
Tanya Kapoor,
John Alexander,
Johnny Lippiett,
Sylvia Wood,
Andy Gannon,
David Jordan,
The Elfen One,
Euthanasia,
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Influences
Radiohead, Japan, The The, Levitation, Tricky, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, A Silver Mt. Zion, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Depeche Mode, Primal Scream, Joy Division, 65daysofstatic, The Cure, A.R.E. Weapons, Colder, Notwist, Cranes, The Flaming Lips, New Model Army, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ping Pong Bitches, Recoil, Rico, Swans, Talk Talk, Young Gods, Calla, The Mission
Sounds Like
Like Primal Scream and Depeche Mode meeting in a dark alley and being mugged by Radiohead on crack.
bonemachine work the night shift in the heat, damp and grime of the overcrowded south coast city of Portsmouth.
Witnessing almost nightly tales of wrist snapping pain - alcohol abuse; infidelity; aggression - they return to the refuge of their homes and helpless introspection.
The 24hr rolling news mixed with an alcoholic stupor (to forget and to sleep) results in a rising desperation, anxiety and paranoia that drives the music …
bonemachine veer between skuzzy industrial electronic grind and moments of uneasy calm. Having no drummer, they merge layers of sampled loops and guitars with an array of acoustic instruments including harmonica, mandolin and bowed double bass. Their tracks are crammed with references to captured moments of madness and media . Also joining bonemachine on WCWCTL is the acclaimed jazz saxophonist Johnny Lippiett and electro DJs Simon Heartfield and Coincidence.
bonemachine signed to Hackpen Records in 2003. Their first single "Another Day Over" was taken from the critically acclaimed debut album "Vent" followed by a further single on Shifty Disco Records (reworked by 80’s cult stars, Sigue Sigue Sputnik).
The Press
"Red Light Receiving' growls with the grim synthetic reverence of Violator-era Depeche Mode.... the effect is gorgeous...." High Voltage
"Hacienda dub beats to creepy media narration via Kid A-meets-Leftfield in 2099 soundscapes.... Mesmerising stuff" Is This Music
"it's rather astonishing (and admirable) to hear the sort of power their music now beholds” Drowned In Sound
"Red Light Receiving' pulls in a throbbing dance beat . Guitars fuse with imagination and energetic electro sounds for some trip hop pulses and creative arrangements" Glasswerk
"Thumping bass-driven anthems" Heathen Angel
"Seedy, sleazy, atmospheric moods. A soundtrack to suburban life" News of the Noise
"haunting esoteric flourishes all washed over an air of grimy malevolence… An exciting, thrilling listen" Subba-Cultcha
“About as subtle as a one liner from Lily Savage and all the better for it” Tasty Fanzine
"Stunning, evocative!! Innovative. This simply drags you in and won't let go.... just divine. Evocative and thought provoking, subtly smooth yet powerful, exciting yet relaxing - A massively infectious piece of work." Toxic Pete
"An apocalyptic groove built on ever-growing and pulsating dynamics... like Gershwin experimenting with Massive Attack loops! AMAZING! " Southampton Echo
Heavy, industrial dance music, injected with occasional thunderous guitars... relentless beats and unforgiving level of bass... a sleazy monster.... sounds like it should soundtrack a Film Noir" Contact Music
"Bonemachine are making some incredibly original music which is well thought out and executed. It's sexy, wistful and atmospheric." - BBC Showcase
"Bonemachine are a sonic-electronic revelation, a riot of body-rattling bass and heartbeat-imitating beats set to the crunch of a six-string and the sound of jaws crashing floorwards" - Drowned In Sound
"bonemachine do something that I can only describe as the black, industrial dub-dance answer to The Beatles double white. Exotic, experimental, but hypnotically insidiousInvestigation recommended John Peel Fanzine" - Unpeeled
"beautifully conveyed - sort of Massive Attack when they were good - exhibiting more than enough conviction" Jockey Slut
"reliably eerie swank welcome in a post-100th Window world." - Lost At Sea
"Bonemachine produce great music to watch a futuristic action horror movie to. Theyre sometimes industrial, always interesting and constantly seedy and dirty" - Southscene.net
"Gloriously eclectic with HUGE drum beats and intermittent voices" - Shadowplay
"an album full of dirt. Neu-trip-hop beastery.... dark and dry-lipped vocals, bad-trip lysergic layers of lazy-filth synths and an intelligence of arrangement that marks the Portsmouth group out as a forceful and fizzing act....epic emotronica" The Fly
"A haunting and intense debut" - Buzz Mag
"Bonemachine seem to have things sorted out. A little bit of airplay and they'll be getting free drugs for life from every A&R man in town. Me, I'll be holding on to this tape to sell for mega bucks when they're far too rich and famous for their own good" - Zeitgeist
"A cinematic treat of blockbuster like symphonic waves pierced by swollen space dub grinds grooving intoxicated to the soaring sensually humid middle Eastern motifs found filtering throughout, alluring to say the least" - Losing Today
"Miserable bastards" - Joe Shooman
"Richly atmospheric - particularly dark bits of trip hop:" Bubblegum Slut
"In the words of Lemon Jelly, beautiful, just beautiful" Blowback Magazine
"they are contenders for the surprise UK breakthrough this year" SEVEN
"A cinematic treat of blockbuster like symphonic waves pierced by swollen space dub grinds grooving intoxicated to the soaring sensually humid middle Eastern motifs found filtering throughout, alluring to say the least" Losing Today
Ex Sigue Sigue Sputnik drummer and protagonist Ray Mayhew is playing at the 12 Bar Club, London on December 4th 2008. A slightly different format to this show from that which has gone before - think Suicide .. Alan Vega minimalism and you have the drift of it! See you there?
Hey there! Wow, the Sleepy From A Bad Dream remix sounds really good. I haven't listened to it for AGES. Thanks for putting it up. I shall let my legions of fans know it is up here! ;-)
Dude, about time you returned the favour. I shall get wave files of new Anon stuff to you to start Boning! Email me you current postal address mate.
Bonemachine are featured in April's Autons Special show on Dandelion Radio, a Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music. We are a fully-licensed Internet station that is run and presented by volunteers recording monthly shows.
Bonemachine have a brand new track featured in my latest April show for Dandelion Radio, a Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music. There is also an exciting competition to win copies of Bonemachine albums and limited edition DVD singles - so listen in to find out how to win those!
Dandelion Radio is a fully-licensed Internet station that is run and presented by volunteers recording monthly shows.
To view the schedule and listen to the audio stream, visit our website www.DandelionRadio.com, or find us on MySpace at myspace.com/dandelionradio. Hope you can find the time to listen to our fine shows...
thanks for your kind words?
are you female?
maybe we should meet up???
they do a lovely latte in the portland cafe. we could meet for a coffee and i can introduce you to my world of red stars and calenders?
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Hello Bonemachine. This all sounds rather good indeed. Nice one, and good luck with the single! Thanks for the kind words about our album. Hopefully we'll make it down your neck of the woods sometime soon...
Bonemachine have a brand new track featured in my latest March show for Dandelion Radio, a Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music. There is also an exciting competition to win copies of Bonemachine albums and limited edition DVD singles - so listen in to find out how to win those!
Dandelion Radio is a fully-licensed Internet station that is run and presented by volunteers recording monthly shows.
To view the schedule and listen to the audio stream, visit our website www.DandelionRadio.com, or find us on MySpace at myspace.com/dandelionradio. Hope you can find the time to listen to our fine shows...
"Violent by name and in a way, violent by nature. This is aggressive, provocative, challenging music, staggering dangerously close to the edge at times then shuddering to a standstill and switching effortlessly to melodic danceability almost at the flick of an electro post-industrial switch. Record of the Month for all of those reasons and more. But what’s it all about? Obvious reference points are the cold-steel electro metallic clatter of Euro beat acts like Skinny Puppy or Front Line Assembly, and charting some of the same territory as Enter Shikari, with the unholy alliance of electro-dance grooves and gargantuan slice of hardcore riffing.
In equal measures, Anon are dark, cold industrial landscapes punctuated with shattered windows, icy winds and a sense of hopelessness. Shards of winter sunshine pierce the scene bringing hope, warmth and a returning landscape. Anon can be bleak, it can also be upbeat. It can marry polar opposites and make it work.
The album opens with ‘Wrecked’ a call to arms over the ecological desolation that is soon to be planet Earth, it’s uncomfortable, contorted guitar riffs writhe and twist over a minimal electro backbeat. ‘Revolting’ is harsh and extreme. Hardcore punk laced with clattering drums and hate-fuelled vocals that make you want to scream your support for it’s messages of apathy and blinkered viewpoints. ‘Sketch’ is a bubbling, upbeat little electronic groover that changes the mood and brings a false sense of security. ‘Nothing Left To Say’ is cut and paste number, built around Bush speeches, SFX and a funky guitar lick. ‘Bombs’ clatters through an industrial drumtrack steaming into the awesome ‘Bad Day’ and kind of overpowering, intense swell of Pink Floyd-ish guitars and more electronic rhythm brutality underpinning it. Title track ‘Violent’ exposes the ludicrous political and religious justifications for the Iraq war and launches a barrage of samples, heavy guitar artillary and machine gun drums behind a sneering, sarcastic vocal.
Actually, this is quite a record, sure it’s an eclectic, magpie like bag of styles coming across like an industrial strength remix of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ with the heavy duty guitars and rhythms of say, Nine Inch Nails, so pay a visit to Anon. Don’t expect to treated politely or made comfortable. But expect to be challenged, made to think and have your musical boundaries extended. Excellent debut. Musicians like Anon should be cherished in these bland, synthetic throwaway times."
- FUSE EZine www.myspace.com/fuseweb
Bonemachine are featured in my latest February show for Dandelion Radio, a Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music. We are a fully-licensed Internet station that is run and presented by volunteers recording monthly shows.
To view the schedule and listen to the audio stream, visit our website www.DandelionRadio.com, or find us on MySpace at myspace.com/dandelionradio. Hope you can find the time to listen to our fine shows...
Artist: Seatman Separator (Simon Heartfield/Keith
Wyatt/Jack Packer)
Album: Ten Minutes After The End of Gravity
Catalogue No SBH08
Running Time: 75 mins
Tracks: 12 (CD) 13(Digital)
Geode / Late Show / The Explanation / That’s No Moon /
Starcross / TFU / Synchro City 2.1 / Jigsaw / Coldwar
/ Red Orchestra / Perihelion / Chances / Ten Minutes
After The End of Gravity
The sixth Seatman Separator album is probably one of
the most varied to date, ranging from their trademark
dense techno, spatial electronic melodies to dark
breaks and cinematic themes.
“Ten Minutes After The End of Gravity” is released on
Monday 22nd January on SBH and will available as an
unmixed digital release from
www.juno.co.uk/labels/SBH/ or a mixed CD
version via mail order from
www.seatmanblisterhfield.co.uk
Bonemachine appear in my January show for Dandelion Radio, a Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music.
We are also broadcasting the results of the official 2006 Festive Fifty, having been asked by John Peel's former Radio 1 production team to take it over.
"During 2006 I have seen hundreds of bands, some very good, others not so, but very few that seem daring enough to create something truly unique. Anon, however, offer something refreshingly different.
This is not music to sit back and let play in the background; these are tunes that demand the attention of all who listen. But not in a bad way; this is intelligent music so powerful it takes on a life of its own. 'Difficult to pigeon hole' is a hugely over-used cliché, but the extent of unexpected, experimental sound thrown into Anon's tracks makes for a really engaging listen. 'Revolting' for instance is a couple of minutes of frantic, violent yelling (which sounds much better than my words do justice to), whilst 'Skank' offers something entirely different; beginning like an apocalyptic death march, it than launches into a kind of grimy, funky garage piece.
This approach could potentially serve to alienate an audience, with the diversity in sound ending up confusing. But somehow Anon know just how to work it in keeping subtle elements constant, but pouring in all these unexpected twists and turns that make them a really exciting act to watch.
It's a brave thing to make music that is so far removed from what the majority are doing, even more so when the hybridity of so many musical genres could end up a mess. But Anon's carefully crafted tracks are pretty impressive. Perhaps not to everyone's taste, but it's great to see something experimental like this work so well."
