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  • Genre: Ambient / Experimental / Rock

    Location Fort Worth/Dallas/Los Angeles, US

    Profile Views: 25012

    Last Login: 12/14/2011

    Member Since 2/1/2006

    Website http://myspace.com/hallsofthemachine

    Record Label Lustre Jaw Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ "Atmospheres for Lovers and Sleepers" can be delivered directly to your doorstep! You can find us at Apple itunes, share us with a friend with Napster, or buy direct with CD Baby!....http://cdbaby.com/cd/hallsofmachine...................... ..Produced by:.. Van Eric Martin.... ..Songs:.. Shadows on the Moon, Immortality, Inc., Nightfall, Satie I, Satie II, Voyage, Echos, Tension, Dark Shores, Immortality, Inc. (acoustic).... ..Guitars:.. Mike Graff.. ..Drums:.. Michael Jerome.. ..Piano & Atmospheres:.. Van Eric Martin.... ..File Under:.. Ambient/Experimental.... ..Distributed by.. Music to dream to from former members of COURSE OF EMPIRE. Ambient music in the tradition of Eno and Sylvian. For best results, listen in the dark..... ..Lucid Dreaming.... ..Ideation, Plan, Means, and Intent....... ..Om Mani Padme Hum.... "...At night I look into the eyes of shadow, and listen to the rustle of invisible wings, and feel the soft touch of the unseen garment of silence, and withstand the terrors of black darkness...".... ..Kahlil Gibran... O Night.... HALLS OF THE MACHINE is proud to announce the upcoming release of NEW TALES TO TELL, a tribute to LOVE & ROCKETS. HOTM will be contributing its rendition of "Saudade," which will close the Digital Album available on Itunes, Amazon, Rhapsody & Indie Retail for Digital Download - July 28, 2009!!! .......... .... For the New Tales To Tell Myspace Page please click ..HERE.... .... ...................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... Layout by ..CoolChaser.. Background from ..flickr user.. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ......
  • Members

    ..H A L L S O F T H E M A C H I N E is an ongoing musical collaboration between two former members of Course Of Empire and keyboardist/producer Van Eric Martin. The original album "Atmospheres For Lovers And Sleepers" was released on the Lustrejaw label in 2001. HOTM's recent version of the Love And Rockets classic "Saudade" is being included on an upcoming tribute compilation called "New Tales To Tell". Please see links to find out more. The following text is from the band's original biography, released with the "Atmospheres" album:...... ..Mike Graff:.... Guitar.... ..Michael Jerome:.. .. Drums......Van Eric Martin:.... Software & Keyboards.......... ..Biography......Guitarist ..Mike Graff.. and drummer ..Michael Jerome.., formally of the post-industrial rock band ..Course of Empire.., have surprised their long-time fans with a new album of ambient instrumental music. ..Atmospheres for Lovers and Sleepers.., the seductive, hypnotic debut from ..Halls of the Machine.., evolved organically from their previous group..... "I was intrigued by the idea of making a record designed to be listened to between wakeful and dream states" Graff says of his ambient endeavors with ..Halls of the Machine... "Industrial music had sort of run it's course, and all of the loud, heavy groups seemed to be splitting up, so we wanted to go in the complete opposite direction of where we had been.".... The project reflects Graff's earliest influences as a composer. While a film student at ..Southern Methodist University.. in Dallas, he began writing and performing music to score ambient videos he made. His music took off faster than the ambient video art form, and with.. Course of Empire.., "each record had a track that was atmospheric, as opposed to the heavy industrial sort of stuff", says Graff. Graff and Jerome sketched out the basic tracks for eight of ..Lovers and Sleepers.. 10 songs in one day during the summer of 1999.....With recordings in hand, they approached producer and composer ..Van Eric Martin.., one of Jerome's long-time friends and former collaborators. At the time, Martin was composing music for ..Contemporary Dance/Ft Worth.. in the same keys, and with similar melodic movements as what Graff and Jerome had already recorded. "When they played their tracks for me, I was immediately able to jump on the piano and play along. It was bizarre for them, being the first time I heard their ambient music, and my first time to meet Mike Graff."....During the next two years, the three worked during breaks in Jerome's touring schedule with singer-songwriter ..Richard Thompson............. courtesy Hugh....During this time, Jerome also recorded with artist ..James Hall............ and the soulful gospel group ..Blind Boys of Alabama............. Meanwhile, Martin and Graff remixed tracks for German industrial group ..Weissglut............... Nevertheless, their shared artistic vision was clear. Cinematic drama shaped Graff's melodic heart, while space and movement influenced Martin's atmospheric accents. Jerome interpreted techno-style rhythms through acoustic instruments with influences ranging from Radiohead, to Japan's Kodo Drummers..... Standout tracks such as "..Satie II.." and "..Tension.." reflect Graff's love of works by composer Erik Satie, while opening cut "..Shadows on the Moon.." recalls the spacey guitar stylings of early Police. "This is something that I escape with" says Jerome of Lovers and Sleepers. "I turn everything off and enter a world of pure instrumentation."....In the coming months, Van Eric and Mike G. will be producing and mixing new H.O.T.M. with Michael Jerome through our ftp server as he tours Europe playing drums with ..John Cale............... ......GO JEROME!..
  • Influences

    Brian Eno... David Sylvain... Eric Satie... This Mortal Coil...
  • Sounds Like

    Floating... Flying... Sleeping... Loving...

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H A L L S   O F   T H E   M A C H I N E .. .. ..
Halls Of The Machine

"Atmospheres for Lovers and Sleepers" can be delivered directly to your doorstep! You can find us at Apple itunes, share us with a friend with Napster, or buy direct with CD Baby!

http://cdbaby.com/cd/hallsofmachine
Buy Now

Buy Now

Produced by: Van Eric Martin

Songs: Shadows on the Moon, Immortality, Inc., Nightfall, Satie I, Satie II, Voyage, Echos, Tension, Dark Shores, Immortality, Inc. (acoustic)

Guitars: Mike Graff
Drums: Michael Jerome
Piano & Atmospheres: Van Eric Martin

File Under: Ambient/Experimental

Distributed by Music to dream to from former members of COURSE OF EMPIRE. Ambient music in the tradition of Eno and Sylvian. For best results, listen in the dark.

..Lucid Dreaming..
..Ideation, Plan, Means, and Intent...
..Om Mani Padme Hum

"...At night I look into the eyes of shadow, and listen to the rustle of invisible wings, and feel the soft touch of the unseen garment of silence, and withstand the terrors of black darkness..."

..Kahlil Gibran... O Night

HALLS OF THE MACHINE is proud to announce the upcoming release of NEW TALES TO TELL, a tribute to LOVE & ROCKETS. HOTM will be contributing its rendition of "Saudade," which will close the Digital Album available on Itunes, Amazon, Rhapsody & Indie Retail for Digital Download - July 28, 2009!!!


For the New Tales To Tell Myspace Page please click HERE

..




CoolChaser.com Layout by CoolChaser Background from flickr user
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Member Since:

February 01, 2006

Members:

H A L L S O F T H E M A C H I N E is an ongoing musical collaboration between two former members of Course Of Empire and keyboardist/producer Van Eric Martin. The original album "Atmospheres For Lovers And Sleepers" was released on the Lustrejaw label in 2001. HOTM's recent version of the Love And Rockets classic "Saudade" is being included on an upcoming tribute compilation called "New Tales To Tell". Please see links to find out more. The following text is from the band's original biography, released with the "Atmospheres" album:


Mike Graff:
Guitar
Michael Jerome: Drums
Van Eric Martin: Software & Keyboards




Biography

Guitarist Mike Graff and drummer Michael Jerome, formally of the post-industrial rock band Course of Empire, have surprised their long-time fans with a new album of ambient instrumental music. Atmospheres for Lovers and Sleepers, the seductive, hypnotic debut from Halls of the Machine, evolved organically from their previous group.

"I was intrigued by the idea of making a record designed to be listened to between wakeful and dream states" Graff says of his ambient endeavors with Halls of the Machine. "Industrial music had sort of run it's course, and all of the loud, heavy groups seemed to be splitting up, so we wanted to go in the complete opposite direction of where we had been."

The project reflects Graff's earliest influences as a composer. While a film student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, he began writing and performing music to score ambient videos he made. His music took off faster than the ambient video art form, and with Course of Empire, "each record had a track that was atmospheric, as opposed to the heavy industrial sort of stuff", says Graff. Graff and Jerome sketched out the basic tracks for eight of Lovers and Sleepers 10 songs in one day during the summer of 1999.

With recordings in hand, they approached producer and composer Van Eric Martin, one of Jerome's long-time friends and former collaborators. At the time, Martin was composing music for Contemporary Dance/Ft Worth in the same keys, and with similar melodic movements as what Graff and Jerome had already recorded. "When they played their tracks for me, I was immediately able to jump on the piano and play along. It was bizarre for them, being the first time I heard their ambient music, and my first time to meet Mike Graff."

During the next two years, the three worked during breaks in Jerome's touring schedule with singer-songwriter Richard Thompson.



courtesy Hugh

During this time, Jerome also recorded with artist James Hall



and the soulful gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama.



Meanwhile, Martin and Graff remixed tracks for German industrial group Weissglut.

..

Nevertheless, their shared artistic vision was clear. Cinematic drama shaped Graff's melodic heart, while space and movement influenced Martin's atmospheric accents. Jerome interpreted techno-style rhythms through acoustic instruments with influences ranging from Radiohead, to Japan's Kodo Drummers.

Standout tracks such as "Satie II" and "Tension" reflect Graff's love of works by composer Erik Satie, while opening cut "Shadows on the Moon" recalls the spacey guitar stylings of early Police. "This is something that I escape with" says Jerome of Lovers and Sleepers. "I turn everything off and enter a world of pure instrumentation."

In the coming months, Van Eric and Mike G. will be producing and mixing new H.O.T.M. with Michael Jerome through our ftp server as he tours Europe playing drums with John Cale.

..



GO JEROME!

Influences:

Brian Eno... David Sylvain... Eric Satie... This Mortal Coil...

Sounds Like:

Floating... Flying... Sleeping... Loving...

Record Label:

Lustre Jaw Records

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