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the Human Machine
Alternative / Experimental / Shoegaze

"¡No es banda! It is all recorded..."

San Gabriel Valley, California
United States

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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   the Human Machine: General Info
Member Since5/10/2005
Band Websitegarageband.com/artist/themachine
Band MembersMatt Peterkin ~ Bass, Vox, Noish ~
Wes Hawkes ~ Drums, Noish ~

...additional instruments and sounds done by the band


Matt uses the following bass/effects equipment:

Ampage:
Carvin R-1000 Bass Head
Carvin 4x10" Red Eye Cab

Sound Manipulation:
Boss RC-2 loop station w/ FS-5U footswitch
DigiTech BP-200 bass processor
DigiTech XDD DigiDelay
DigiTech XBW Bass Synth Wah
Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive
Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
electro harmonix Stereo Pulsar Tremolo

Wes uses the following percussion equipment:

Yamaha Stage Custom:
10" 12" 14" 16" Toms
22" Bass
13" & 14" Snares

Zildjian Cymbals:
13" Mastersound Hihats
8" A Custom Splash
6" Zilbel
16" K Custom Dark Crash
17" A Custom Projection Crash
20" Z Custom Power Ride
20" K Custom Dark Ride
LP Cowbell

Samples/Electronic Beats:
Rowland SPD-S

Influences"I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am."
~Anonymous~

"That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time."
~John Stuart Mill~

ART... in all forms and mediums, including but not limited to:

Jean-Michel Basquiat

The Mars Volta

Stanley Kubrick

Hunter S. Thompson

Jack Kerouac

Maynard James Keenan - Tool

and many, many others...

Sounds LikeA mass array of sound greeting music in a most precariously improvised forum, adjusted to the ear of those seeking to find order and arrangement amidst a world of disorder and chaos.

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"We are the poison in your human machine"
~Johnny Rotten~

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Record LabelMechanical Sheep Records
Type of LabelNone





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Jul 11 2008 8:00P
Janestown Los Angeles, California

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   About the Human Machine
Welcome to the Machine...

Wes Hawkes and Matticus Peterkin (former members of the band PaliN) welcome you to the Human Machine; a mysterious, introspective look at the precepts of the human mind - through a union of sound and music. In a society driven by sheep the Human Machine dares to be different, as can be seen by their mere two-piece ensemble. One might think to oneself, how much can be done with just a bass and some drums? Well to that they reply, "We ain't no White Stripes, if that's what you're thinking".
Indisputably not! In fact, the Human Machine has been compared with much more technical bands such as Primus and The Mars Volta, utilizing such concepts as bass loops, improvised noise jams, and electronic drum beats, all of which can be performed live on stage! "We don't like to leave anything out of our live performances. I guess you can say we cheat a little, but cut us some slack, there’s only two of us for chrissakes."

The two acknowledge the fact that most people get an initial misunderstanding of what their music entails.
"It's not easy telling people that we're a drum and bass band. People hear drum & bass and assume we're some dancy thrash band or something. Not that there’s no concept of that in our music, I just think that we'd be better defined as something else, something different, but people ask and we want to give them an understanding."

And so the duo dubbed the term "stoner rock", which loosely translates to a variant degree of alternative, experimental, progressive, jazz based rock improvisation, with an edge. Their smooth and groovy bass lines layered over extensive percussion and edgy vocal melodies definitely make the Human Machine a sound for sore ears. Currently in the process of recording their debut LP, the Human Machine is busy at work playing shows all over the So Cal area while continuing to push the limits of the human psyche. Definitely do not miss this pair when afforded the opportunity.

Do not deny yourself what you are; you cannot stop the Human Machine.



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Feb 2 2008 10:30 AM

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Nov 5 2007 3:19 PM


more shows!
I DEMAND IT!
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Oct 15 2007 1:24 AM

hey just seeing how your doing. Keep It Rock N Roll! Peace n Love!
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Sep 26 2007 9:51 PM

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Sep 4 2007 2:38 PM

I LOVE YOU!!!
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Aug 31 2007 4:22 PM

hey you sexy maroo! i love you hunny!
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Aug 29 2007 7:54 AM

Show tonight! Yeah!!!!! i can't wait:)
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Aug 2 2007 4:11 PM

Happy birthday Matt!!!!! I hope you have a good one!!!!!
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Jun 27 2007 4:54 PM

my band is the other band playing with you guys on sunday.

we're called "Not For Everone."

new songs and all that.

see you there.
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Jun 24 2007 12:50 AM

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May 9 2007 3:04 AM

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Apr 20 2007 3:40 PM

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Apr 20 2007 8:19 AM

i think im going to go to your show tonight. it feels like i haven't you guys in years...
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