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Member Since1/29/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.tmitg.com
Band MembersSummer Bowman Roger Fracé
InfluencesFaith and the Muse, Miranda Sex Garden, This Ascension, Mirabilis, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Claire Voyant, Black Tape For a Blue Girl, Mors Syphilitica, Collide, The Gathering, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Imogen Heap, Christian Death, Clay People, Mephisto Walz,
Sounds LikeFaith and the Muse, Miranda Sex Garden, This Ascension, Mirabilis, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Claire Voyant, Black Tape For a Blue Girl, Mors Syphilitica, Collide, The Gathering, Depeche Mode
Record LabelMiddle Pillar Presents
Type of LabelIndie


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   About the Machine in the Garden

It's been 15 years...
We are proud to announce XV, a special limited-edition 15th anniversary CD. The CD includes 15 tracks spanning the band's 15 year history, including demos, remixes, previously unreleased outtakes and two brand-new songs.


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The Machine in the Garden is a gothic/darkwave duo featuring Roger Fracé and Summer Bowman. Since their formation, Roger and Summer have developed and advanced their unique style through years of collaborating and intertwining their musical tastes.

The band's first release was the 1994 Veils and Shadows EP. Initially a solo endeavor by Roger Fracé, the debut EP blended the dark elements of goth with new wave and industrial tinges. However, folded within the songs were melodies of a more classical nature.

The band's sound further evolved with the addition of musician Summer Bowman. Her enchanting voice lent an ethereal quality to the music on their first full length recording in 1997, Underworld. The dark electronics of the debut EP, which garnered acclaim from press and radio, were still there, but multi-layered with an atmospheric mood and style, giving the CD an original sound transcending pre-existing genres.

Following a string of successful singles on various compilations, the band honed their sound to produce the ethereal One Winter's Night.... Released in 1999, One Winter's Night... draws listeners into its hypnotic spell, merging intricate musical structures with emotional lyrics. In its entirety, one is fixed in a soundscape of beauty where synths, guitar, piano and vocals from both Summer and Roger meld to form a darkwave album that excites as well as haunts the senses.

The band continued working in the studio after the success of One Winter's Night... to create their next release, a full-length enhanced multimedia CD, Out of the Mists. This CD takes listeners on a journey through the many facets of the band and explores classical, electronic, goth, and ethereal genres. In their creative exploration, the band made a video for the haunting and melodic song, "The Unaware." Out of the Mists is both visually and musically rich, a stunning tour de force encompassing the band's emotional edge.

Creating a powerful yet delicate mix of darkwave influences and ethereal melodies, the duo of Roger Fracé and Summer Bowman invoked soaring guitars, tribal rhythms and electronic sweeps to create 2002's Asphodel. Like the flower of the album's namesake, Asphodel unfolds layers of the band's vision, relating songs of love and desire, sorrow and despair, always searching for the quiet beauty underneath the darkness that strengthen the roots of the soul.

Easily the bands finest album, Shadow Puppets, released in April 2005, is a seamless amalgam of electronics, ethereal melodies and sensuous rhythms. It is dynamic, anthemic, and yet at times introspective, propelled by Summer's dazzling vocals.

2007 marks the 15th anniversary of Roger's formation of the band as well as the 10th anniversary of Summer's joining and the release of Underworld. For this specal occassion, the band released XV, a special limited-edition CD, in December 2007. XV includes 15 tracks spanning the band's 15 year history, including demos, remixes, previously unreleased outtakes and two brand-new songs.

The name "the Machine in the Garden" refers to the progress of technology and its relationship with nature. Each release explores this relationship between the mechanical, natural, and spiritual worlds and further elucidates the philosophy behind the band.

Ever evolving and pushing the limits of the ethereal/darkwave genre, the Machine in the Garden strives to explore all aspects of electronic music while continuing to compose songs that endure.

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a doom





Jun 13 2009 5:45 AM

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Hailz ... MACHINE IN THE GARDEN ~~~~~~


DARK Greetingz from the Land of the MOURNING calm ... I, Pain of "a doom" would like to send out my deepest gratitude and respects to MACHINE IN THE GARDEN ~~~~~~

Thank you very much for the EVIL nod ... It's truly an honor to be friendz with you ......

I wish you ALL the best and send you my double horns to your wonderful DARK Music ......

Just say "a doom" : It means DARKNESS in Korean ... With that in mind ......


May the DARKNESS be with you ......


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Red Garteresque





Jun 18 2009 12:29 PM


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Jun 3 2009 7:13 PM

please give us an opinion on our new song "iceland"!
thank you!
James + Michelle
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May 28 2009 1:37 AM

Greetings from Mexico. We are in contact.



*K. Xtabay
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May 26 2009 1:49 PM

You are welcome
emox





May 21 2009 4:46 PM

...great stuff!!! ....hope you liked our tunes too and thanks so much for the add.....

...emox....pronounced like emoks.....rhymes with ewoks......
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May 16 2009 5:02 PM


Merci pour l’ajout !

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May 16 2009 9:43 PM

Thank You For Allowing My Manifestation,Love The Music! B.G
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May 18 2009 12:30 AM

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SUPPORT THE CAUSE!


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Mar 20 2009 1:36 PM

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Mar 13 2009 10:54 AM

Cheers from Russia ^^ very nice page
Thanks for add


Bárbara Ysis





Mar 14 2009 3:01 PM

Of anything =]
thanks to you
Ed





Mar 13 2009 2:19 AM

hello
you are welcome guys
all the best for this year
bye
Bryon





Mar 13 2009 1:14 AM

Hope you have been doing well.
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Feb 20 2009 8:32 PM



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Between The Now - The Colours and Hues

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redbird





Feb 12 2009 8:54 AM

Thanks a lot & all the best.
Non-Sequitur





Feb 13 2009 9:30 PM

I heard the Animotion cover on a live365 station yesterday, muy excellente!
GENETIC VORTEX





Dec 29 2008 4:09 PM

Dear Friends,

we are proud to announce, that our debut album “The Land Sleeps” is released as CD on CD-Baby and CDeal as well as Mp3 on diverse online stores with more online stores coming up soon. The linkz will be updated on our myspace regulary.

Wishing a Happy New Year

Best Regards

Guido Vortex



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Jan 5 2009 12:28 AM

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Dec 18 2008 9:11 AM

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Nov 21 2008 6:38 AM

Thanks so much!
Kiss
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Jesse





Jan 21 2009 6:29 AM

Hey guys! Just letting you know that your "Miserere Mei" AMV is getting around 100+ views daily. I keep getting messages from people trying to have me send them the song. I obviously won't do that... I typically redirect them to iTunes. But anyway, with the growing interest in the track (among anime fans), you guys should do another version of the song. Maybe pull off an arrangement by Gregorio Allegri? His "Miserere Mei, Deus" is probably the most well known.

Think about it :)

Best,
Jesse
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