Machinae Supremacy
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Machinae Supremacy, sometimes abbreviated to "MaSu", is a band from Luleå, Sweden, that plays a cross between melodic hard rock and bitpop. Their style has been described as a cross between Helloween and the music of the Commodore 64 or SID Metal, and they indeed used a SidStation that features the famous SID chip of that computer. Their first album, Deus Ex Machinae was released on May 1st, 2004 and published by the UK-based Music by Design Records Ltd.. The band is currently working on a new album, named REDEEMER, to be released around August or September 2005.
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Members
- Robert Stjärnström - vocals, guitars
- Jonas 'Jonne' Rörling - guitars
- Andreas 'Gordon' Gerdin - keyboards
- Kahl Hellmer - bass
- Tomas Nilsén - drums
Track List
Tracks released officially on the website
- Anthem Apocalyptica (contains background chatter from original 9/11 N.Y.Police radio) 03m25s instrumental
- Arcade 05m50s
- Attack Music (contains sample from Futurama) 03m45s
- Bouff (created as a theme song for Emily Booth) 03m16s instrumental
- Cryosleep (contains samples from Pitch Black and Ghost in the Shell) 05m49s instrumental
- Earthbound (contains sample from the movie Nemesis) 04m50s
- Fighters From Ninne [v2] 03m13s
- Follower 03m17s
- Hero (remastered) 04m26s
- Hubnester Inferno 04m15s
- Hybrid (contains samples from the movies The Matrix and Fellowship of the Ring) 03m56s instrumental
- I Turn to You (cover of the same-titled song by Mel C) 05m19s
- Kings of the Scene (with SounDemoN) 03m29s
- Legion of Stoopid 04m52s
- March of the Undead Part II 04m30s
- Masquerade 04m53s
- Missing Link 04m34s
- Nemesis 04m57s
- Origin (Promo Version) 04m39s
- Sidology Episode I - Sid Evolution 05m48s instrumental medley of themes from video games Cybernoid 2, Rocky Star, Deflecktor and Out Run
- Sidology Episode III - Apex Ultima 07m00s instrumental medley of themes from video games Flimbo's Quest, Bubble Bobble, Arkanoid, Monty on the Run, Commando and Out Run
- Sidstyler (changed cover of Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler) 03m15s
- Soundtrack to the Rebellion 05m56s
- The Great Gianna Sisters ( instrumental cover of Chris Hülsbeck's music for Great Giana Sisters) 04m34s
- The Wired 04m41s
- Timeline (contains sample from the TV series Witchblade) 04m37s
- Winterstorm (Remastered) 04m06s
Officially released tracks that were replaced by new versions
- Fighters from Ninne 03m05s
- Hero 04m26s
- Winterstorm 03m59s
Unofficial tracks (not released on the website proper)
- Blind Dog Pride (Live) 5m57s
- Bouff (XM version) 01m07s
- Chuck Rock (cover of the title music for the same-titled game) 02m39s
- Derelict (Intro) 02m00s
- Fury (Live) 5m11s
- Hero (Instrumental) (used in the first Jets'n'Guns demo) 04m17s
- Hero (Live) 4m23s
- Insidious (Live) 5m02s
- Metallica Ain't That Leet 00m07s
- Origin (Live) 4m27s
- Origin [v2] 4m45s
- Origin of the Machinae Smurfs 03m43s
- Sidstyler Tricky 03m11s
- Smooth (XM) 04m24s
- Smurfstyler (Sidstyler Tricky) 02m35s
- Winterstorm (Live) 3m39m
Tracks from the Jets'n'Guns computer game
- Archangels of Sidaroth 01m12s
- Burghammer Hill 02m20s
- Coffinator Theme 00m40s
- Death From Above 02m38s
- Dududub Dududum - Boss theme 00m56s
- End Game 01m58s
- Erecta My Hamburger Baby 01m46s
- Escaping The Krut 01m58s
- Fanvacoolt 02m17s
- Flames Of Fire 02m06s
- Flight of the Koala 01m54s
- Futuremachine 02m00s
- Game Over 00m27s
- Hyperchase 02m22s
- Insectoid 01m04s
- Jets'n'Guns - Main Theme 02m45s
- Judgement Fray 02m13s
- Kings of The Sea 01m56s
- Knee Deep In The Xoxx 01m39s
- Koala In The Spiders Web 02m00s
- Lava Bubble Trouble 02m21s
- Level Cleared 00m45s
- Little Green Men 01m56s
- Lord Krutors Dominion 02m10s
- Megascorcher 01m54s
- Shop music 03m20s
- Space Punx 02m32s
- Xoxx Theme 02m28s
- Zogrim Ate My Hamster 01m04s
(Note: These are the tracks that come with the paid version of the game. A more recently freely-released soundtrack contains all these tracks, but they are of generally higher quality, slightly lengthier at times [a few more seconds at the beginning or end], and sometimes differently-named [e.g., Coffinator Theme ==> Teh evul p4in of doomy hell])
Tracks from the album "Deus Ex Machinae"
- Insidious 05m36s
- Super Steve (available on website) 05m39s
- Dreadnaught 04m05s
- Flagcarrier 06m02s
- Return to Snake Mountain 05m18s
- Player One (available on website) 05m43s
- Deus Ex Machinae 04m44s
- Attack Music (Album Version) 03m35s
- Ninja 05m23s
- Throttle and Mask 03m59s
- Killer Instinct 03m53s
- Tempus Fugit 04m58s
- Blind Dog Pride 06m25s
- Machinae Prime 07m12s
Total number of available tracks: 89 (thereof 77 online [58 on official website])
Other information
A version of Anthem Apocalyptica is also contained in Jets'n'Guns, and is just the normal track cut into a form that can be looped.
The new version of Fighters from Ninne has a more elaborate intro with the first vocals starting about 7 seconds into the song, while the old version has the vocals start directly. Fighters from Ninne [v2] is 03m13s in length, the old version is 03m05s.
The remastered Winterstorm has a chip sound building up at the start; the original version just has a hollow-sounding choir instead. The length is 04m06s for the remastered and 03m59s for the original version.
While the two variants of Origin sound different, there is a lack of easily describable features that separate one from the other. The easiest way to tell them apart is by the length, which is 04m38s for the original and 04m45s for the remastered v2. A second way to tell them apart is via the guitar tone, especially on the guitar-solo. In V2 the tone has a "fatten" more "Late Iron Maiden" sound to it, whilst in V1 it has an effect [unknown by author] applied to it. The remastered version never actually replaced the original on the site, the reason given was "We sort of just messed it up when we redid it. Sorry. :)". It was later released in the "CrapPack".
The remastered Hero is not a new recording of the song; the only change is the increased audio quality. It was created when Hero was chosen as their best song in the official forum.
A curiosity to many is the numbering of the Sidologies. The second episode does not in fact exist, even though a third one does. Reliable sources claim that the second episode was written, but as the tracks consist of covers of various videogame songs, it was brought to indefinite halt, the band desiring to focus more on their original music.
Legion of Stoopid is a rare political song, speaking out against the mindless "Legions" that (we are meant to gather) would vote for George W. Bush in the 2004 election.
Sidstyler Tricky differs from the original Sidstyler in a few ways. One major difference is that the main guitar riff sounds like it is being played at a slightly lower pitch. The entire track sounds a bit "cleaner" as well. The major structure of the song, however, is the same.
Two of Machinae Supremacy's songs, Bouff and Hybrid are featured on In The Groove by Roxor Games. In The Groove 's sequel ITG2 also features Cryosleep.
External links
- http://www.machinaesupremacy.com/ - official website
- http://forum.machinaesupremacy.com/ - official forums
- http://www.myspace.com/machinaesupremacy/ - official blog
- http://www.mbdrecords.com/ - publisher of Deus ex Machinae
- http://gazonk.org/~eloj/articles/machinae_supremacy_FAQ.html -Unofficial FAQ
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