The Secret Machines biography
The Secret Machines are a three-piece American alternative rock band. Originally from Dallas, Texas before moving to New York City, they describe their musical style as space rock. The original lineup consisted of two brothers, Brandon and Benjamin Curtis, and Josh Garza. In March 2007, Benjamin left the band, and was replaced by Phil Karnats.
History
Early years
Before forming The Secret Machines the members played in various Dallas bands such as: UFOFU, Captain Audio, Comet and When Babies Eat Pennies, but perhaps the most significant was Tripping Daisy. Captain Audio was formed by Garza and vocalist/guitarist/chief songwriter Regina Chellew in the late 1990s as a two-piece noise duo. Brandon - and occasionally Ben - Curtis joined soon after as the original duo began to develop a more standard rock sound. In a few months the band was getting regular local press and in a little over a year they had recorded and released the EP
My Ears Are Ringing But My Heart's OK (1999) and the full-length
Luxury or
Whether It Is Better To Be Loved than Feared (2000) to positive reviews. Shortly after the release of
Luxury the band went on extended hiatus and eventually disbanded when the boys moved to New York, leaving Chellew in Dallas to form the band Chao and later join indie pop outfit The Happy Bullets.
Captain Audio is essentially the same band as the Secret Machines, with the exception of Chellew. Sonically the groups are very similar, much more so than any of the members' other former bands. Although Captain Audio is a bit more prone to experimentation and sound collage and the Secret Machines are much more a standard indie rock band, the Captain Audio records form the template that the Curtis brothers built upon when they headed for New York. In the liner notes for Captain Audio's Luxury, all of the additional musicians who played on the album are credited simply as "Secret Machines".
September 000 and Now Here Is Nowhere
The band went to Chicago first, where they recorded their EP,
September 000, six weeks after forming, before continuing to New York. The EP didn't sell well, but remained a hit on indie radio while "Marconi's Radio" and "Breathe" are fan favourites.
In 2004, The Secret Machines released their first full length CD - Now Here Is Nowhere. Their second EP, The Road Leads Where It's Led, was released on 7 June 2005.
The song "Nowhere Again", from the their debut album, was used in promotional spots for American during its launch, and appeared in the 2006 videogame Driver: Parallel Lines.
"Nowhere Again" is the band's biggest hit to date, being played at nearly every show since its conception.
Ten Silver Drops and Ben's departure
Ten Silver Drops, their second album, leaked onto file sharing websites following the release of their lead single "Alone, Jealous and Stoned" in the UK.
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