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Welcome to the Editor's Blog here at HMV Digital! I would be your editor, Andrew from HMV. Nice to meet you! I'll be updating the blog regularly with everything from cool music news to comments on what myself and the other fine folks at HMV Central are currently listening to. I'll also be asking you to drop me a line here and let me know what you're digging as well. So consider this blog our little piece of the music world, won't you?

week of March 9th

 

September 000 by The Secret Machines

September 000
by The Secret Machines

I love combing through the site and rediscovering music. That’s what happened a few weeks back when I did a search on Secret Machines, one of my favourite bands of the last few years. The band first received some notice with their 2002 debut ep September 000, which demonstrated their prog and Kraut rock influences. But that’s not where I came in.

Now Here Is Nowhere by Secret Machines

Now Here Is Nowhere
by Secret Machines

I remember hearing Now Here Is Nowhere when it was released back in 2004 and simply being blown away. The songs were expansive – the opening track, “First Wave Intact”, was 9 minutes long! The trio, originally from Texas but relocated to New York, crafted an album of flowing songs that took their time and took me on a trip. And then there’s that drum sound, courtesy of Josh Garza. It's big and booming, totally reminiscent of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham.

Ten Silver Drops by Secret Machines

Ten Silver Drops
by Secret Machines

Interestingly, Secret Machines shifted sounds on their follow-up album, 2006’s Ten Silver Drops. That mammoth drum sound I loved had been curtailed and the sprawling nature of the previous album wasn’t as prevalent (though “Daddy’s In The Doldrums” still clocks it at over 8 minutes). At first I was a little disappointed that Ten Silver Drops wasn’t exactly Now Here Is Nowhere Part 2, but the more I listened to the album the more I liked it. Songs like “Alone, Jealous, and Stoned” and “All At One (It’s Not Important)” have great chorus and recall some of U2’s best moments. It’s not surprising that then Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis and The Edge have struck up a friendship over the years. Secret Machines are a band highly worth discovering for yourself.