Machinedrum
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Machinedrum is the recording alias of Travis Stewart, one of the artists who helped launch the Merck label with his debut release under one of his aliases called Syndrone. The style of which could best be described as tracking Autechre stylized glitch but smacking it down to a lay man's level with some venous melody. Syndrone's debut Triskaideka started off small but within a matter of years sold out of 1000 copies and was soon licensed by a respected European IDM label called Djak-Up-Bitch.
In 2000 he acquired many new instruments and samples, as well as a higher drinking capacity, girlfriends, and a life away from home. Out of this squalor of college living came his next musical project, Machinedrum. Which is basically hiphop accentuated by mutant drum patterns, MCs freed in the digital world to slip up and double back on their rhymes, and the occasional body massage. His first release as Machinedrum, entitled Now You Know, was a defining moment in electronic music. Travis instantly became a competitor to the glitch-hop throne that Prefuse 73 occupies. His second release “Half the Battle”, was a more focused affair, still cutting beats from jazz records, but laying down a much smoother and more jiggy atmosphere. It includes remixes from Brothomstates, Proem, Lackluster, Esem, Tim Koch, and many others. Since those releases he has released two more albums as Machinedrum entitled “Urban Biology” and “Bidnezz”, as well as a followup to the debut Syndrone album entitled “Salmataxia”.
Aliases
- Machinedrum
- Syndrone
- Tstewart
Discography
Full Albums:
- Syndrone - Triskaideka (CD) Merck
- Machinedrum - Now You Know (CD & 2xLP) Merck
- Machinedrum - Half The Battle (CD) Merck
- Machinedrum - Urban Biology (CD & 2xLP) Merck
- Syndrone - Salmataxia (CD) Merck
- Machinedrum - Bidnezz (CD & 2xLP) Merck