Supermachiner

Supermachiner
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Experimental rock, post-rock, ambient
Years active 1994–2000
Labels Undecided, Icarus, E-Vinyl, Deathwish
Associated acts Converge
Members Jacob Bannon
Ryan Parker

Supermachiner was an experimental rock project. The project started in 1994 as a collection of four track recordings by Jacob Bannon. The project remained nameless and dormant for a number of years. With the help and inspiration of his good friend Ryan Parker, they casually brought the project back to life in the winter of 1998. The music was much different than Converge, having more in common with influences Swans, Bauhaus, and others.[1][2]

History

“ Supermachiner was a project that I began writing for in 1994 with Ryan Parker. When Converge had about six months of down time as we searched for a drummer, we found the time to resurrect that project. We entered GodCity Studios with Kurt Ballou to take on the piles of old four track tapes we had. We each brought something to the table. And in the end we created an interesting record. After the recording was complete, there was little/no time to carry on with the project. ”
— Jacob Bannon[3]

Supermachiner originally began as a collection of 4 track recordings by Jacob Bannon, recorded in 1994, just prior to him moving to Boston to attend college. The project remained nameless and dormant for a number of years. With the help and inspiration of his good friend Ryan Parker (Daltonic, Black Spot, The Jaded Salingers), they casually brought the project back to life in the winter of 1998. With his input, they developed collective song ideas into the Rise of the Great Machine album. Bannon structured the lyrical content around his feelings on the rise of technology and the death of the individual, making the project thematic in its content. They named the project "Supermachiner", a play on the term "Supermachinder" the compound word for Japanese giant robot toys from the 1970's.

They entered the studio with Kurt Ballou (Converge) in the winter of 1999. During the sessions, Ballou contributed a great deal to the album material both as an engineer and musician. The original Rise of the Great Machine CD was released by the Undecided label in 2000 (now out of print). After the album was released future projects were planned but never materialized. However Bannon continued to write music that was sonically different than Converge, which was later released as solo martial many years later.

The album Rise of the Great Machine was reissued two times after the original release, both these reissues gave the album new artwork. The first reissue was in 2004, released by Icarus Records. This version is limited to 50 copies and only made available for the Converge "You Fail Me 2k4 tour". The second reissue was in 2008, released by the E-Vinyl label in France. It was released as a one time pressing as a deluxe double vinyl, limited to 1000 copies. 8 years later, Deathwish Inc. announced the release of Rust, a 30 track double CD that featured remastered versions of the Rise of the Great Machine tracks along with b-sides of forgotten songs and additional audio experiments.[4]

Members

Supermachiner

Additional musicians

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Bannon". jacobbannon.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Deathwish Estore: Supermachiner "Rise Of The Great Machine" Imported 2XLP". store.deathwishinc.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  3. ↑ Jaschke, Magnus (May 2003). "Interview - Dear Lover". Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Deathwish Estore: Supermachiner "Rust" 2XCD". store.deathwishinc.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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