Elegant
MACHINERY is, without a doubt, one of the most popular synthpop bands ever
to grow out of Sweden and Scandinavia. Influenced by electronic bands like
Depeche Mode, Human League and Yazoo, the band started out in 1988 with a
goal to make music the way it was made in the early 80's: pop music based
on synthesizers.
Since the release of the debut album
Degraded Faces in 1991, and with the 1993 album Shattered Grounds and the
1996 album Yesterday Man, elegant MACHINERY has grown in popularity and
managed to maintain a faithful group of fans all over the world.
elegant MACHINERY toured extensively
during the mid 90's, and had a couple of chart climbers in Sweden and
several performances on Swedish radio and television during the same
period. The biggest success though, was when the single Process managed to
climb as high as number 5 on the official Spanish chart back in 1992.
elegant MACHINERY has always been a very
popular band on stage, which was proven in 1998 when they won the price as
"best live-act 1997" on SEMA (Swedish alternative music awards).
Even though things seemed to go in the
right direction, the band decided to split due to various reasons during
the winter of 1998/99.
In early 2005, after requests from fans
all over the world, the members of elegant MACHINERY started to make music
together again. After some successful concerts throughout 2005 and 2006,
in South America, Mexico as well as in Europe, elegant MACHINERY is now
working on their forthcoming album.
Today elegant MACHINERY is not only
influenced by the music of the early 80's, but also by indie and electro
acts like Goldfrapp, IAMX, Ladytron, The Knife, Placebo, The Bravery, The
Killers, Gabriel & Dresden, Keane etc. Trying to combine the
electronic scene of the 80's with the music of today, elegant MACHINERY is
definately making music for the future, as well as for the past.