Machine Girl (band)

Machine Girl (stylized as machin3gir1) is an American electronic music project created in 2013 by Matt Stephenson in Long Island, New York.[1][2][3] In 2018, the project became a duo, with Stephenson recruiting percussionist Sean Kelly to play live drums.[4] They have released eight full-length albums and several singles, EPs and compilations.[5]

Machine Girl
Also known asmachin3gir1
OriginLong Island, New York, United States
Genres
Years active2013 - present
Labels
  • Visual Disturbances
  • Kitty On Fire Records
  • Orange Milk Records
Associated acts
  • Five Star Hotel
  • Shade
  • Darren Keen
Websitehttps://machin3-gir1.com/
Members
  • Matt Stephenson
  • Sean Kelly

Style and themes

In an interview with Revolver magazine, Stephenson defined Machine Girl as "fucked-up electronic punk" and stated that he didn't like the "industrial" tag for being "very goth, and very black and white" considering the project "a lot more colorful."[6] Kerrang! listed them as one of the "bands expanding the definition of hardcore", and described the project as "a particularly punky and ferocious breed of the electronic sub-genre breakcore that could easily pass for hardcore when they rip it live."[7] Pitchfork defined their style as "relentlessly smashing together bits of punk, grindcore, rave, industrial, and more" and "unpredictable and dangerous, full of animalistic rage and uncontrollable energy"[8]

The project was named after the 2008 Japanese film The Machine Girl.[6]

Members
  • Matt Stephenson – production, vocals (2013–present)
  • Sean Kelly – drums (2018-present)

Discography

Studio albums
  • WLFGRL (2014)
  • Gemini (2015)
  • ...BECAUSE I’M YOUNG ARROGANT AND HATE EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR (2017)
  • The Ugly Art (2018)
  • U-Void Synthesizer (2020)

Compilations
  • Phantom Tracks (2015)
  • Phantasy Trax™ (2016)
  • MG Demo Disc (2020)
  • RePorpoised Phantasies (2020)
  • Stretch Collection (2020)

Split and Collaborative releases
  • Machine Girl / Five Star Hotel (2016)
  • Shade / Machine Girl - QUARANTINETAPES_vol3 (2020)

Mix compilations
  • MRK90 Mix Vol. 1 (2018)

References
  1. Simpson, Paul. "Machine Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. Adame, Oscar (13 January 2020). "Machine Girl, the future of digital hardcore". Warp. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. Smith, Nathan (14 September 2020). "A Guide to the Relentless Hardcore of Machine Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. Pettis, Josh (29 May 2019). "Lobsterfest 2019 Q&A: Machine Girl". ACRN.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. "Machine Girl". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. Enis, Eli (11 May 2020). "Machine Girl: "Alien music" duo on spitting blood, mashing genres, transcending self". Revolver. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. Enis, Eli (24 May 2019). "5 bands expanding the definition of hardcore". Kerrang!. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. Joyce, Colin (10 March 2020). "Machine Girl: U-Void Synthesizer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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