Man As Machine is an alternative rock band from Johannesburg, South Africa founded in 2008.[2] Their debut album Nothing But A Thing was released in 2011 and their follow-up album Patterns was released in 2015.[1][3][4] The band currently consists of bassist Xavier Knox, drummer KJ Forde, guitarist Norden Hartman, and singer Rob Visser.[1]
The band was founded in 2008 as a result of Telkom's failed Do Band Up competition, which had a format similar to that of Big Brother's except that all the contestants were musicians that were required to perform together.[2][5] During the two year period thereafter, they released an EP called What Makes A Man.[1][3]
Nothing But A Thing (2011)
In 2011, Man As Machine released their debut album Nothing But A Thing, which received generally positive reviews.[3][6] On 22 October 2012, the music video for Burnout was released.[7] On 14 July 2013, the music video for Control was released.[8] The band performed at RAMFest's 2013 and 2014 legs as well as Oppikoppi Odyssey in 2014.[9][10][11]
Patterns (2015)
On 5 August 2014, Man As Machine released a new music video for the song Force,[12] which alludes to Star Wars with lyrics mentioning Midichlorians as well as the Force.[13] On 14 September 2014, the band announced via their Facebook page that they were working on their second album.[14] It was confirmed in an interview that the new album would be slated for a 2015 release.[15] The album was released on 3 March 2015 with the title Patterns.[4] In a separate interview, the band hinted at heavy touring for the new album as well as possible dates in Australia or Europe.[16] It was announced that Man As Machine would perform as a support act for one of Dead Letter Circus' South African dates in November 2014.[17] Dave Grevler of Anti Motion Studios produced the album and Dead Letter Circus' guitarist Clint Vincent mastered it.[4]
Members
Rob Visser - Vocals and rhythm guitar Xavier Knox - Bass guitar KJ Forde - Drums Norden Hartman - Lead guitar
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Man As Machine is an alternative rock band from Johannesburg South Africa founded in 2008 2 Their debut album Nothing But A Thing was released in 2011 and their follow up album Patterns was released in 2015 1 3 4 The band currently consists of bassist Xavier Knox drummer KJ Forde guitarist Norden Hartman and singer Rob Visser 1 Man As MachineOriginJohannesburg South Africa 1 GenresAlternative Rock 1 Years active2008 presentMembersRob VisserKJ FordeXavier KnoxNorden HartmanWebsitewww wbr manasmachine wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 2008 2010 1 2 Nothing But A Thing 2011 1 3 Patterns 2015 2 Members 3 Musical style 4 ReferencesHistory EditEarly history 2008 2010 Edit The band was founded in 2008 as a result of Telkom s failed Do Band Up competition which had a format similar to that of Big Brother s except that all the contestants were musicians that were required to perform together 2 5 During the two year period thereafter they released an EP called What Makes A Man 1 3 Nothing But A Thing 2011 Edit In 2011 Man As Machine released their debut album Nothing But A Thing which received generally positive reviews 3 6 On 22 October 2012 the music video for Burnout was released 7 On 14 July 2013 the music video for Control was released 8 The band performed at RAMFest s 2013 and 2014 legs as well as Oppikoppi Odyssey in 2014 9 10 11 Patterns 2015 Edit On 5 August 2014 Man As Machine released a new music video for the song Force 12 which alludes to Star Wars with lyrics mentioning Midichlorians as well as the Force 13 On 14 September 2014 the band announced via their Facebook page that they were working on their second album 14 It was confirmed in an interview that the new album would be slated for a 2015 release 15 The album was released on 3 March 2015 with the title Patterns 4 In a separate interview the band hinted at heavy touring for the new album as well as possible dates in Australia or Europe 16 It was announced that Man As Machine would perform as a support act for one of Dead Letter Circus South African dates in November 2014 17 Dave Grevler of Anti Motion Studios produced the album and Dead Letter Circus guitarist Clint Vincent mastered it 4 Members EditRob Visser Vocals and rhythm guitar Xavier Knox Bass guitar KJ Forde Drums Norden Hartman Lead guitarMusical style EditMan As Machine s music is often referred to as alternative rock grunge or hard rock 1 2 Rob Visser s vocal technique and style is often compared to that of Chris Cornell s from Soundgarden and Audioslave fame 3 Xavier Knox bass playing has been likened to that of Rage Against the Machine s Tim Commerford 18 Musically the band has also been compared to Wolfmother and Alter Bridge 19 References Edit a b c d e f Man As Machine South Africa s Next Big Rock Band MusicReview 4 July 2010 Retrieved 8 July 2015 a b c Monster Energy Man As Machine Monsterenergy com Archived from the original on 19 October 2014 Retrieved 8 July 2015 a b c d Review Man As Machine Nothing But 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As Machine Release Force Texx and the City 5 August 2014 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Video Man As Machine Force MusicReview 4 August 2014 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Man As Machine Mobile Uploads Facebook Retrieved 8 July 2015 ETM Chats To Man As Machine Eurotrashmusic co 16 September 2014 Archived from the original on 16 October 2014 Retrieved 8 July 2015 A few words with Man As Machine Not Another Zebra 17 September 2014 Archived from the original on 18 October 2014 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Reston Grant 8 October 2014 Dead Letter Circus return to South Africa Mixed Apples Retrieved 8 July 2015 https web archive org web 20141017060120 http www car life co za music man as machine burnout rocktober Archived from the original on 17 October 2014 Retrieved 13 October 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Next Big Thing Man As Machine LW Mag 20 April 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Man As Machine 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