Machine Girl (band)

Machine Girl (sometimes stylized as machin3gir1) is an American electronic music project created in 2012[1] by Matt Stephenson in Long Island, New York.[2][3][4] In 2015, the project became a duo, with Stephenson recruiting percussionist Sean Kelly to play live drums.[5][6]

Machine Girl
Also known asmachin3gir1
OriginLong Island, New York, United States
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Visual Disturbances
  • Kitty On Fire Records
  • Orange Milk Records
Members
  • Matt Stephenson
  • Sean Kelly
Websitehttps://machin3-gir1.com/

Style and themes

In an interview with Revolver magazine, Stephenson defined Machine Girl as "fucked-up electronic punk" and stated that they didn't like the "industrial" tag for being "very goth, and very black and white" considering the project "a lot more colorful".[7] 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".[8] 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".[9]

The project is named after the 2008 Japanese film The Machine Girl,[7] which they occasionally sampled on their 2014 album WLFGRL.

Members
  • Matt Stephenson – production, vocals (2012–present)
  • Sean Kelly – drums (2015–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)

Extended plays
  • Electronic Gimp Music EP (2013)
  • 13th Hour EP (2013)
  • GRLPWR EP (2013)
  • MACHINE GIRL VS MACHINE GIRL (2016)
  • RePorpoised Phantasies (2020)

Compilations
  • Jet Set Radio Remixes 1 (2014)
  • WLFGRL Remixes A (2014)
  • WLFGRL Remixes B (2014)
  • Phantom Tracks (2015)
  • Phantasy Trax™ (2016)
  • WLFGRL+ (2017)
  • MG DEMO DISC (2020)
  • Stretch Collection (2020)

Singles
  • "Gravity Diva" (2012)
  • "Emerald Juke / Krystle (Glitch Mix)" (2014)
  • "Killing of the Bird / Lifeforce" (2015)
  • "Costume / Fuqthatlil" (2016)
  • "Minnesota / Explode" (2016)

Split and Collaborative Releases
  • Darren Keen + Machine Girl (2014)
  • Machine Girl / Five Star Hotel (2016)
  • Shade / Machine Girl - QUARANTINETAPES_vol3 (2020)

Mix Compilations
  • MRK90 Mix Vol. 1 (2018)

Soundtracks

References
  1. "Gravity Diva | Machine Girl". 2015-02-28. Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  2. Simpson, Paul. "Machine Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Adame, Oscar (13 January 2020). "Machine Girl, the future of digital hardcore". Warp. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Smith, Nathan (14 September 2020). "A Guide to the Relentless Hardcore of Machine Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Pettis, Josh (29 May 2019). "Lobsterfest 2019 Q&A: Machine Girl". ACRN.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Machine Girl". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Enis, Eli (11 May 2020). "Machine Girl: "Alien music" duo on spitting blood, mashing genres, transcending self". Revolver. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Enis, Eli (24 May 2019). "5 bands expanding the definition of hardcore". Kerrang!. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Joyce, Colin (10 March 2020). "Machine Girl: U-Void Synthesizer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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