Machinae Supremacy
Machinae Supremacy is a band from Luleå, Sweden, that plays a cross between melodic hard rock and bitpop. Their style has been described as a cross between Helloween and the music of the Commodore 64 or SID Metal, and they indeed used a SIDstation that features the famous SID chip of that computer. Their first album, Deus Ex Machinae was released on May 1st, 2004 and published by the UK-based Music by Design Records Ltd..
Track List
Tracks released officially on the website
- Anthem Apocalyptica (background chatter from original 9/11 N.Y.Police radio) 03m25s instrumental
- Arcade 05m50s
- Attack Music (contains sample from Futurama) 03m45s
- Bouff (created as a theme song for Emily Booth) 03m16s instrumental
- Cryosleep (contains samples from Pitch Black and Ghost in the Shell) 05m49s instrumental
- Earthbound (contains sample from the movie Nemesis) 04m50s
- Fighters from Ninne (Promo Version) 03m13s
- Follower 03m17s
- Hero 04m26s
- Hubnester Inferno 04m15s
- Hybrid (contains samples from the movies The Matrix and Fellowship of the Rings) 03m56s instrumental
- I Turn to You (cover of the same-titled song by Mel C) 05m19s
- Kings of the Scene (with SounDemoN) 03m29s
- March of the Undead Part II 04m30s
- Masquerade 04m53s
- Missing Link 04m34s
- Nemesis 04m57s
- Origin (Promo Version) 04m45s
- Sidology Episode I - Sid Evolution 05m48s instrumental medley of themes from video games Cybernoid 2, Rocky Star, Deflecktor and Out Run
- Sidology Episode III - Apex Ultima 07m00s instrumental medley of themes from video games Flimbo's Quest, Bubble Bobble, Arkanoid, Monty on the Run, Commando and Out Run
- Sidstyler (changed cover of Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler) 03m15s
- The Great Gianna Sisters ( instrumental cover of Chris Hülsbeck's music for Great Giana Sisters) 04m34s
- The Wired 04m41s
- Timeline (contains sample from the TV series Witchblade) 04m37s
- Winterstorm (Remastered) 04m06s
Officially released tracks that were replaced by new versions
- Fighters from Ninne 03m05s
- Origin 04m38s
- Winterstorm 03m59s
Unofficial tracks (not released on the website)
- Bouff (XM version) 01m07s
- Chuck Rock (cover of the title music for the same-titled game) 02m39s
- Derelict (Intro) 02m00s
- Hero (Instrumental) (used in a game titled Jets'n'Guns) 04m17s
- Metallica Ain't That Leet 00m07s
- Origin of the Machinae Smurfs 03m43s
- Sidstyler Tricky 03m11s
- Smooth (XM) 04m24s
- Smurfstyler (Sidstyler Tricky) 02m35s
Tracks from the album "Deus Ex Machinae"
- Insidious 05m36s
- Super Steve 05m39s
- Dreadnaught 04m05s
- Flagcarrier 06m02s
- Return to Snake Mountain 05m18s
- Player One 05m43s
- Deus Ex Machinae 04m44s
- Attack Music (Album Version) 03m35s
- Ninja 05m23s
- Throttle and Mask 03m59s
- Killer Instinct 03m53s
- Tempus Fugit 04m58s
- Blind Dog Pride 06m25s
- Machinae Prime 07m12s
Total number of available tracks: 51 (thereof 39 online)
Other information
A version of Anthem Apocalyptica is also contained in Jets'n'Guns, which is just the normal track cut into a form that can be looped.
The new version of Ninne has a more elaborate intro with the first vocals starting about 7 seconds into the song, while the old version has the vocals start directly. Ninne (Promo Version) is 03m13s in length, the old version is 03m05s.
The remastered Winterstorm has a chip sound building up at the start; the original version just has a hollow-sounding choir instead. The length is 04m06s for the remastered and 03m59s for the original version.
While the two variants of Origin sound different, there is a lack of easily describable features that separate one from the other. The easiest way to tell them apart is by the length, which is 04m38s for the original and 04m45s for the remastered v2.
A curiousity to many is the numbering of the Sidologies. The second episode does not in fact exist, even though a third one does. Reliable sources claim that the second episode was written, but as the tracks consist of covers of various videogame songs, it was brought to indefinite halt, the band desiring to focus more on their original music.
