Hopeful Machines

Hopeful Machines is a solo electronic music project of Ego Likeness member Steven Archer. He states that he uses this project as a sandbox for playing with sound and ideas, that it's about exploring "very complex sounds, and how much of that I can put in a piece of music before it becomes too much." Many of his releases are available free for download in various forms.

Discography
2003: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2011: 2013: 2015: 2017: 2018:
 * "Process and Product"
 * "One Step Into Cygnus"
 * "Doom"
 * "I am Still in this Forrest"
 * "The Hole Between Here and Home"
 * "Isthmus"
 * "Alwaystoday"
 * "I am an Island (And She Is My Ocean)"
 * "Amphetamedian"
 * "Theskydrinksonlyfrommymouth"
 * "::Skinless::"
 * "RedKingBlackRook"
 * "On the Mending of Pack"
 * "MinusZero" (March)
 * "The Spring of the Drowned Girl"
 * "A Shadow the Size of Everything"
 * "Eplis Remains Inside"
 * "Accidents and Other Incidents"
 * "A Collection of Questionable Dance Songs"
 * "Oubliette"
 * "Plus V0ID"
 * "Seres Anteriormente Existentes"
 * "Soundtracks for Invisible Films"

Reception
Archer's motto for the project is "Electronica for Sociopaths", which has been echoed in several reviews.