Machines of Loving Grace (album)

Machines of Loving Grace is an album by the American band Machines of Loving Grace, released in 1991. The opening track contains a sample from Devo's 1981 single "Through Being Cool". The band supported the album by touring with Swans.

Critical reception
The St. Petersburg Times wrote: "Although the harsh reality of industrial dance music runs amok in 'Burn Like Brilliant Trash (At Jackie's Funeral)', 'Cicciolina', which follows, is gentle, as close to balladry as tech-heads have ever roamed." The Washington Post deemed the band "a synth-based trio that occasionally approximates a hip-hop swing but often sounds like one of those British electro-dance combos of a decade ago." The Oregonian opined that "the group veers from cluttered industrial noise constructs (akin to Skinny Puppy, though milder) to glossy, if eccentric, dance-rock."

AllMusic wrote that "Pretty Hate Machine-style synths are scattered liberally across the album, but the most part it's surprisingly calm and restrained."

Track listing
All tracks by Machines of Loving Grace


 * 1) "Burn Like Brilliant Trash (At Jackie's Funeral)"  – 3:12
 * 2) "Cicciolina" - 5:27
 * 3) "Rite of Shiva" - 4:04
 * 4) "Lipstick 66" - 4:53
 * 5) "X-Insurrection"  – 3:56
 * 6) "Content" - 3:53
 * 7) "Weather Man" - 3:51
 * 8) "Terminal City" - 3:34
 * 9) "Number Nine" - 1:50