User:Marc Suuk/In machine ghost

Origin
In 2010, Corpus Deï-frontman Marc Suijkerbuijk began to look for ways to propagate the music & ideas of Corpus Deï among a wider audience. As a result, in machine ghost was founded.

Music & words
In machine ghost is a collective of Dutch musicians (based in Terneuzen), set up to write and perform music which mainly revolves around “the big human themes”. The music itself is mostly dark and characterised by nostalgia. The sound is acoustically based, supplemented by synthesizer loops and samples.

The lyrics constitute an important part of the compositions, which is underlined by the songs wherein the work of poets and writers is put to music. In this respect, in machine ghost has given the words of Sylvia Plath, W.B. Yeats, F.M. Dostojewski , Franz Kafka and Louis Ferdinand Celine a musical context, in a constant attempt to combine poetry or literature with contemporary music in a meaningful way. The most important musical influences seem to be a number of new wave bands from the 90s, for example some bands of the English 4AD label.

Being a collective of musicians wherein members join or leave depending on the type of project that is worked on, the composition of in machine ghost changes all the time. Constant factor however is Marc Suijkerbuijk (vocals), who has said to bring a great number of Corpus Deï songs into the realm of in machine ghost during the next years. The other key musicians are Eddy de Putter (guitar and vocals) and Paul van Meijl (bass).

Stage performance
At the moment, in machine ghost is preparing for live performance in the Netherlands and Belgium. On stage, in machine ghost is brought to life by a mix of live performance and samples/loops. The samples can be sounds or loops of instruments and/or vocals, and will make an indispensable contribution to the live sound. This mixture of man & machine explains the collective's name.

Combining when possible small platforms (such as small theatres) with sober lighting, the staged performance has the intimacy of a living room. In addition, in machine ghost will seek collaboration with other artists in order to combine graphical elements (photo, film, lyrics) with stage performance.

By a growing number of people, in machine ghost today is considered to be one of the most important bands on the European mainland.

Discography

 * Colossus sings: released in 2010
 * Stringquartet No. 9: to be released in 2011