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Many moons ago...I asked AndyG if he would be interested in putting to music, "My Machine", a lyric i wrote about a device i had created some years before...
I was in the midst of developing the idea, when the economy tanked, and my small group of investors vanished!
Painful and distressing, at the time, i assuaged my frustration by, "writing it out" and quickly found myself "hooked", at the idea of creating tunes ;D
My machine is actually 2 sets of horizontal "scissored wings" (one set above the other) attached together by long vertical rigid Vanes (sails) on all ends...The Vanes row by turning parallel then perpendicular to the wind with a simple timing mechanism...Air pressure on the Vanes causes them to flip back and forth. When the forward Vanes are perpendicular, the rear Vanes are parallel throughout the 45 degree motion. Then at the precise position they flip vise-versa The result is an oaring motion similar to how insects and birds fly...The advantages are too numerous (and too boring) to mention here...Suffice to say, I have built two scaled models and it just keeps getting better!
It was never my intention to build a wind generator. My machine began as a way to clean millions of cubic meters of atmospheric smog and carbon from our skies...But, millions of cubic meters of compressed air per/hour=lots of energy...So, i called them "windbellows" the first mechanical device to generate power and actually improve the environment as it operates
There are many such ideas on the table...But all that's really important, is we must keep pushing ourselves away from fossil fuels!
Thank You very much, AndyG, Holger, AndyD and Steffen for making, "My Machine" into this beautiful composition...You have given our whole project a new breath of life. ;)
My Machine
Music:AndyG, Lyrics: Johnny (c) 2011
(Prologue)
Made my machine to clean the ocean...While it purifies the air
In a dream, I saw primitive motion...making energy to spare
You should see my machine...She's a beautiful thing...
I've loved her all these years
Her gears and her spring...are an engineers dream
For ev'ryone to cheer...Ev'ryone to share
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Alone at night in my workshop
Hammering out details
Ev'ryday I'm workin' non-stop
Dreaming of the holy grail
You should see how high she soars
With the sails on her scissor wings
She can row her sail like an oar
Sculls thru the sky of my dreams
(Ch)
You should see my machine
Beautiful and serpentine
You should see my machine
Long and lean with scissor wings
Machine, she's my machine
Machine, my-my machine
She devours wind for power
Spits it back out like cream
I sat her on an ivory tower
where we dream mechanical things
I made her bellows an' nice, full bladders
Squeezes them when they're full
In my dream she's a dragonfly udder
With fat, pink nipples to pull
(Ch)
You should see my machine
Beautiful and serpentine
You should see my machine
I dreamed of her for all these years
You should see my machine
All precision engineered
You should see my machine
Long and lean with scissor wings
Late nights in my workshop
Hammering out details
Ev'ryday workin' non-stop
Dreaming of the holy grail
Machine..she's my machine
Machine...My-my machine
The Machine Band:
Holger Bremer: Vocals
Andy Doherty: Guitars
Steffen Offermann: keyboard, SFX, Mix/master
Andy Gupta: Music, bass, guitar, and SFX
Johnny Williams: Lyrics
http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8738.0;attach=41832
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woo hoo - I love this song .... it has been playing lots ;)
Thanks for giving me the chance to get my grubby little hands on it :D
And Johnny ... great to have a description of how this thing works .... though my version of it in the video is ... er .... somewhat different ::) >:D
AndyD
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AndyD, :)
Thank you, for putting your grubby, (talented) hands all over it... ;)
If this piece only had your contributions, it would still be "brill" 8)
BTW, your machine looks a lot cooler than mine! ;D
Cheers!
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AndyD, :)
BTW, your machine looks a lot cooler than mine! ;D
Cheers!
Hi Johnny
Have you seen 'My' Machine??? I haven't shown it to anyone yet ::)
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Hmmm...Andy :)
i downloaded the file and a small picture appeared of a very cool looking creature/thing ;D
i guess i "just assumed" :o
i'm assuming now, that i have not...
an' now i can't wait!!! ;D
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Hmmm...Andy :)
i downloaded the file and a small picture appeared of a very cool looking creature/thing ;D
oohhh - spooky ..... well, we'll soon find out :D ;D :D ;D
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Johnny,
it was great to be part of this. your great lyric sparked off the music.
all the best with the "machine".
it would help if you uploaded the actual files on the first post instead of just the link.
Andy
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great song(s) guys, thank you for letting me on board!
Johnny the picture of the machine that appears when you play the mp3 file was made by Steffen :)
AndyD I'm looking forward to your video!!!
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Steffen did that!!!
Man, that's too cool 8)
i had read where AndyD was planning a video, and i just assumed ::)
Andy, i'm looking forward to that video too! :D
Holger, you gotta do more rock vocals! this sounds great ;)
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Which picture, guys? I made no picture at all.
Who dunnit? And where is it anyway?
Regards,
Steffen
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Then it had to be Andy! ???
Only...
Which one!!! ;D ;D ;D
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I still don't know which picture you talk about anyway. Where can I find that mysterious thing?
Regards,
Steffen
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the plot thickens gentlemen.....the truth is out there...Scully.
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:o
that's weird. Steffen take a look at your mix/master:
My_Machine_2011-12-26_master_v2_DR9. That's the only mp3 file where the mysterious machine appears.
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There is nothing but music in that file. :)
Internet?
Regards,
Steffen
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of course there's only music ???
notice how the spam appeared...just then :(
they're watching us, man....they're watching us all the time!!! ::)
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There is nothing but music in that file. :)
Internet?
Regards,
Steffen
Nope Steffen. This file includes a cover picture. A big steel insect. If you did not insert the picture than Andy must be the one who did it.
And this has absolutely nothing to do with the internet. I tried it out. The picture is part of the mp3!!!
cheers
Holger
WEIRD!
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There is nothing but music in that file. :)
Internet?
Regards,
Steffen
Nope Steffen. This file includes a cover picture. A big steel insect. If you did not insert the picture than Andy must be the one who did it.
And this has absolutely nothing to do with the internet. I tried it out. The picture is part of the mp3!!!
cheers
Holger
WEIRD!
oohh - I see it now ..... I wish it was what I came up with - but mines a lot simpler ... can't model that in Muvizu!!!!
Don't know where it's come from though :o
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Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holger, you rock!!!
Hey, seems you forgot to mention the drummer!!!!!!!!!!!! Who is it??
Spooky! I want to see the machine!!!!!!!!!!! Johnny, do you have pics of your models???
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Nope... ???
they mysteriously disappeared when my hard drive crashed :o
We have hundreds of secret government agencys in America :(
spending billions of poor folks' tax dollars to keep us "safe" >:(
i'm sure one of them has pics! ;D
the bastards!
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Johnny,
Its time you wrote a song about "The man with the cigarette".
Andy
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Yea, man :)
there's certainly enough songs about the cigarette & beer man...
Now, that's some scary stuff! ;D
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I think I'll download the song to see that mysterious picture. It's definitely NOT in my original version of the song.
Must be aliens then ...
Regards,
Steffen
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Still no picture. Not in my version, and not in the downloaded one.
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Steffen came up with the cool idea of packing a couple of more songs around machine Part 1 and 2.
Hows this for a plot for Johnny to work some lyrics around:
1. Johnny works on machine (part 1 and 2)
2. The govt shows interest while the utility companies want to sabotage the thing - the man with the cigarette.
3. Johnny's workshop broken into, plans stolen from computer, proto type
4. The "powers to be" tweak the machine to transform it into a deadly weapon and invade a few third world countries, setting up chains of macdonalds and halliburton outlets..
5. The authorities declare Johnny missing.
Sorry guys I dont feel in a bright or sunny moood today :)
Andy
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It's the "Legion", Andy :(
they mess with people's minds :-\
Mark V 8)
Cheers!...up
PS...we could be the drowning pigs! ;D
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Still no picture. Not in my version, and not in the downloaded one.
go to the original thread for Part 2:
http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?topic=8840.0
download the attached mp3.
:o
it is a very cool insect made from steel and it looks very big. And NO I did not have beer today. No alcohol, no other drugs ;D
The insect is inside the song file. Believe it or not it is there.... 8)
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Ah, detoxification - that explains it! :D :P
I'll take a look at that file.
Regards,
Steffen
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Nope, no picture. There is nothing in the MP3 tags of that file.
Regards,
Steffen
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MESSAGE: PRIORITY...TOP SECRET...FOR YOUR EYES ONLY...TOP SECRET...FOR YOUR EYES ONLY...
Gentlemen,
In our last report, 1849000345 & 346, (see file marked "machine"), it has been determined by field officer, Lieutenant, "C" (cn), (nicotine), Dept., "Internal Terror and Domestic Threats", case subjects, Williams, Gupta, Docca, Bremer and Stoman.
C: is in possesion of (machine) operational plans and has inserted the proper dis-information counter-measures.
C: further recommends subjects be labeled "threat" of highest national importance, and subject to immediate termination.
C: is seeking approval to execute plan (cn) "iron insect" to deal with any continuing domestic threat.
Standing by for further instructions...A
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Nope, no picture. There is nothing in the MP3 tags of that file.
Regards,
Steffen
look on the file list as a thumbnail ... it IS there!!! I don't know where itr's come from, but I have some more medelling to do!!
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Steffen, my friend, you choose not to see...sometimes it is too much to take in :P, your eyes see it but the brain rejects the image!
Andy
Nope, no picture. There is nothing in the MP3 tags of that file.
Regards,
Steffen
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;D ;D good one subject J :)
...MESSAGE: PRIORITY...TOP SECRET...FOR YOUR EYES ONLY...TOP SECRET...FOR YOUR EYES ONLY...
Gentlemen,
In our last report, 1849000345 & 346, (see file marked "machine"), it has been determined by field officer, Lieutenant, "C" (cn), (nicotine), Dept., "Internal Terror and Domestic Threats", case subjects, Williams, Gupta, Docca, Bremer and Stoman.
C, is in possesion of (machine) operational plans and has inserted the proper dis-information counter-measures.
C, further recommends subjects be labeled "threat" of highest national importance, and subject to immediate termination.
C, is seeking approval to execute plan (cn) "iron insect" to deal with any continuing domestic threat.
Standing by for further instructions...A
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woh thats an evil mean looking beastie AndyD!
Andy
Nope, no picture. There is nothing in the MP3 tags of that file.
Regards,
Steffen
look on the file list as a thumbnail ... it IS there!!! I don't know where itr's come from, but I have some more medelling to do!!
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Hey AndyD,
thank you! What a beautie :)
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woh thats an evil mean looking beastie AndyD!
Yeah - just wish it was mine >:D >:D >:D
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Ha! 8)
The plot started in Germany! ;)
They're "Germinators! ;D
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This must be mass hypnosis. I'm the only one who is immune. :) 8)
Regards,
Steffen
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Thanks Henry :) yeah Holger's knocked this one of the park!!
Andy
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holger, you rock!!!
Hey, seems you forgot to mention the drummer!!!!!!!!!!!! Who is it??
Spooky! I want to see the machine!!!!!!!!!!! Johnny, do you have pics of your models???
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I finally managed to look at the right file. I was staring at my own file all the time, not noticing that the downloaded file was in a different folder. :D 8)
Andy, nice artwork - your own creation? :)
Regards,
Steffen
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I finally managed to look at the right file. I was staring at my own file all the time, not noticing that the downloaded file was in a different folder. :D 8)
Andy, nice artwork - your own creation? :)
Regards,
Steffen
unfortunately no .... I wish it was. Mine is much simpler - more cartoon like to fit with Muvizu ....
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thank you! What a beautie :)
i think i gotta a good idea who's "bugging" you Steffen! ;D
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Wonderful stuff guys all machines should be made this way a real heavy magical mystery silver machine Brit pop vibe with superb playing by all
Great :)
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Thanks, Ian, for the kind comments :)
Andy
Wonderful stuff guys all machines should be made this way a real heavy magical mystery silver machine Brit pop vibe with superb playing by all
Great :)
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Thank you Ian :)
for stopping by an' giving her a spin
"Brit pop" works for me!!! ;D
Cheers! :D
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I'm sure I already commented on this one !
It's stilll cool. I think I only heard Part II before. I like Part I also.
CD
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Thank You Mark :)
i believe "my machine" beat the crap out of Steffen! ;D
if people truly understood the brink upon which mankind stands
and the many benefits of this simple technology :-\
i would no longer have time to write!!! ;D ;D
cheers! ::)
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WoW! Been away for awhile due to work and other junk, and come back to this REALLY SWEET TUNE!!
Great Job guys!!! I love absolutely everything!!! Somebody shoot down that dang helicopter!! >:D
Anyway....Great musicianship and creativity from everybody! Man! This takes me back a few years!! 8) 8) 8)
Mix is killer!!
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Hi Bill,
Thanks again :) your praise means a lot!
Thrilled you like this song...the guys were brilliant with their parts and vocals, as was Johnny with the lyrics and Steffen with the mix :).
We tried to cram every retro goody we could think of.
Here's a bazooka :)
Andy
WoW! Been away for awhile due to work and other junk, and come back to this REALLY SWEET TUNE!!
Great Job guys!!! I love absolutely everything!!! Somebody shoot down that dang helicopter!! >:D
Anyway....Great musicianship and creativity from everybody! Man! This takes me back a few years!! 8) 8) 8)
Mix is killer!!
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Bill! :)
Thanks for dropping in and giving us a spin! :D
yea, i never liked the "whirly thingy" much either :-\
i went searching for the sound of a huge flock of birds taking flight, with no luck
in hindsight, i shoulda recorded a Harley! ;D
That's a machine we can all agree upon! ::)
Cheers! 8)
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No! I love the helicopter! Sounds great! >:D
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Yea Steffen :)
did you hear that...
We love that helicopter thingy >:D
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What a fantastic tune..And those vocals...You rock Holgar.
Did I miss something, do we know who the drummer is? Because they sounded brilliant. Who is he?
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Guys, I'm glad all the work seems to have paid off.
And, Andy, you recently said you don't think that your songs get more than a handful of listeners. With songs like this (and the other songs of yours I know so far) that just can't be true. There is a bunch of old folks who like to listen to retro sounding music like this - and even some of the young folks.
Steve, the drummer is Andy. :D He arranged the drums from loops.
Regards,
Steffen
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Well - here's the video for this song on the ol' Tube ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY2xB-Wr0DE
Enjoy .... :)
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Andy, as I said, that's amazing. Thank you soooo much. It's a great fun to see us building our machine!
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It's always great to see pictures (especially moving pictures) based on the music we create. Nice job, as usual, Andy! How many hours did you spend on it?
Regards,
Steffen
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It's always great to see pictures (especially moving pictures) based on the music we create. Nice job, as usual, Andy! How many hours did you spend on it?
Regards,
Steffen
Thanks Steffen ... Many many hours!!! But all good fun.
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Very retro & cool,well done all.
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Thank you Ralph! 8)
Did you check out the new video?
Ya gotta see Andy's video!
my machine has never looked better! ::)
and she can fly!!! ;D
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I have not yet but will soon.