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GHOST OF THE MACHINE







Biography

GHOST OF THE MACHINE


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A NEW MELODIC PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND FROM YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND

Ghost Of The Machine formed in January 2021 when five former members of This Winter Machine — Graham Garbett (guitars), Mark Hagan (keyboards and piano), Stuart McAuley (bass, Moog pedals and Mellotron), Andy Milner (drums) and Scott Owens (guitars) — joined forces with Charlie Bramald (flautist for Nova Cascade, and former lead vocalist for all-eras prog tribute Harmony of Spheres).

Taking the best elements from their previous endeavours and key influences such as Rush, Marillion and Genesis, while pushing forward in a heavier, adventurous and exciting direction, Ghost Of The Machine spent its first year writing and recording its debut album Scissorgames. With the album complete, Ghost of the Machine is now gearing up for the release and accompanying performances, ready to bring its powerful six-piece sound and thrilling, theatrical live show to a stage near you in 2022.

There's no doubting the pedigree of Ghost Of The Machine; its respective members achieved critical acclaim with their contributions to The Man Who Never Was (2017) and A Tower Of Clocks (2019) under the This Winter Machine banner, and Nova Cascade's releases such as A Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows (2019) and Back From The Brink (2021) were warmly received by the progressive music community. The band is confident that Scissorgames will similarly find favour with fans both old and new.

Collectively, the band members' live résumés are impeccable, having supported the likes of Marillion and Magnum over their music careers, and appearing at the major prog festivals and headlining popular venues while with This Winter Machine. A curious footnote to add is that the exact Ghost Of The Machine line-up appeared as This Winter Machine at The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton on 7 December 2019, with Bramald stepping in on vocals for one night only, sharing duties with Claire Owens. The success of this show paved the way for Bramald's invitation to join Ghost Of The Machine just over a year later.

Ghost Of The Machine made their live debut at the Corporation, Sheffield on 12 May 2022, supporting the incredible IT. On 16 May 2022, the debut single Mountain was released, ahead of Scissorgames which launched
on 3 June 2022.



First Album of GHOST OF THE MACHINE
I chose the first track Scissors from the Scissorgames album











Hi friends

2022 Work in Progress..ive



These are my best tracks of 2022



Track Title-Group or Artist-Album

The Chosen Ones-LALU-Paint the Sky

Land of Green (part 1)-KARFAGEN-Land of Green and Gold

Jagannath-SIMON PHILLIPS-Protocol V

Alda-BREIDABLIK-Alduorka

Mrs Tibbets-JETHRO TULL-The Zealot Gene

Living For A Better Day-TIME HORIZON-Power Of Three

A Needle Tree-KARCIUS-Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold

No Still Moment-LIGHTHOUSE SPARROWS-Aerials

Little Pretty-STEVE VAI-Inviolate

The Elephants of Mars-JOE SATRIANI-The Elephants of Mars

Wilderness Excursion-KAIPA-Urskog

Changing Worlds-THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-Psychopomp

In 256 Zeichen-TANGERINE DREAM-Raum

Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Scissorgames








1. Scissors 17:23
2. Mountain 07:50
3. Just For Reference 05:33
4. January's Child 07:37
5. Mercury Rising (Parts I and II) 08:42
6. Dead To Me 04:48
7. Scissors (Reprise) 10:37


released June 3, 2022

Written and performed by Ghost Of The Machine

Charlie Bramald - Lead Vocals and Flute
Graham Garbett - Guitars and Backing Vocals
Mark Hagan - Keyboards, Piano and Mellotron
Stuart McAuley - Bass, Moog Pedals and Mellotron
Andy Milner - Drums
Scott Owens - Guitars

Produced, recorded and mixed by Bob Cooper at The Chairworks
Mastered by Grant Berry
Cover art by Claudia Caranfa


With over an hour of melodic progressive rock to enjoy, Scissorgames
will appeal to fans of Marillion, Rush, Dream Theater and Genesis.






Scissors-GHOST OF THE MACHINE
https://ghostofthemachine.bandcamp.com/track/scissors



Scissors (Reprise) -GHOST OF THE MACHINE
https://ghostofthemachine.bandcamp.c...issors-reprise


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