PRESS Mach FoX - FUTUREPAST self-released 2oo5 Like a DeLorean time machine, Mach FoX's sleek, sci-fi pop exists simultaneously in the electropunk future and the retro-synthpop past. Twitchy computer beats, jittery synthesizers, and ethereal, Cure-inspired guitars interweave in Mach Fox's hall of mirrors, with Mach's soaring, mournful vocals serving as a guide through the labyrinth. While plenty of current bands cop the flash and glitter of 80s electronic pop, Mach FoX is one of the few to capture a bit of its soul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I started listening to Mach Fox a few months back, and was glad to see this project on the comp. The track "Reward Le Fin" opens with with flowing emotion invoking synth lines and vocals that say get ready for an older Depeche Mode sound...One of those songs you put on a mix tape for your ex, you know what I mean. If you are into more serious take on electropop you'll love Mach Fox." - from Electrocore.com review of TCElectropunk Vol.II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mach Fox @ The Kitty Cat Klub "Presenting ambient electro-pop explorations from the heart of Minnesota, Mach Fox is celebrating the release of his debut solo CD, FuturePast, recorded with Brian Herb. Former member of such diverse outfits as Manplanet, Vena Cava and Silver Fox, Mach Fox doesn’t really sound like any of those groups. Those ready to take a doped-up trip through vaguely ’80s soundscapes and mechanical rhythms should get ready to recline in a futuristic leather couch and let the blue tones (and strangely Midnight Oil-styled vocals) of Mach Fox wash over them. " Nathan Dean - Pulse of the Twin Cities- Hot Tickets for January 26 - February 1, 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mach Fox has put together a stunning showcase of his distinct style, one that no electronica fan should be without..." - From Distortion.us online music magazine ----------------------------------------------------------------------- You needn’t look any further than the DeLorean on the album cover to find evidence of Mach FoX’s ‘80s obsessions, but beneath the kitschy surface there’s some decent music to be found. True, some of the songs here are a little too self-consciously retro – “Liquid Rhythm” is electroclash at its worst, and the instrumental “Deadly Curse” may as well be a Gary Numan B-side – but there are plenty of intriguing takes on New Wave and synthpop as well. “77 Hands” is just plain weird, a surrealistic science fiction piece with a touch of early EBM, while “Anyday” fills out the analog bleeping with a hint of ragged punk power chords. It’s the more goth-inspired melodic pieces, though, that best show off Mach FoX’s talents. “Reward Le Fin” is prettily morbid, while “House Divided” has the rakish decadence of Bauhaus. “Resolution White” takes a more poppy angle, with gently processed vocals swimming amidst a wash of guitar effects reminiscent of the Cure at their delicately doleful best. Get past the more obvious ‘80s camp moments, and this turns out to be a pretty worthwhile album even if you’re not sporting a Flock Of Seagulls haircut. Matthew Johnson - @ GraveConcernsEZine.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "His debut CD, Futurepast, which gets its release show tonight, is a sample-rich concoction full of kitschy references to alien monsters and robot girlfriends." the ONION -26 January 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Another of the surprising number of quality electronic projects coming out of the Twin Cities area, my first introduction to the band was on the Twin Cities Electropunk compilation. The track that was featured there, "House Divided", is included on this album, along with 11 other original songs. Several of the songs are very sample heavy, with 50's & 60's horror films and Sc-Fi films popping into "Omni", "77 Hands", and several of the other tracks. The musical style varies from synth punk to new wave-esque rock and just about everywhere in between. With a album that is so varied and diverse, it's hard to describe to accurately, but the previous sentence does as good a job as I can manage. It's a album that will stretch your musical tastes at times, but rewardingly so. " -Jason Baker @ Synthpop.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mach FoX - FUTUREPAST The album begins with the emotional "Omni". It has a great chorus with minimum instrumentation. I felt the song wanted to blow up many times but Mach left it in a tense calm. "A.M." is more obscure in every way, especially the vocals. The synths play a comfortable bed of soft sounds while the bass is more restless. The vocoder plays a nice counterpoint with the real vocals at the end. "77 Hands" has an insistent base reminiscent of Kraftwerk, with processed vocals that give more depth to the song in an industrial enviroment. "Anyday" is an example of what´s electropunk all about: sounds of heavy guitars, fast tempo and punk feeling. MachFox almost screams the lyrics on the chorus. On "We R The Engineers" the bass (i love it!), guitars and drums work in harmony to be a great base for Mach´s best vocal effort. Somehow everything works well to make this song one of the highest points of the album. "Deadly Course" is mainly instrumental with the add of a few recorded voices and a lot rhythm changes. "Reward le Fin" is again emotional but very rhythmic, with a great melody. You can even find some guitars in reggae tempo. Another high point of the album. "Class 7" starts like a late 70´s funk tune and suddenly it shakes hands with early 80´s Gary Numan. It ends abruptly leaving you the feeling that you heard that melody somewhere else. "House Divided" is the hardest song of the album with strong drums, bass and guitars. Is dark and addictive, like a good old Joy Division tune. A guitar arpeggio welcomes us to "Resolution White". Mach again opts for processed vocals and vocoders but this time it works better than before because the song asks for it. A nice downtempo tune to rest for a while. "Liquid Rhythm" invites us to dance a little and then stops and then continues. It´s pretty ecclectic. Mach´s vocals here reminds me of Information Society´s Kurt Harland on some parts, which is nice. The end of the album comes with "W.C.T.N.". Again an instrumental track with female and male recorded vocals that help to add suspense to the song. The low keys of the piano are the perfect match for them combining darkness and mystery. A good album overall although i ended waiting for a song that went "bang" in my head. MachFox´s music has a great potential in that area but somehow he doesn´t want to go further. I felt like his emotions were contained into the music and struggling to get out in a stronger way. Maybe that´s what he wants to achieve in the listener. To keep us both comfortable and uncomfortable enough for him to tell us his story. But this is pure especulation, i don´t think i have the answer. Listen to the album and if you find it please let me know! Alejo Parella - www.retroforwardradio.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "With no real surprises intact, Mach Fox recalls years past with a firm nod towards the electronic age of the ‘80’s where Michael J. Fox was king and music videos were still a fad. That’s right this is straight up electro that’ll have you clamoring to do the robot in no time flat. " - J-Sin @ Smother.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mach FoX (also on MySpace) A Minneapolis act in my column? Are you kidding? Alright, here's what to expect: they're very much a retro-sounding electronic band. Guitars? Sure, every now and again. Vocals? Think somewhere between the new romantic era of the '80s and straight-out goth. Tons of samples, tons of complete randomness that doesn't necessarily seem like it fits into its given slot. At times it sounds like a random bleepy-bloopy experiment gone awry, and other times it's just straight electropop. Highlight: Really weird, ambient stuff that will impress computer music geeks. "Omni" is a really nice track on the poppier side of stuff. Lowlight: It's all definitely amateur as all hell, lacking focus. Neat sound and neat ideas, and their track on TC Electropunk Vol 2 shows a lot of promise, but there's still plenty of work to be done. From - www.insidepulse.com Mach FoX / Severin 24 July 2oo5 Tour info Tour is booked!! >>>>>>>> WED. JULY 13th - The Reverb - Cedar Falls, IA. THURS. JULY 14th - The Abbey Pub -Chicago, IL. FRI. JULY 15th - The Depot Bar and Grill - Faribault , MN. SAT. JULY 16th - Adams Secret Party - Mpls. MN. SUN. JULY 17th - Bastille Day Celebration - Mpls. MN. WED. JULY 2oth - the King Club - Madison, WI. THURS. JULY 21st - Dannys Tavern - Chicago, IL. FRI. JULY 22nd - Club Anything - Milwaukee , WI. SAT. JULY 23rd - Kitty Cat Klub - Mpls. MN. Check SPACETIME for links to clubs in your area. This will be an ELECTROPUNK Blowout!!! Severin 24 will be playing the Bastille day celebration in MPLS. MN. USA on SUN. JULY 17th and we will be playing the last show of the Tour with FOODTEAM on SAT. JULY 23rd @ Kitty Cat Klub in MPLS. MN. USA Hope to See You!! Mach FoX bio Mach FoX was the songwriting persona behind the sci-fi-spaceglam band Silver FoX. An ad seeking a Bassdroid and Drumbot was all he needed to find his very own "spiders from mars" .The band was Mach FoX- synth/guitar/vocals, Celestial Ally- bass/ lighting FX, TQ4- synths/samples/pedalsteel/guitar, and Marty E. on drums. Silver FoX brought a "Lites,Attitude,Action" kind of live show to the Twin cities clubs. SpaceGlam, however wasn't in fashion. The Dolls-meet-Numan sound was accented by TQ4s stellar pedalsteel work. A cd single was recorded at The Terrarium in Mpls., with producer Jason Orris. It included the Dollsesque signature tune "FoX" and the the spaceballad "Lep. Tongue". Now out of print. In 1999 Mach FoX joined forces w/ spacerockers Manplanet.Mach was purple and played synthesizers and sound FX, on the Skylab e.p. After being released from the space program, he formed Mach FoX & Grand-8o, the sci-fi-rock band that pitted man Vs machine.Mach FoX and Celestial Ally utilized the G-8o superkomputer for musical destruction. They then acquired the Manmachine on drums and the band veered more towards a pop-punk- synthrock sound. After many cutting edge performances , utilizing custom Flash and video projected by TQ4, the band and the G-8o superkomputer became outdated,and useless. Thus the birth of Mach FoX, and all FUTUREPAST musical endeavors. He has appeared on albums by Uberscenester, the Centurions, The Repeats, and more. Former Twin Cities bands Mach FoX has performed in, include Metro division, Grand-8o, Manplanet, Silver FoX, Vena Cava, Puck, and Charlie dont surf. Mach FoX-FUTUREPAST 12/24/04 -The album is done and the release party booked. Produced by Brian Herb and Mach FoX. It is a synthetic ride that is both retro AND futuristic sounding. The album cover was inspired by Mike Newell and designed by Jim Fitzsimons. The Back cover photo was taken by Zak Metz.