Machine Girl (band)

Machine Girl (sometimes stylized as machin3gir1) is an American electronic music project created in 2012[1] by Matt Stephenson (also known as DJ Chaotic Ugly) in Long Island, New York.[2][3][4] In 2015, the project became a duo, with Stephenson recruiting percussionist Sean Kelly to play live drums.[5][6]

Machine Girl
OriginLong Island, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Visual Disturbances
  • Kitty On Fire Records
  • Orange Milk Records
Members
  • Matt Stephenson
  • Sean Kelly
Websitehttps://machin3-gir1.com/

Style and themes

In an interview with Revolver magazine, Stephenson defined Machine Girl as "fucked-up electronic punk" and stated that they didn't like the "industrial" tag for being "very goth, and very black and white" considering the project "a lot more colorful".[7] Kerrang! listed them as one of the "bands expanding the definition of hardcore", and described the project as "a particularly punky and ferocious breed of the electronic sub-genre breakcore that could easily pass for hardcore when they rip it live".[8] Pitchfork defined their style as "relentlessly smashing together bits of punk, grindcore, rave, industrial, and more" and "unpredictable and dangerous, full of animalistic rage and uncontrollable energy".[9]

The project is named after the 2008 Japanese film The Machine Girl,[7] which they occasionally sampled on their 2014 album WLFGRL.

Members
  • Matt Stephenson – production, vocals (2012–present)
  • Sean Kelly – drums (2015–present)

Discography

Studio albums
  • WLFGRL (2014)
  • Gemini (2015)
  • ...Because I'm Young Arrogant and Hate Everything You Stand For (2017)
  • The Ugly Art (2018)
  • U-Void Synthesizer (2020)

Extended plays
  • Electronic Gimp Music EP (2013)
  • 13th Hour EP (2013)
  • GRLPWR EP (2013)
  • MACHINE GIRL VS MACHINE GIRL (2016)
  • RePorpoised Phantasies (2020)

Compilations
  • Jet Set Radio Remixes 1 (2014)
  • WLFGRL Remixes A (2014)
  • WLFGRL Remixes B (2014)
  • Phantom Tracks (2015)
  • Phantasy Trax™ (2016)
  • WLFGRL+ (2017)
  • MG DEMO DISC (2020)
  • Stretch Collection (2020)

Singles
  • "Gravity Diva" (2012)
  • "Emerald Juke / Krystle (Glitch Mix)" (2014)
  • "Killing of the Bird / Lifeforce" (2015)
  • "Costume / Fuqthatlil" (2016)
  • "Minnesota / Explode" (2016)
  • "Yesterday (Machine Girl Remix)" (2023)

Splits and collaborative releases
  • Darren Keen + Machine Girl (2014)
  • Machine Girl / Five Star Hotel (2016)
  • Shade / Machine Girl - QUARANTINETAPES_vol3 (2020)

Mix compilations
  • MRK90 Mix Vol. 1 (2018)

Soundtracks

References
  1. "Gravity Diva | Machine Girl". February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. Simpson, Paul. "Machine Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  3. Adame, Oscar (January 13, 2020). "Machine Girl, the future of digital hardcore". Warp. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. Smith, Nathan (September 14, 2020). "A Guide to the Relentless Hardcore of Machine Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. Pettis, Josh (May 29, 2019). "Lobsterfest 2019 Q&A: Machine Girl". ACRN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. "Machine Girl". Discogs. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  7. Enis, Eli (May 11, 2020). "Machine Girl: "Alien music" duo on spitting blood, mashing genres, transcending self". Revolver. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. Enis, Eli (May 24, 2019). "5 bands expanding the definition of hardcore". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. Joyce, Colin (March 10, 2020). "Machine Girl: U-Void Synthesizer". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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