The Machine That Made Us

by Flotation Toy Warning

The Machine That Made Us cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 June 2017
  • Label: Talitres
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:01:25
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Anne Marie Kirby, Gwen Cheeseman, Alistair White, Dominic Glover

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Arriving an astonishing thirteen years after their cult-classic debut, the London-based experimental pop collective finally returns with a majestic sophomore effort. The album retains their signature, incredibly lush orchestral arrangements and deeply eccentric, narrative-driven lyricism. It was celebrated by their dedicated cult following as a breathtaking, meticulously crafted continuation of their unique cinematic vision.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, melodic, orchestral, chamber, literate

Tracklist

  1. Controlling the Sea (3:27)
  2. Due to Adverse Weather Conditions, All of My Heroes Have Surrendered (6:38)
  3. Everything That Is Difficult Will Come to an End (7:49)
  4. A Season Underground (4:59)
  5. I Quite Like It When He Sings (7:30)
  6. King of Foxgloves (5:47)
  7. When the Boat Comes Inside Your House (5:20)
  8. Driving Under the Influence of Loneliness (2:23)
  9. To Live for Longer Slides (4:50)
  10. The Moongoose Analogue (12:36)

Credits

  • Ben Clay - band [flotation toy warning are], guitar, bass, written-by
  • Paul Carter - band [flotation toy warning are], lead vocals, sampler [samples], programmed by [programming], lyrics by, written-by
  • Aesthetic Apparatus - cover [cover art, at]
  • Michael Byzewski - cover [cover art]
  • Alistair White - brass, trombone
  • Dominic Glover - brass, trumpet
  • Gwen Cheeseman - strings, violin
  • Anne Marie Kirby - strings, violin, viola

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