Hopeful Machines

Hopeful Machines is a solo electronic music project of Ego Likeness member Steven Archer. He states that he uses this project as a sandbox for playing with sound and ideas, that it's about exploring "very complex sounds, and how much of that I can put in a piece of music before it becomes too much." Many of his releases are available free for download in various forms.

Discography

2003:
* "Process and Product"
2005:
* "One Step Into Cygnus"
* "Doom"
2006:
* "I am Still in this Forrest"
* "The Hole Between Here and Home"
* "Isthmus"
* "Alwaystoday"
2007:
* "I am an Island (And She Is My Ocean)"
* "Amphetamedian"
* "Theskydrinksonlyfrommymouth"
* "::Skinless::"
2008:
* "RedKingBlackRook"
2011:
* "On the Mending of Pack"
2013:
* "MinusZero" (March)
* "The Spring of the Drowned Girl"
2015:
* "A Shadow the Size of Everything"
2017:
* "Eplis Remains Inside"
* "Accidents and Other Incidents"
* "A Collection of Questionable Dance Songs"
* "Oubliette"
* "Plus V0ID"
2018:
* "Seres Anteriormente Existentes"
* "Soundtracks for Invisible Films"

Reception

Archer's motto for the project is "Electronica for Sociopaths", which has been echoed in several reviews.

References

American industrial musicians
American electronic musicians

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