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ENGINE

About Me

engine is nicky smith (samples, vocals, drum) and jake lingan (synthesizer, samples).
we have an album out now on MT6 Records and Beefy Marauder Recordings . it's called Fringe and it has nine songs.
we're making a new album now. sit tight. 2009. last one before jake goes to college.
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we've played with these bands:
2 Time Quitters, 4 Feet Under, Abiku, the Agrarians, Algebra of Need, Annabel, Astral Throne, Baby Venom, Bad Liquor Pond, Beeping Sleauty, Birthing Nets, the Can Openers, Rill Causey, Chief Pokawa, Cotton Candy Collective, Cream Center, Graham Crisler, Damn Right!, Datafrogs, Disheveled Elephant, Dynamic Bison, Entertainment System, French Quarter, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Heroin U.K., Hexspeak, Human Host, the Internet Explorers, Jakuta and Carl, Kadman, Kill and Eat, Nick Knowlton, Light on Buildings, the Little Ones, Lots of Money, Markitect, Mongoloidian Glow, Moscow Telephone, Needle Gun, Newagehillbilly, North America, Optimus Rhyme, Oxter, Passiou, Pattern is Movement, Polygons, Ra Ra Riot, Raspberry Campaign, Retarded Garfield, Rick Weaver & the Ruined Frame, Rosemary Krust, Salad, Scout, Sexually Retarded, Terra Dactyls, Thrust Lab, Tin Armor, Titus Andronicus, Whoarfrost, WLTR, Wye Oak

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/07/2007
Band Members: nicky smith - samples, vocals, drum
jake lingan - synthesizer, samples
Influences: animal collective
panda bear
black dice
eric copeland
the beach boys
suicide
ariel pink
primal scream
nas
the tornados
daft punk
the orb
david bowie
william basinski
dj shadow
kraftwerk
Sounds Like: LIVE AT THE OTTOBAR, 4/22/08

"STABLE AS A TABLE"

"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED"

Record Label: MT6, Beefy Marauder
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"FRINGE" reviewed by the City Paper!

we think they like it, too!-engine
Posted by on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:01:00 GMT

Interview w/ Nicky @ HAC Tracks

hey,our friend steve from the hamilton arts collective did an interview with nicky as part of a series of interviews called the hac tracks. you can download it here.-n and j
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:33:00 GMT

"FRINGE" Lyrics

westbororight onI am going to westboro todaypractice makes purpleif practice makes purplethen I'm indigo babyif practice makes purplethen I'm buzzing like a beeif practice makes purplethen I'm swimmin...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:53:00 GMT

"FRINGE" IS OUT NOW!!

hello all people!our debut album FRINGE has just been released by MT6 Records! it's been a long time coming and we are very proud of it. here's some info:1. Westboro - 4:332. Practice Makes Purple - 3...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:55:00 GMT

Music video for "Goodwin Lives On"

hey,our wonderful label in the uk, Beefy Marauder, has made a video for our song "Goodwin Lives On" off of our upcoming album Fringe. thanks a lot to the dudes for making it! we think it rock...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:15:00 GMT

4/22/08 show available for download

hey,we played at the ottobar on april 22, 2008 and our great friend jeff the taper recorded it. you can download our set here:http://av.beatbots.com/2008/04/26/engine-the-ottobar-ba ltimore-md-april-22...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:12:00 GMT

Our album is finished!!

After four months of recording, our album Fringe is finally finished! It has nine songs and is 45 minutes long. It will be released by MT6 Records in the U.S. and Beefy Marauder Recordings in the U.K....
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:04:00 GMT

2/16/08 show available for download

hey,jeff the taper taped our set last saturday at the lo-fi. you can download it here.we played these songs:stable as a tablehealthmission accomplishedholy rollerfriendsmallomarthanks to jeff for tapi...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:29:00 GMT

11/25/07 show available for download

yo youse guys,jeff the taper taped our show at the HAC on november 25, and it's up on his site available for download. You can download it here.we played these songs:mission accomplishedstable as a ta...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:53:00 GMT

8/24/07 show available for download

hey,jeff the taper taped our show on august 24, 2007 at the hamilton arts collective. it sounds awesome. download it here for a good time.we played these songs:westborobubble bathpractice makes purple...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:13:00 GMT