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bonemachine work the night shift in the heat, damp and grime of the overcrowded south coast city of Portsmouth.
Witnessing almost nightly tales of wrist snapping pain - alcohol abuse; infidelity; aggression - they return to the refuge of their homes and helpless introspection.
The 24hr rolling news mixed with an alcoholic stupor (to forget and to sleep) results in a rising desperation, anxiety and paranoia that drives the music …
bonemachine veer between skuzzy industrial electronic grind and moments of uneasy calm. Having no drummer, they merge layers of sampled loops and guitars with an array of acoustic instruments including harmonica, mandolin and bowed double bass. Their tracks are crammed with references to captured moments of madness and media . Also joining bonemachine on WCWCTL is the acclaimed jazz saxophonist Johnny Lippiett and electro DJs Simon Heartfield and Coincidence.
bonemachine signed to Hackpen Records in 2003. Their first single "Another Day Over" was taken from the critically acclaimed debut album "Vent" followed by a further single on Shifty Disco Records (reworked by 80’s cult stars, Sigue Sigue Sputnik).
The Press
"Red Light Receiving' growls with the grim synthetic reverence of Violator-era Depeche Mode.... the effect is gorgeous...." High Voltage
"Hacienda dub beats to creepy media narration via Kid A-meets-Leftfield in 2099 soundscapes.... Mesmerising stuff" Is This Music
"it's rather astonishing (and admirable) to hear the sort of power their music now beholds†Drowned In Sound
"Red Light Receiving' pulls in a throbbing dance beat . Guitars fuse with imagination and energetic electro sounds for some trip hop pulses and creative arrangements" Glasswerk
"Thumping bass-driven anthems" Heathen Angel
"Seedy, sleazy, atmospheric moods. A soundtrack to suburban life" News of the Noise
"haunting esoteric flourishes all washed over an air of grimy malevolence… An exciting, thrilling listen" Subba-Cultcha
“About as subtle as a one liner from Lily Savage and all the better for it†Tasty Fanzine
"Stunning, evocative!! Innovative. This simply drags you in and won't let go.... just divine. Evocative and thought provoking, subtly smooth yet powerful, exciting yet relaxing - A massively infectious piece of work." Toxic Pete
"An apocalyptic groove built on ever-growing and pulsating dynamics... like Gershwin experimenting with Massive Attack loops! AMAZING! " Southampton Echo
Heavy, industrial dance music, injected with occasional thunderous guitars... relentless beats and unforgiving level of bass... a sleazy monster.... sounds like it should soundtrack a Film Noir" Contact Music
"Bonemachine are making some incredibly original music which is well thought out and executed. It's sexy, wistful and atmospheric." - BBC Showcase
"Bonemachine are a sonic-electronic revelation, a riot of body-rattling bass and heartbeat-imitating beats set to the crunch of a six-string and the sound of jaws crashing floorwards" - Drowned In Sound
"bonemachine do something that I can only describe as the black, industrial dub-dance answer to The Beatles double white. Exotic, experimental, but hypnotically insidiousInvestigation recommended John Peel Fanzine" - Unpeeled
"beautifully conveyed - sort of Massive Attack when they were good - exhibiting more than enough conviction" Jockey Slut
"reliably eerie swank welcome in a post-100th Window world." - Lost At Sea
"Bonemachine produce great music to watch a futuristic action horror movie to. Theyre sometimes industrial, always interesting and constantly seedy and dirty" - Southscene.net
"Gloriously eclectic with HUGE drum beats and intermittent voices" - Shadowplay
"an album full of dirt. Neu-trip-hop beastery.... dark and dry-lipped vocals, bad-trip lysergic layers of lazy-filth synths and an intelligence of arrangement that marks the Portsmouth group out as a forceful and fizzing act....epic emotronica" The Fly
"A haunting and intense debut" - Buzz Mag
"Bonemachine seem to have things sorted out. A little bit of airplay and they'll be getting free drugs for life from every A&R man in town. Me, I'll be holding on to this tape to sell for mega bucks when they're far too rich and famous for their own good" - Zeitgeist
"A cinematic treat of blockbuster like symphonic waves pierced by swollen space dub grinds grooving intoxicated to the soaring sensually humid middle Eastern motifs found filtering throughout, alluring to say the least" - Losing Today
"Miserable bastards" - Joe Shooman
"Richly atmospheric - particularly dark bits of trip hop:" Bubblegum Slut
"In the words of Lemon Jelly, beautiful, just beautiful" Blowback Magazine
"they are contenders for the surprise UK breakthrough this year" SEVEN
"A cinematic treat of blockbuster like symphonic waves pierced by swollen space dub grinds grooving intoxicated to the soaring sensually humid middle Eastern motifs found filtering throughout, alluring to say the least" Losing Today
