New Wave peaked in the ’80s, but the synthesizer-based sound continued to resurface in various forms in the following decades. Bands like Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears also influenced the Nine Inch Nails and Industrial movements. Producer/musician E.Van Frankfort of the Spiritual MachinesThat sound always surrounded his creative being.
In 1999, computer science pioneer Ray Kurzweil published The Age of Spiritual Machines, in which he argued that the supercomputers then being developed would eventually develop souls that would influence the future.
25 years later, we are beginning to understand the nature of AI.
As Kurzweil predicted, The Spiritual Machines have adopted that story as a running theme on their new album, Lockhearted.
“The concept of backing up your brain to a hard drive and storing it forever in the cloud is
“It’s something that everyone is really debating,” Frankfort argues, and the Futurists
They believe that transhumanist figures have had a major influence on his work. “They’re just debating when it’s going to happen.
happen.”
Drawing deeply from New Wave’s rich ore Close your heart Building on Frankfort’s extensive work in record production, film/TV music, electronic music and experimental sound design, Frankfort has had impressive work with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Liz Phair, Pete Yorn, Plain White T’s, The Wallflowers and Warren Zevon.
“It’s not necessarily a tribute, but it’s in the dough, you know?” Frankfort says of his hero.
Peter Gabriel, Echo & the Bunnymen, Ultravox, The Smiths, etc.
I take that sound in the context of actually making a record.
Glide Debut of the catchy “I’ll Die Laughing” Close your heart, This is their strongest original new wave track since Future Islands’ last release. With syncopated rhythms and upbeat vocals, The Spiritual Machines showcase a lush sound with a nostalgic sense of mission.
