Miss Machine

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nameMiss Machine
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artistThe Dillinger Escape Plan
coverDillinger Escape Plan 'Miss Machine' album cover.jpg
released
recorded2004
length39:54
labelRelapse
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nameMiss Machine
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single1Panasonic Youth
single1dateJune 21, 2004
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single2date2004
single3Unretrofied
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| name = Miss Machine | type = studio | artist = The Dillinger Escape Plan | cover = Dillinger Escape Plan 'Miss Machine' album cover.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 2004 | studio = | genre =

Miss Machine is the second studio album by American metalcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan released in July 2004 through Relapse Records. It is the first album by the band to feature vocalist Greg Puciato and bassist Liam Wilson. Miss Machine marks a change to a more experimental style by the band.

The album is The Dillinger Escape Plan's first album since 1999, the gap between albums being accredited to a number of bad fortunes, and a short EP release with lead vocals being performed by Mike Patton. There were three music videos made for the album ("Panasonic Youth", "Unretrofied", and "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants") directed by Neurosis' Josh Graham. The band decided to feature metalcore producer Steve Evetts to produce the album.

Musical direction

Until the band's 2007 release of the further groundbreaking Ire Works, Miss Machine was considerably the band's most experimental release to date, as the band drew from the experience of working with Mike Patton and the industrial influence of bands such as Nine Inch Nails. It is also arguably their most accessible due to the band toning down the musical complexity and adding new elements like slower song tempos, singing vocals, and more straightforward song structures.

Due to Mike Patton collaborating with the band, his experimental influences began to rub off on The Dillinger Escape Plan. In addition, Greg Puciato was involved with Error, an industrial band, around the same time as the release of Miss Machine, all of which would form their sound on Miss Machine. The album turned out to be much more experimental, and include many more jazz-fusion elements and electronics. Weinman's guitars were not as prominent in the mix, and Pennie's drumming was not as demanding.

Andrew Racher of Brooklyn Vegan said calling the album mathcore was "too niche" and "undersells it." He described the album's sound as "progressive circus acid freakout avant-goth metallic rock."

Reception

Critical reception

| MC = 80/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Chronicles of Chaos | rev2score = 9/10 | rev3 = Drowned in Sound | rev3score = 10/10 | rev4 = NME | rev4score = 7/10 | rev5 = Pitchfork | rev5score = 6.8/10 | rev6 = Playlouder | rev6score = | rev7 = Rolling Stone | rev7score = | rev8 = Stylus | rev8Score = B− | rev9 = Spin | rev9score = B+ | rev10 = Tiny Mix Tapes | rev10score =

The critical reception for Miss Machine was relatively favorable, with AllMusic going so far as to say, "There's nothing more to say — the next true image of rock & roll has crawled out of the swamps of Jersey." Despite being positive in their review, Pitchfork noticed "Though Miss Machine displays DEP in top musical form, the band seems to have lost its confidence and direction." Rolling Stone, however, was negative, noticing "unless you're trying to drive a third world dictator out of his barricaded palace, you'll be hard pressed to listen to Miss Machine in its entirety." Miss Machine has earned a metascore of 80 on review aggregate site Metacritic indicating favorable reviews.

Track listing

| all_writing = Ben Weinman and Greg Puciato except where noted | title1 = Panasonic Youth | length1 = 2:27 | title2 = Sunshine the Werewolf | length2 = 4:17 | title3 = Highway Robbery | length3 = 3:30 | title4 = Van Damsel | length4 = 2:59 | title5 = Phone Home | writer5 = Chris Pennie, Puciato | length5 = 4:15 | title6 = We Are the Storm | length6 = 4:38 | title7 = Crutch Field Tongs | writer7 = Pennie | length7 = 0:52 | title8 = Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants | length8 = 3:27 | title9 = Baby's First Coffin | writer8 = Weinman | length9 = 4:02 | title10 = Unretrofied | writer10 = Weinman | length10 = 5:37 | title11 = The Perfect Design | length11 = 3:50 | headline = Japanese bonus tracks | title12 = My Michelle | note12 = Guns N' Roses cover | length12 = 4:07 | title13 = Damaged Pt. 1&2 | note13 = Black Flag cover | length13 = 4:55

Personnel

;The Dillinger Escape Plan

  • Greg Puciato – vocals
  • Ben Weinman – lead guitar, producer
  • Brian Benoit – rhythm guitar
  • Chris Pennie – drums, producer
  • Liam Wilson – bass ;Production
  • Steve Evetts – producer, engineering, mixing
  • Jesse Cannon – Pro Tools
  • Tom Shumway – assistant engineer
  • James Russo – assistant engineer
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Mike Watkajtys – live sound engineer
  • Brian Montuori – artwork and direction
  • Dimitri Minakakis – layout and design
  • Matthew Jacobson – executive producer

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2004) | Peak position | US Billboard 200 | US Top Heatseekers | US Top Independent Albums | US Top Internet Albums | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 106 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 106 | | | | | | ::

References

References

  1. Sacher, Andrew. (March 8, 2021). "15 Seminal Albums From Metalcore's Second Wave (2000-2010)". [[Brooklyn Vegan]].
  2. {{Metacritic album
  3. [{{AllMusic
  4. "CoC : The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine : Review".
  5. "Album Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine". DrownedInSound.
  6. As intelligent as it is ferocious. [31 Jul 2004, p.40]
  7. "The Dillinger Escape Plan: Miss Machine: Pitchfork Review".
  8. "Playlouder review".
  9. "Rolling Stone review".
  10. link. (2007-11-27)
  11. Gleefully impurist and highly addictive. [Sep 2004, p.122]
  12. "Tiny Mix Tapes review".
  13. "The Dillinger Escape Plan - Chart history". Billboard.

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