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Dope Machines
Rock · 2015 · 10 tracks · 43m

Dope Machines

The Airborne Toxic Event

A sharp pivot into neon-lit synth-pop and electronic textures. The band trades their chamber-rock strings for 808s and shimmering digital layers.

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It's like they took their sad indie songs and threw them into a 1980s arcade machine.

Restless urban anxiety filtered through shimmering, high-energy electronic production.

Dope Machines · vs · The Airborne Toxic Event
Restless+4.0σ

Restless saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 43m
01
Wrong
4:15
02
One Time Thing
4:03
03
Dope Machines
3:18
04
California
3:52
05
Time to Be a Man
4:10
06
Hell and Back
3:54
07
My Childish Bride
4:26
08
The Thing About Dreams
5:34
09
Something You Lost
5:06
10
Chains
4:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from the organic acoustic intro of 'California' into a pulsing, synth-heavy anthem.
The way the title track 'Dope Machines' uses a stuttering electronic beat to mirror the anxiety of the lyrics.
The sprawling, atmospheric build of 'The Thing About Dreams' that feels like a slow-motion descent into a memory.
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