REVISIONIST HISTORY

Canadian band MACHINES DREAM started out just about a decade ago, a more or less incidental band formation if I have read their history correctly. Following two live albums and three studio albums, the band have now released their first compilation album, which consists of reworked, rearranged and remastered editions of their first two studio albums. This double CD was issued through Irish label Progressive Gears in the spring of 2019.

Machines Dream is a fine band for those who love and treasure bands that explore the legacy of neo-progressive rock and segues it over to the more modern traditions of bands inspired by the likes of Porcupine Tree. Atmospheric laden compositions with a strong focus on moods and melodies is the order of the day here, and expressed in anything from sparse and delicate passages to intense parts bordering progressive metal. It is emotional rather than technically oriented music, at least from what I can hear, and a key audience in my mind are fans of 90's era neo-progressive rock that also has a warm heart for more recent bands that will often be described as contemporary progressive rock.