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Nominated by the crew for either outstanding quality, technique or creativity (or combination of) on 25th Apr 2009
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"Machine World" starts off with this, in a break from the traditional fast, short songs that I've been writing as openers recently. The title was actually going to be used for a short introductory track, but the idea expanded into a full song pretty rapidly. It's about the feeling that our lives are governed by this information that is kept about us everywhere. (It won't come as a surprise that a lot of it was inspired by my experiences trying to get a visa so that I could live legally in America...) But it also mentions that we still have our lives and can be more than a number in a database.
My newer material has had a tendency to sound slightly more aggressive than before. A large part of the running time is taken by the instrumental section where I tried out various time changes. The main theme of the song appears again throughout the album, and this melody was inspired quite a lot by the music from the game that inspired the title in the first place. - DavidN
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This is a good song let down by the samples. The songwriting is really good, and the right feel is there, but the samples (especially the guitar samples) just don't help it. Nice piano and harpsichord.
Very intrresting track I think! It´s something different as usual. Nice idea for this song, and a very good interpretation! Excellent!
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Song #92 - Welcome to the Machine Track 1 of "Machine World" Written by David K Newton Completed on 9/8/2007 Length: 9 minutes 23 seconds davidknewton_gmail.com http://wired.st-and.ac.uk/~wong/modsite/ --- To another part of life, cross the sea to carry on Another world to change the one you left behind They will take you in their arms, they will take your history And they'll enter all your life into their mind They keep your past inside the sea of memories Their single-minded code is all they know Trapped inside a faceless labyrinth of white They'll take your life and never let it go Follow me - Into the darkness of the sea The nightmare we have built to hold our dreams Follow me - I've seen the outside and I know the way The tides of time are gathered as it guards our memories Follow me Setting out, finding your path, carry on to find your way And the world will form before you as you go The future you will choose, but wherever you will run You will never leave the past that they all know They keep your past inside the sea of memories Their single-minded code is all they know Trapped inside a faceless labyrinth of white They'll take your life and never let it go Follow me - Into the darkness of the sea The nightmare we have built to hold our dreams Follow me - I've seen the outside and I know the way The tides of time are gathered as it guards our memories And now a code will follow you through life The number from archives unseen And time will keep on turning as we give our minds away Welcome to the machine They say that they're watching over us Our lives are held in its cells - forever, but This is not an evil controlling us It's what we make of it ourselves Together we can be - More than a system The machine that we have built can't rule our lives Remember that you have your life and you are not alone Don't drown in madness, carry on They keep your life inside the sea of memories A number on their screen is all they know Trapped inside a faceless labyrinth of white They'll take your life and never let it go Follow me - Into the darkness of the sea The nightmare we have built to hold our dreams Follow me - I've seen the outside and I know the way The tides of time are gathered as it guards our memories And now a code will follow you through life The number from archives unseen And time will keep on turning as we give our minds away Welcome to our world Welcome to your life Welcome to the machine
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I argree with both comments and in some ways this show does have a heart and soul just let down by the odd sample.Thats not to say the track is bad in fact it's very good and keeps a good pace and blends in some nice atmosphere throughout ..