Enigmatic Sound Machines

ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES The HIERARCHIES OF ANGELS

Based in Montreal, Canada, ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES is a retro-futuristic project, the brainchild of two childhood friends with a common love for music, philosophy, and the arts.

Jeremie Arrobas is a founding member of Men Without Hats, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer, composer, arranger, and producer. Creator of hundreds of audio, video, and visual arts projects.

Thomas Szirmay is a musicologist, researcher, producer, arranger, and writer. Specialist in progressive rock, jazz-fusion and electronic, and has written over 1600 reviews on internet platforms Prog Archives, House of Prog as well as a FB page called Prog Rogue.

We started working on the sophomore release “The Hierarchies of Angels” immediately after releasing our debut on September 1, 2023, contemplating the framework for composing within an even more progressive approach. This came about as it was obvious to both of us that Jeremie had hit a level of creative inspiration that was unparalleled in his long history of composing. Thomas kept challenging Jeremie to aspire to consider longer arrangements, gradually pushing for extended instrumentals, which were so rapidly successful that it was decided to keep three of them for Hierarchies and really up the ante musically and conceptually. We also decided to feature some impressive guest talent, namely the legendary prog/fusion bassist Hansford Rowe (Gong, Gongzilla, HR3 and many more), as well as two guitarists Shane Hoy (The Dylans) and Alain Roig.

We opted to provide two alternate song positioning; the songs unchanged just reorganized differently in order to appeal to a wider variety of fans. One is the general edition:

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Killswitch

You Want

Something Evil

Blurred

It's a Lie

Inside Nowhere

Walking Through Walls

The Preacher (featuring The Sermon)

After the Flood (instrumental)

When You Suffer

Stand…Fall

The Hierarchies of Angels (instrumental)

And a second, more progressive rock inclined version in terms of flow, where the tracks are split into 2 chapters:

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The Hierarchies Of Angels | ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES (bandcamp.com)

Chapter 1 the Morning

The Hierarchies of Angels (instrumental)

Inside Nowhere

Blurred

After the Flood (instrumental)

Walking Through Walls

Kill Switch

Chapter 2 the Night

You Want

Something Evil

The Preacher (featuring The Sermon)

It's a Lie

Stand…Fall

When You Suffer

Chapter 1 begins with the instrumental title track, as a desolate caravan navigates the broiling torrid desert, flowing into “Inside Nowhere”, detailing the valiant search for an

oasis of salvation. “Blurred” suggests endless visual hallucinations and fatalistic hope, segueing perfectly into “Walking Through Walls”, a claustrophobic illusion of perdition. When all else fails miserably, we shut it all down by mercifully hitting the “Kill Switch”, a bulldozer of energized futility. The legendary Hansford Rowe provides athletic bass guitar on all of these tracks, save the opener.

Chapter 2 provides a set of 6 electronic rock pieces that take aim at the evils of the mad world we currently live in, where nothing is anymore what it seems, especially when fuelled by the sensation-driven media. Subject themes are greed on the powerful “You Want” with inspiration from Talk Talk, the power of the devil on the stark “Something Evil” and its Dr. John feel recalling ‘Are We in the Right Place’, blending perfectly with “The Preacher” where salvation is proposed but at a corrupt price (check out the Sermon from ‘Reverend’ Thomas!), with a cool rock ‘n roll Jerry Lee Lewis feel. Apathy and deception is the focus on the otherwise suave and hypnotic “It’s a Lie”, leading to a miraculous metamorphosis on “Stand ...Fall” with its playful Mini-Moog rant and an oft repeated conclusion on the human condition. The light that illuminates the way to redemption is finally found on the troubled “When You Suffer” as the velvet curtain comes down.

Their debut release 2023’s “Telepathic Waves” is available worldwide on all digital platforms as well as on our Bandcamp page: https://enigmaticsoundmachines.bandcamp.com/album/telepathic-waves

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ART COVER: Anna Arrobas

CREDITS:

THE HIERARCHIES OF ANGELS

Jeremie Arrobas: All instruments

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Alain Roig: Guitars

INSIDE NOWHERE

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers, drums and vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Hansford Rowe: Bass

Shane Hoy: Guitars

BLURRED

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers, drums and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Hansford Rowe: Bass

Anna Arrobas: Voices

AFTER THE FLOOD

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers and drums

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Hansford Rowe: Bass

WALKING THROUGH WALLS

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers, drums and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Hansford Rowe: Bass

Alain Roig: Guitars

KILL SWITCH

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers, drums and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Hansford Rowe: Bass

Shane Hoy: Guitars

YOU WANT

Jeremie Arrobas: All instruments and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

SOMETHING EVIL

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers, bass, drums and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Alain Roig: Guitars

THE PREACHER

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers, bass, drums and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines and “The Sermon”

Alain Roig: Guitars

IT’S A LIE

Jeremie Arrobas: All instruments and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Hansford Rowe: Bass (song finale)

STAND FALL

Jeremie Arrobas: Synthesizers, drums and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

Hansford Rowe: Bass

Shane Hoy: Guitars

WHEN YOU SUFFER

Jeremie Arrobas: All instruments and lead vocals

Thomas Szirmay: Sound machines

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ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES

Based in Montreal, Canada, ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES is a retro-futuristic project, the brainchild of two childhood friends with a common love for music, philosophy, and the arts.

Self-produced and yes, enigmatic!

Jeremie Arrobas is a founding member of Men Without Hats, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer, composer, arranger, and producer.. Creator of hundreds of audio, video, and visual arts projects.

Thomas Szirmay is a musicologist, researcher, producer, arranger, and writer. Specialist in progressive rock, jazz-fusion and electronic, and has written over 1500 reviews on internet platform Prog Archives as well as a FB page called Prog Rogue.

Their debut release “Telepathic Waves” is available worldwide on all digital platforms.

TELEPATHIC WAVES

1. Enigmatic Sound Machines (3:27)

2. 1 by 1 (4:45))

3. Blindfolded (4:10

4. I Will Be Your Fire (4:10)

5. I Don’t Know Your Name (4:13)

6. Little Submarines (3:58)

7. It’s Not What You Told Me (3:46)

8. Strange Desire (3:59)

9. You Stand Alone (4:30)

10. Dead Can Dance (3:53)

11. All I Have to Say (3:55)

12. Sometimes (4:01)

13. Free at Last (5:14)

Fans of intelligent yet accessible electronic music such as Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, OMD and Yellow Magic Orchestra to name only a few, will easily identify with ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES.

Thomas Szirmay Marketing & Inquiries contact: enigmaticsoundmachines@gmail.com

Phone: (438) 503-3738