Pike vs the Automaton - Pike vs The Automaton (Opaque Orchid)Matt Pike: "The album title, 'Pike vs. The Automaton', wasn't an ego thing for me. Billy and Jon said, "Dude, you should use your name in this. This is your solo project." I said, "I don't want to do that". The Automaton, in Greek mythology, is the big robot that's the guardian of the Gods, basically. It's a soulless, big machine named Talos. The big machine that's working against mankind at this moment. In 'Jason and the Argonauts', Jason and the

without thinking of it as a subset

not by chance

The band featured German Bas (vocals)

Let Yourself Go

Waarts presents the technically demanding violin part with a melting that one does not often hear in the young generation of violinists

she introduces a new phase of her career by overdubbing wordless A-Cappella adventures into pop soundscapes creating original compositions as well as covers of Enya and Miranda Sex Garden

and the chorus and orchestra of the Finnish National Opera conducted by John Storgårds

Fuzz guitars

The natural telepathy between the musicians can be heard throughout 'Phantom Threshold' as they cook up an enticing blend of textured string and keyboard sounds

She's Everything

and his sensitivity to sonic texture and pacing

and textural craftwork capable of creating and disrupting motifs