Infinity Machine - Infinity Machine 001 [Cassette]

DFA Records

£14.38

Format: Cassette
Catalogue No.: DFA2704CS
Barcode: 0829732000221
Release Date: 01 Mar 2024
Genre: Alternative

RIYL: Steve Roach, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Anna Strom // Infinity Machine is a duo comprised of Juan MacLean - as in the Juan MacLean, longtime DFA traveler - and Gee Dee, also known as Greg Droggitis, a producer and DJ based in Brooklyn and 1/3 of the Earth Beat DJ troupe. The project name stems from a series of gatherings the two began hosting in various private spaces around New York City shortly after lockdown, though that description is a bit innocuous for the journeys traveled by its attendees. These events, billed as “psychedelic dance ceremonies” lasting 8 or 9 hours, began with a sound meditation to vibrational and acoustic instruments before eventually segueing into a “dance” soundtracked by a DJ set from Juan and Greg. Something clicked - that ceremonial tea! – and so Juan and Greg began playing and recording in their studio using the same approach: improvisation with equal attention placed on traditional acoustic (flute, guitar, gong) and more contemporary electronic (Yamaha DX-7) sounds. After a while, there was literally three albums worth of material, each of them a voyage into the warm, liminal space between new age, ambient, drone and psychedelia. None of those genres quite fully describe what’s across 001, 002, and 003 available from DFA digitally and on a very limited run of cassettes (150 each!) but if you’ve read this far then you’re either the right kind of curious or just forgot what you were doing.

A1 Welcome To The Ceremony A2 Sleep In The Stars A3 COEX System B1 Golden Teachers B2 Contemplating The Void