"Dude, did you take drugs?" "Were you high?" This is the type of question that can Rosetta Stone V3 cut short your recap of a show by the Secret Machines. And you cant blame the Rosetta Stone co-workers who ask: The New York-based psychedelic rockers newly released second album, Ten Silver Drops, does open with the track "Alone, Jealous and Stoned." Oh, and their strobed-out live act is like a budget club precursor to Pink Floyds 1994 Division Bell Tour, with songs and lights creating the musical montage for an acid trip.”Thats the way psychedelic music is supposed to be," says guitarist Ben Curtis.”Youre going to get pigeonholed anyway. You might as well dig your own grave." The Secret Machines rockumentary started in Dallas, where Oklahoma-bred brothers Ben and bassist/singer Brandon Curtis met drummer Josh Garza. Jacked-up on similar sonic goals, the three recorded their first EP, September 000, in a Cheap Rosetta Stone Software Chicago studio within two months of getting together. From there, the trio would follow the fork in the road that led to Brooklyn -- and New Yorks ever-churning garage rock scene -- renting a one-room apartment that doubled as their rehearsal space. No heat or hot water for weeks, the story goes, with the chapter ending with a record deal with Reprise. Their critically lauded full-length debut, Now Here Is Nowhere, following in 2004. After road-testing many new tunes -- including "Faded Lines," "Lightning Blue Eyes" and "Daddys in the Doldrums" -- the Secret Machines holed up at Allaire Studios in the Catskills in upstate New York to record.”Being able to sleep and work in such a beautiful situation is pretty lucky," Ben says of the mountaintop set-up where artists including David Bowie, Norah Jones and My Morning Rosetta Stone German V3 Jacket have recorded.”
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