STATIC ICON "Another Time"

s i n . m a c h i n e : a l b u m : 1 9 9 6 The true history of the Sin Machine album starts in 1990, when Alan Wicks started songwriting, just after the band formed. Among the earliest of these compositions were 'Institution', 'Shame' and 'Reality Of Life'. Between 1990 and 1995 the entire Sin Machine album was written. When the time came to record the album for Machinery Records, the band decided to use the best of their prolific backcatalogue of twenty songs, instead of just using the most recent. This is partly why the album is divided into three sections, in order to seperate the wide variety of material and style changes over the four years. The first section, 'Bound', contains the earliest songs and at the same time, lyrically, concern the enslavement of a person due to conditioning or self-limitation. The second section, 'Passion', contains four of the last songs to be written in 1994. Each track conveys the underlying theme of finding a part of freedom, without the shackles of convention or morality. They are about the misuse, abuse and misunderstanding of what we really need. The third section, 'Release', brings the conclusion and solution. Lyrically, the realisation of experiences and the understanding of life's lessons allow the true character to show itself to the world. Initial recording began in 1994, with the music being keep true to the original demos. On completion, the multi-track tapes were sent to Berlin, home of Machinery Records, to be mixed and mastered. As it transpired, those tapes were stolen, due to internal diffuculties with an exemployee. Consequently, Sin Machine was never released on the intended date of October 1994. It was not until November 1995 when the conflict was resolved, with many court hearings, that the band were free to re-commence work on the Sin Machine album again. As the tapes were never found, recording began once more, at the start of November 1995, this time with Static Icon producing, with the technical assistance of David Briggs (Guitarist LITTLE RIVER BAND) The band recorded the album in Melbourne, Victoria, this time, heavily re-working many of the songs. Initially, the album was to include 12 tracks, with 'Angelic Hell' and 'Another Time' originally intended for a single. Recording was completed in December 1995, and the final master was sent to Berlin. Sin Machine was finally released in Feburary of 1996, a year and a half after it's intended release date ANOTHER TIME written by ALAN WICKS ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHY - VICTORIA F. GAITAN BAND PHOTO by DAVID STERRY MODERN MUSIC/DARK WINGS/MACHINERY RECORDS