℗ 2019 UMG Recordings; A T-Boy Records Release
| Released | March 29, 2019 |
| Duration | 42m 17s |
| Record Label | Beta Machine (AG Records 2017) |
| Genre | Alternative |
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1.1
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Embers
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4:29 | |||
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1.2
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Your Enemy
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3:59 | |||
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1.3
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Precious Design
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4:08 | |||
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1.4
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Someday
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3:34 | |||
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1.5
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Palindrome
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4:10 | |||
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1.6
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Ghosts
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4:20 | |||
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1.7
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Bones
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4:53 | |||
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1.8
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The Fall
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3:59 | |||
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1.9
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Intruder
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3:59 | |||
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1.10
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Bleed For You
The Beta Machine |
4:46 |
The Beta Machine, led by bassist, vocalist and keyboardist Matt McJunkins and drummer Jeff Friedl, and featuring vocalist Claire Acey and guitarist/keyboardist Nicholas Perez, are releasing thier debut full-length album, Intruder.
Based in Los Angeles, The Beta Machine’s McJunkins and Friedl are well known for their roles in the rhythm section of A Perfect Circle. “Musicians’ musician” is a term that can be overused, but in the case of McJunkins and Friedl, it’s well-suited. Both accomplished and sought-after musicians, the two first rubbed shoulders when they auditioned for Ashes Divide, led by A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel.
Recognizing a powerful creative bond that went beyond that band’s ranks, the duo were soon asked to join Puscifer, led by Tool frontman and APC co-founder Maynard James Keenan. Their associations still extend far beyond that cluster of bands: Friedl has performed with Filter and Devo, McJunkins with Thirty Seconds to Mars, and the pair also appeared together in Eagles of Death Metal.
As Friedl puts it, he and McJunkins would take material incompatible with their other collaborations and stow it away for then-mysterious future use. As the pair continued to work together, the creative energy started flowing freely. “We just had such a good rapport with each other,” McJunkins recalls. “The ideas flowed nicely. There weren’t any ego problems along the way.”
The pair put a name to the energetic, futuristic sound they were developing: The Beta Machine. But they wouldn’t be alone in their mission. They had already worked and palled around with vocalist Claire Acey (of Nightmare of the Cat) and guitarist and keyboardist Nicholas Perez, who both gamely stepped up to join them for The Beta Machine’s line-up.
Together, The Beta Machine’s members found a respite from the public expectations of their other musical projects; creative experimentation and eclecticism were shared goals - revealing a new, exciting sound and aesthetic, at once familiar to fans of forward-thinking rock, but without the constraints of any genre boundaries.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Beta Machine (AG Records 2017) Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.29 -1.29 to -1.29 | -13.06 -14.11 to -11.85 | -10.63 -11.50 to -10.00 | 7 6 to 8 | |
| 1 | Embers | -1.29 | -11.85 | -10.0 | 6 |
| 2 | Your Enemy | -1.29 | -12.82 | -10.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Precious Design | -1.29 | -12.51 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 4 | Someday | -1.29 | -14.11 | -11.4 | 8 |
| 5 | Palindrome | -1.29 | -13.54 | -10.8 | 7 |
| 6 | Ghosts | -1.29 | -13.29 | -10.2 | 6 |
| 7 | Bones | -1.29 | -13.03 | -10.2 | 6 |
| 8 | The Fall | -1.29 | -13.89 | -11.4 | 8 |
| 9 | Intruder | -1.29 | -13.66 | -11.5 | 8 |
| 10 | Bleed For You | -1.29 | -11.87 | -10.3 | 6 |