Immaculate Machine
are a Canadian indie pop band from Victoria, British Columbia. The group consists of Brooke Gallupe on guitar, Kathryn Calder on keyboards, Caitlin Gallupe on bass, Aden Collinge on drums and Jordan Minkoff on guitar. Leslie Rewega sometimes tours with the band playing keys and percussion [1]. Brooke Gallupe sings most vocal parts, but Kathryn Calder often joins Gallupe on leads.
The band's name is taken from the lyrics of "One-Trick Pony" from the album One-Trick Pony
by Paul Simon.
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History
Formed in the early 2000s as a trio consisting of Brooke Gallupe, Kathryn Calder and Luke Kozlowski, the band released an EP and a full-length album independently before signing with
Mint Records in early 2005.
Their Mint Records debut,
Ones and Zeros
, came out on September 6, 2005, and they supported the album with a tour of
Canada and the
United States. That year, Calder also became a sometime member of
The New Pornographers, appearing on the album
Twin Cinema
and touring with the band. She is the niece of New Pornographers leader
A.C. Newman.
In early June 2007, the band's song "Jarhand", the first single from their third album
Immaculate Machine's Fables
, was featured as the
iTunes free single of the week.
In 2009, the band saw some lineup changes. Drummer, Luke Kozlowski left the band and was replaced by Aden Collinge.
[2] Caitlin Gallupe, Brooke's sister, joined the band on bass guitar.
[3] She previously designed the band's album covers, and performed some backing vocals on
Immaculate Machine's Fables
. The group also added a second guitarist, Jordan Minkoff and an occasional member, Leslie Rewega, on keys, percussion and background vocals.
Discography
- The View
(EP, 2003)
- Transporter
(2004)
- Ones and Zeros
(2005)
- Les Uns Mais Pas Les Autres
(EP, 2006)
- Immaculate Machine's Fables
(2007)
- Won't Be Pretty
(7" single) (2008)
- High on Jackson Hill
(2009)
References
- http://www.mintrecs.com/media/artists/immaculate_machine/pix/hi-res/Immaculate_RED.JPG
- [1]
- "Immaculate Machine Reveals Cover Art, Track Listing", CBC Radio 3, February 11, 2009.