album · August 1, 1989

This Machine Is Made of People

Wild Pumpkins At Midnight

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indie rockalternative

This 1989 collection from Wild Pumpkins At Midnight features the band at their most rhythmically inventive and sonically abrasive. The album is notable for its incorporation of industrial textures into a post-punk framework.

• The album was recorded at The Metal Factory, a studio known for its work with avant-garde artists.Bn The initial pressing sold out its 5,000 units within three weeks of release. "The Man Who Sold His Voice" became an underground club hit, despite no official promotion.
• The album was recorded at The Metal Factory, a studio known for its work with avant-garde artists. The initial pressing sold out its 5,000 units within three weeks of release. "The Man Who Sold His Voice" became an underground club hit, despite no official promotion.
• The album was recorded at The Metal Factory, a studio known for its work with avant-garde artists. The initial pressing sold out its 5,000 units within three weeks of release. "The Man Who Sold His Voice" became an underground club hit, despite no official promotion.

Wild Pumpkins At Midnight were a British indie rock band known for their challenging, often abrasive soundscapes. "This Machine Is Made of People" arrived at a moment when British alternative music was beginning to splinter into more experimental forms.