"My Machine" (pt 1&2)

[Johnny]

Many moons ago...I asked AndyG if he would be interested in putting to music, "My Machine", a lyric i wrote about a device i had created some years before...
I was in the midst of developing the idea, when the economy tanked, and my small group of investors vanished!
Painful and distressing, at the time, i assuaged my frustration by, "writing it out" and quickly found myself "hooked", at the idea of creating tunes

My machine is actually 2 sets of horizontal "scissored wings" (one set above the other) attached together by long vertical rigid Vanes (sails) on all ends...The Vanes row by turning parallel then perpendicular to the wind with a simple timing mechanism...Air pressure on the Vanes causes them to flip back and forth. When the forward Vanes are perpendicular, the rear Vanes are parallel throughout the 45 degree motion. Then at the precise position they flip vise-versa The result is an oaring motion similar to how insects and birds fly...The advantages are too numerous (and too boring) to mention here...Suffice to say, I have built two scaled models and it just keeps getting better!
It was never my intention to build a wind generator. My machine began as a way to clean millions of cubic meters of atmospheric smog and carbon from our skies...But, millions of cubic meters of compressed air per/hour=lots of energy...So, i called them "windbellows" the first mechanical device to generate power and actually improve the environment as it operates
There are many such ideas on the table...But all that's really important, is we must keep pushing ourselves away from fossil fuels!

Thank You very much, AndyG, Holger, AndyD and Steffen for making, "My Machine" into this beautiful composition...You have given our whole project a new breath of life.

My Machine
 Music:AndyG, Lyrics: Johnny (c) 2011

(Prologue)
Made my machine to clean the ocean...While it purifies the air
In a dream, I saw primitive motion...making energy to spare
You should see my machine...She's a beautiful thing...
I've loved her all these years
Her gears and her spring...are an engineers dream
For ev'ryone to cheer...Ev'ryone to share
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Alone at night in my workshop
Hammering out details
Ev'ryday I'm workin' non-stop
Dreaming of the holy grail

You should see how high she soars
With the sails on her scissor wings
She can row her sail like an oar
Sculls thru the sky of my dreams

(Ch)
You should see my machine
Beautiful and serpentine
You should see my machine
Long and lean with scissor wings
Machine, she's my machine
Machine, my-my machine

She devours wind for power
Spits it back out like cream
I sat her on an ivory tower
where we dream mechanical things

I made her bellows an' nice, full bladders
Squeezes them when they're full
In my dream she's a dragonfly udder
With fat, pink nipples to pull

(Ch)
You should see my machine
Beautiful and serpentine
You should see my machine
I dreamed of her for all these years
You should see my machine
All precision engineered
You should see my machine
Long and lean with scissor wings

Late nights in my workshop
Hammering out details
Ev'ryday workin' non-stop
Dreaming of the holy grail

Machine..she's my machine
Machine...My-my machine

The Machine Band:

Holger Bremer: Vocals
Andy Doherty: Guitars
Steffen Offermann: keyboard, SFX, Mix/master
Andy Gupta: Music, bass, guitar, and SFX
Johnny Williams: Lyrics


http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8738.0;attach=41832

[docca3]

woo hoo - I love this song .... it has been playing lots 
Thanks for giving me the chance to get my grubby little hands on it 

And Johnny ... great to have a description of how this thing works .... though my version of it in the video is ... er .... somewhat different 

AndyD

[Johnny]

AndyD,

Thank you, for putting your grubby, (talented) hands all over it...

If this piece only had your contributions, it would still be "brill"

BTW, your machine looks a lot cooler than mine!

Cheers!

[docca3]

AndyD,

BTW, your machine looks a lot cooler than mine!

Cheers!

Hi Johnny

Have you seen 'My' Machine??? I haven't shown it to anyone yet 

[Johnny]

Hmmm...Andy

i downloaded the file and a small picture appeared of a very cool looking creature/thing

i guess i "just assumed" 

i'm assuming now, that i have not...

an' now i can't wait!!!

[docca3]

Hmmm...Andy

i downloaded the file and a small picture appeared of a very cool looking creature/thing

oohhh - spooky ..... well, we'll soon find out 

[Johnny]

[AndyG6508]

Johnny,

it was great to be part of this. your great lyric sparked off the music.

all the best with the "machine".

it would help if you uploaded the actual files on the first post instead of just the link.

Andy

[soulfrontier]

great song(s) guys, thank you for letting me on board!

Johnny the picture of the machine that appears when you play the mp3 file was made by Steffen 

AndyD I'm looking forward to your video!!!

[Johnny]

Steffen did that!!!

Man, that's too cool

i had read where AndyD was planning a video, and i just assumed

Andy, i'm looking forward to that video too!

Holger, you gotta do more rock vocals! this sounds great

[stoman]

Which picture, guys? I made no picture at all.

Who dunnit? And where is it anyway?

Regards,
  Steffen

[Johnny]

Then it had to be Andy! 

Only...

Which one!!!

[stoman]

I still don't know which picture you talk about anyway. Where can I find that mysterious thing?

Regards,
  Steffen

[AndyG6508]

the plot thickens gentlemen.....the truth is out there...Scully.

[soulfrontier]

 
that's weird. Steffen take a look at your mix/master:
My_Machine_2011-12-26_master_v2_DR9. That's the only mp3 file where the mysterious machine appears.