Soul Machine (musician)
Soul Machine | |
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 Soul Machine in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | Official Page |
Jérémie Palmigiani, better known by his stage name Soul Machine, is a French electronic music producer and an electronic instrument designer. He has worked as a solo electronic musician and as a remixer for artists such as Yann Destal (Modjo), Nyls or Missill.
Music
He started DJing and producing music under the name of Soul Machine in 2009. The French radio Radio Metal invited him to their "High Hopes" show of December 2010[1] after he released a non-official remix of the song "Blackened" by Metallica.
In 2012, the French DJ Girl Missill asks him to produce some tracks for her upcoming album and a remix of her single "Champions" in collaboration with the American hip hop duo M.O.P. and the British MC Dynamite MC.[2] The same year, he records a tribute to the French duo Justice on the massive pipe organ of Saint Joseph's Basilica in Grenoble, France.[3]
He composes in 2013 the soundtrack of a documentary directed in Fukushima by the charity/fashion project "Silk Me Back in Japan".[4][5]
In parallel, the Franco-Italian singer Nyls, asks him to remix his single "Crazy".[6] The remix is featured in the Soundtrack of the movie "Yellow" directed by Rene Zhang the following year.[7]
In 2014, Yann Destal, singer of Modjo, calls him to remix his single "Walk With Me".[8][9] Soul Machine releases the same year a double EP Phanerosphene I&II[10] on So French Records,[11] with an art cover painted by the Arizonian Psychedelic artist Jeff Hopp.[12] The Artwork will later be featured in the painter's Comic book "Legend of the Mind - A Philip K. Dick Tribute".[13][14]
He releases in 2015 the song "Wonderkids" co-produced with the Czech producer Atrey. The EP "Wonderkids Remixes" is released the following year featuring remixers such as Superfunk or Mozambo.[15] Soul Machine releases in 2020 the song "Wicked Desire" featuring the american singer Krissy Abshire and remixes from Atrey, Bastion and Kn1ghT.
In 2024, Soul Machine composed the soundtrack for UCHRONIKA, an exhibition by visual artist Cyril Auklair.
Instruments design
In 2018, Soul Machine introduces his own handmade Electronic instruments under the name of "Far Beyond Perception".[16]
The MS-X, an Analog synthesizer, is a modified Korg Monotron inspired by the Korg MS-10.[17]
The Psylotron is a hybrid replica of the Mellotron M400.[18]
Retro Visions
Since 2020, Soul Machine pays tribute to pop culture through video covers of theme songs from 80s and 90s television series and animated shows, under the title Retro Visions. [19]
In 2021, his Retro Vision of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors becomes the introduction theme of the Protean Ramblings retro Podcast.[20]
In 2022, the Retro Vision version of Ulysses 31 was selected as the theme music for the radio show Destination Séries on Radio Fajet. [21] [22]
In May 2025, his work is featured by French youtuber Joueur du Grenier during a live stream on Twitch.
Discography
Singles: [23]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | O.C.S.I.D | So French Records |
| 2012 | Prohibition | So French Records |
| 2012 | Haunted | EN Records |
| 2013 | Off the Lip (Zano Boogie) | So French Records |
| 2014 | Chromaesthesia | So French Records |
| 2015 | Wonderkids (feat Atrey) | So French Records |
| 2016 | New Horizons over Pluto | So French Records |
| 2021 | Haunted 2020 | Soul Machine |
| 2021 | Mellochrome | Soul Machine |
| 2021 | The Bends of Time (feat Orbis) | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Tokyo Chase (feat Kn1ghT) | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Back in Time (feat Run Kennedy and Aoife O'Leary) | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Exoniverse IV | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Moonlight Sonata | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Let the Moon Be Your Guide (feat. Run Kennedy & Pure Obsessions & Red Nights) | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Love Like Knives (with Pure Obsessions & Red Nights) | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Distant Signal | Soul Machine |
| 2023 | Rapture of the Deep | Run Kennedy |
| 2024 | Milky Waves | Soul Machine |
| 2024 | Shõnen Avengers (ft. Zed le Rouge) | ZeMial |
| 2025 | Helivelo | Soul Machine |
| 2025 | Hypnocracy | Soul Machine |
| 2026 | La Scapparella | Soul Machine |
EPs: [23]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Phanerosphene : Part I | So French Records |
| 2014 | Phanerosphene : Part II | So French Records |
| 2015 | Wonderkids Remixes | So French Records |
| 2020 | Wicked Desire | Soul Machine |
| 2022 | Passive Attack | Soul Machine |
Official Remixes:
| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missill feat M.O.P. & Dynamite MC | Champions (Soul Machine Remix) | Play Me Records |
| 2013 | AdriAn | Deluded State (Soul Machine Remix) | So French Records |
| 2013 | Rubber Spanner | Satanic Synths from Outer Space (Soul Machine Remix) | Jet Set Trash |
| 2013 | Nyls | Crazy (Soul Machine Remix) | Icon Records |
| 2013 | Dizkodeath | Wizard (Soul Machine Remix) | Jet Set Trash |
| 2014 | Yann Destal | Walk With Me (Soul Machine Remix) | Else Music |
| 2021 | Kn1ghT | To the Moon (Soul Machine Remix) | Kn1ghT |
Unofficial Covers & Remixes: [23]
| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Metallica - Blackened | Remix |
| 2010 | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Whatever Happened to my Rock'n Roll | Remix |
| 2011 | Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene II | Remix |
| 2011 | Mylène Farmer - Avant que l'Ombre | Remix |
| 2012 | Justice - Horsepower | Remix |
| 2013 | Matthieu Chedid - Machistador | Remix |
| 2013 | Pink Floyd - On the Run | Remix |
| 2013 | Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder | Remix |
| 2013 | Justice - Pipe Organ Meddley | Cover |
| 2014 | Pink Floyd - One of these Days | Remix |
| 2019 | Daft Punk - Veridis Quo | Remix |
| 2021 | Archive - F*ck U | Remix |
| 2021 | Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors | Retro Vision |
| 2021 | Ulysse 31 - Ulysse Revient | Retro Vision |
| 2022 | Kavinsky - Pulsar | Cover |
| 2022 | Les Mondes Engloutis | Retro Vision |
| 2022 | Vangelis - Monastery of la Rabida | Cover |
| 2022 | Vangelis - La Petite Fille de la Mer | Cover |
| 2022 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Retro Vision |
| 2022 | Muse - Citizen Erased (ft. Orbis) | Cover |
| 2023 | K 2000 - Knight Rider Theme | Retro Vision |
| 2023 | Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or | Retro Vision |
| 2023 | The Cramps - Human Fly (ft. Krissy Abshire) | Cover |
| 2023 | Radiohead - Exit Music (for a Film) ft. Orbis | Cover |
| 2024 | Dragon Ball Z - Sayonara Senshi-Tachi | Retro Vision |
| 2024 | Inspecteur Gadget | Retro Vision |
| 2025 | Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger | Cover |
| 2025 | Albator - Battle Theme (ft. NR Synth) | Retro Vision |
| 2026 | Gesaffelstein - Aleph | Cover |
| 2026 | Air - Playground Love | Cover |
| 2026 | Air - Suicide Underground | Cover |
References
- ↑ Blanc, Amaury. "Parole aux Machines". Radio Metal.
- ↑ "MISSILL – Champions (feat MOP & Dynamite MC)". discogs.
- ↑ Schultz, Michael. "Justice Pipe Organ Medley by Justice". French Touch Info.
- ↑ Moulin, Isabelle. "Silk Me Back : Merci". Silk Me Back.
- ↑ Isabelle, Moulin. "A regarder absolument". Silk Me Back in Japan.
- ↑ "Nyls : Biography". Soundamental.
- ↑ "Yellow (Rene Zhang)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Yann Destal-Walk With Me Ep+New Video". French Touch Info.
- ↑ "Albums and singles of Yann Destal". Charts in France.
- ↑ "Soul Machine reveals Phanerosphene – part I". Earmilk.
- ↑ "Phanerosphene Part II". So French Records.
- ↑ "Phanerosphene by Jeff Hopp". Fine Art America.
- ↑ "Legend of the Mind by Jeff Hopp". Goodreads.
- ↑ "Buy Legend of the Mind by Jeff Hopp". Amazon.
- ↑ Sebastian. "Soul Machine feat Atrey Wonderkids Remix release". Drive Radio.
- ↑ "MS-X Is A Full Monophonic Analog Synthesizer Built From A KORG Monotron!". Synth Anatomy.
- ↑ "Korg MS-X: an extreme Korg Monotron makeover". Gear News.
- ↑ "Psylotron Mellotron M400 Hybrid Replica". Synthopia.
- ↑ "Découvrez Soul Machine et ses remix de génériques". Anisong.
- ↑ "Protean Ramblings Retro Podcast". Protean Ramblings.
- ↑ "Destination Séries Podcast". Radio Fajet.
- ↑ "Destination Séries". Secteur 40.
- 1 2 3 "Soul Machine on So French Records". So French Records.