The M Machine

The M Machine

Company type	Duo
Industry	Music
Founded	2011
Headquarters	San Francisco , United States
Key people	Ben Swardlick, Eric Luttrell
Products	Electronic music (EPs, singles, remix compilations, studio album)

The M Machine is a San Francisco-based American electronic music duo established in 2011, currently consisting of Ben Swardlick and Eric Luttrell. Their discography includes four EPs, one single, and two remix compilations released through Skrillex's label Owsla, with several tracks reaching the top position on Beatport charts.

Music career

Initially performing under the name Pance Party, the duo first attracted widespread attention with a teaser for their intended album Metropolis, which was eventually split into two separate EPs. Their 2011 double A-side release "Promise Me A Rose Garden" / "Glow" on OWSLA dominated the Electro House chart on Beatport and peaked at number two on the overall chart. Additionally, "Promise Me A Rose Garden" was honored as the Hottest Record in the World by Zane Lowe during his BBC Radio 1 show.

In April 2012, they unveiled Metropolis Pt. I, which premiered on Rolling Stone and secured the number one spot on Beatport's overall rankings. The follow-up EP, Metropolis Pt. II, arrived in February 2013 via Owsla to critical praise and also topped the overall Beatport chart. Drawing inspiration from Fritz Lang's classic film Metropolis, these two EPs tell a narrative centered around a dystopian metropolis, supplemented by digital liner notes accessible on their official website. The story arc was completed with the release of Metropolis Remixed, featuring reinterpretations by artists such as Kill The Noise and Digitalism.

January 2014 saw the release of their single "Superflat" on OWSLA, followed by the Just Like EP in November, which marked a transition toward a deeper, club-focused sound. The subsequent Just Like Remixes collection was issued in April 2015, including remixes from Manila Killa, CRNKN, and Worthy.

On January 28, 2015, Andy Coenen departed from the ensemble to concentrate on endeavors in programming and technology, leaving Swardlick and Luttrell as the remaining members.

Their first full-length album, Glare, was launched through Mad Zoo on February 23, 2017.

The M Machine has toured extensively both as headliners and supporting acts for artists such as Skrillex, Porter Robinson, The Glitch Mob, Madeon, and Markus Schulz. Their festival appearances include prominent events like Ultra Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, Holy Ship!, Hard Summer, Outside Lands, South by Southwest, TomorrowWorld, Mysteryland, Electric Zoo, and Shambhala.

They have also crafted official remixes for a variety of artists including Bruno Mars, Passion Pit, Empire of the Sun, Dog Blood, Madeon, Mat Zo, Arty, as well as collaborative projects involving Datsik and Kill The Noise.

Studio albums

Comprehensive list of studio albums with release information and track details

Title	Album details	Track listing
Glare	Release date: 23 February 2017 Label: Mad Zoo	"Blind (featuring Luisa Gerstein)" "Voyeur" "The Warehouse" "I AM" "Heart Sandwich" "We Had It All" "Some Animal" "Prairie Day" "Talking Machine" "Honeybucket (featuring Phantasmosis)" "Walking Underwater" "Another Parachute Ending"

EPs

Title	EP information	Tracklist
Metropolis Part I	Date of release: 24 April 2012 Record label: Owsla	"Immigrants" "Deep Search" "A King Alone" "Faces" "Black" "Shadow in the Rose Garden"
Metropolis Part II	Date of release: 19 February 2013 Record label: Owsla	"The Palace" (featuring Blake Hazard) "Ghosts in the Machine" (featuring Pennybirdrabbit) "Tiny Anthem" "Moon Song" "Schadenfreude" "Luma"
Metropolis Remixed	Date of release: 27 August 2013 Record label: Owsla	"Moon Song (Digitalism Remix)" "Ghosts in the Machine (Kill the Noise Remix)" "A King Alone (Robotaki Remix)" "Data Palace" "Tiny Anthem (Shinichi Osawa Remix)" "Schadenfreude (Tantrum Desire Remix)" "Shadow in the Rose Garden (Matt Lange Remix)" "Faces (Proxy Remix)" "Black (Trifonic Remix)"
Just Like	Date of release: 11 November 2014 Record label: Owsla	"Just Like" "Don't Speak" "Over/Love" "Pluck Pluck" "So Change"
Just Like Remixes	Date of release: 23 April 2015 Record label: Owsla	"Don't Speak (Manila Killa Remix)" "Just Like (Worthy's Space Cadet Remix)" "Just Like (CRNKN Remix)" "Just Like (Evil Nine Remix)" "Don't Speak (Kazimier Remix)"
Metropolis: The B-Sides	Release period: 11–18 August 2015 Label: Self-released	"Happy Land" "Diamonds" "Specific Hell" "Radiolight" "Space Design" "When It's Gone"

Singles

Year	Title	Label
2011	"Trafalgar"	Self-released
2011	"Promise Me A Rose Garden / Glow"	Owsla
2013	"Additional Faces"	Owsla
2014	"Superflat"	Owsla
2015	"Mr. Voice And The Cloudtop Glide Along"	Self-released

Year	Track	Compilation	Label
2012	"No Fun Intended"	Owsla Presents: Free Treats Vol. II	Owsla
2013	"Lift" (Digitalism featuring The M Machine)	Lift EP	Kitsuné

Remixes

Year	Original Track	Original Artist	Issuing Label
2011	"Cal State Anthem"	PeaceTreaty feat. Kissed With a Noise	Self-released
2012	"Take A Walk"	Passion Pit	Columbia Records
	"Lightspeed"	Kill The Noise & Datsik	Owsla
	"The City"	Madeon	popcultur
2013	"Locked Out of Heaven"	Bruno Mars	Atlantic Records
	"Together We Are"	Arty	Big Beat Records
	"Middle Finger Pt. 2"	Dog Blood	Owsla / Boys Noize Records
	"DNA" (The M Machine Remix for Helios)	Empire of the Sun	Self-released
	"DNA" (The M Machine Remix for Apollo)	Empire of the Sun	Self-released
	"Lucid Dreams"	Mat Zo	Anjunabeats
2014	"Sound of Erasing"	Rubblebucket	Self-released
2015	"On The Ground"	Rubblebucket	Communion Records
2016	"All That's Left"	Manila Killa	Next Wave Records
2018	"Sooner Or Later"	Trifonic	Trifonic Music LLC