sophia anyone?

Argh, I just missed them in Dresden! I only know their 1st album. Have they evolved since then?

absolutely. though lyrically things haven't cheered up that much.

In a more Godmachine vein, I presume?

no, not really. except for 2 songs on the album.

So still very acoustic? Actually, I only know their 2nd album, Infinite Circle, which I found good at the time, but a bit boring in the long run. Still, I'm curious to hear their new one.

are you living in dresden?

recently i wrote some words on them in my blog. i like them. without ever having consciously listened to godmachine.

No, I just spent the week-end there. Found it surprisingly cool.
Godmachine's second and final album, One Last Laugh... is probably my favorite album of the 90s, def. worth checking out.

alex, you should try to see them in frankfurt.

baaderist, i could send you a minidisk with some songs of their new album and some of their live-album, if you like.

I really need to follow Sophia more than I have done, seeing how much I adored the God Machine. It's just good to know Robin's out there still doing his thing, he's a fine feller.

Hey, thanks for the offer K! I'll first look around to see if I can find the album, if not I might take up your very kind offer.

Feb. 27 ’04: Rätschenmühle, Geislingen (D), with Jansen www.raetsche.de
Feb. 28 '04: Alter Schl8hof, Wels (AUT), with Jansen www.schl8hof.wels.at
Feb. 29 ’04: Szene, Vienna (AUT), with Jansen www.szenewien.com
Mar. 1 ’04: Festung, Traunstein (D), with Jansen www.cafe-festung.de
Mar. 2 ’04: El Lokal, Zürich (CH), with A Season Drive www.ellokal.ch
Mar. 4 '04: L'Usine, Genève (CH), with A Season Drive www.usine.ch
Mar. 5 '04: Boa, Luzern (CH), with A Season Drive www.boaluzern.ch
Mar. 6 '04: Fri-son, Fribourg (CH), with A Season Drive www.fri-son.ch
Mar. 7 '04: La Laiterie, Strasbourg (F), with Crève Coeur www.artefact.org
Mar. 9 ’04: Gebäude 9, Köln (D), with Jansen www.gebaeude9.de
Mar. 10 ’04: Handelsbeurs, Gent (B), with Girls In Hawaii www.handelsbeurs.be SOLD OUT
Mar. 12 ’04: Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK) www.studenterhuset.dk
Mar. 13 ’04: Studenterhuset, Arhus (DK) www.studenterhusaarhus.dk
Mar. 14 ’04: Pusterviks Baren, Göteborg (S) www.pusterviksbaren.com
Mar. 16 ’04: Garage, Bergen (N) www.garage.no
Mar. 17 ’04: Folken, Stavanger (N) www.folken.no
Mar. 18 ’04: John Dee Live Club, Oslo (N) www.rockefeller.no
Mar. 19 ’04: Debaser, Stockholm (S) debaser.nu
Mar. 20 ’04: Vega, Copenhagen (DK), with Martin Ryum www.vega.dk
Mar. 21 ’04: Rytmeposten, Odense (DK) www.rytmeposten.dk
Mar. 23 ’04: Mousonturm, Frankfurt (D), with Jansen www.mousonturm.de
Mar. 24 ’04: E-Werk, Erlangen (D), with Jansen www.e-werk.de
Mar. 25 ’04: Kulturfabrik, Krefeld (D), with Jansen & Lawn www.kulturfabrik-krefeld.de
Mar. 26 ’04: Patronaat, Haarlem, (NL) with Lawn www.patronaat.nl
Mar. 27 ’04: Tivoli, Utrecht (NL), with Lawn www.tivoli.nl
Mar. 28 ’04: Den Atelier, Luxembourg (L), with Girls In Hawaii www.atelier.lu
Mar. 30 ’04: Islington Academy, London (UK) www.islington-academy.co.uk
Mar. 31 '04: Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK) www.rescuerooms.com
Apr. 2 ’04: Whelans, Dublin (IRL) www.whelanslive.com
Apr. 4 ’04: All Tomorrow's Parties, Camber Sands (UK) www.atpfestival.com SOLD OUT
Apr. 6 '04: Arts Centre, Colchester (UK) www.colchesterartscentre.com
Apr. 7 '04: Life Café, Manchester (UK) www.lifecafe.info
Apr. 8 '04: King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (UK) www.kingtuts.co.uk
Apr. 22 '04: Covo, Bologna (I) www.covoclub.it
Apr. 23 '04: Interzona, Verona (I) www.izona.it
Apr. 24 '04: Velvet, Rimini (I) www.velvet.it
Apr. 25 '04: Black Out Rock Club, Rome (I) www.blackoutrockclub.com
Apr. 26 '04: Rainbow, Milan (I) www.rainbowclub.it
Apr. 27 '04: Hiroshima Mon Amour, Turin (I) www.hiroshimamonamour.org
Apr. 28 '04: Le poste à galène, Marseille (F) www.leposteagalene.fr.st
Apr. 29 '04: La Coopé, Clermont-Ferrand (F), with Marshmallow www.lacoope.com
May 1 '04: Olympic, Nantes (F) www.olympic.asso.fr
May 2 '04: Le Cat, Bordeaux (F)
May 3 '04: La Maroquinerie, Paris (F) www.lamaroquinerie.fr
May 4 '04: Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (F) www.legrandmix.com
July 3 '04: Rock Werchter festival, Werchter (B) www.rockwerchter.be

New album streaming on Luisterpaal: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/30887979

It seems like he's slowly moving back to the God Machine sound....

Well I don't blame him for wanting to have made such a dramatic break in the first place -- not only did he lose one of his best friends to such a freak circumstance but by his own admission he felt he was in a bad headspace and wanted to shift dramatically. If he's returning to it, it's with years more experience to reconsider.

I still kick myself I don't have the interview with him I did in 1993. Lost forever now.

New album is pretty good.

I have to admit that, despite all the right elements seeming to be there, I'm not really feeling this so far...

i went to that concert two years ago k.! according to that streaming link upthread he is hardly moving back to the god machine sound, baaderonixx. lots of slow sad ballads. autumn music. the last song is quite noisy but still. after one listen i'd say that i still prefer people are seasons. but anyways it's nice that he is back, i like to listen to his voice.