Machines in Transit is an electronica duo from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Brent Meyer - (synths/programming/production); and Todd Lester - (synths/programming/drums) played in traditional rock bands together in the 90s. After Y2K scared them straight, they decided to experiment with electronica together and see where the road took them. Drawing from influences such as Imogen Heap, Royksopp, Thomas Dolby and Booka Shade, the duo set out to write electronic compositions, but keeping in mind pop songwriting sensibility. The pair soon realized their ideas needed vocals. They approached singers over the Internet, and managed to find collaborators from Sweden, Germany and Boston. In the end, we hope people dig it. We can't ask for anything more than that. For more on Machines in Transit, please visit their website.

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Tagged as: Electro Rock, Downtempo.

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2. The West Exit: soulful electro pop
3. LehtMoJoe: a booty-grooving, intensely melodic, splice-o-matic masterpiece
4. Artemis: Alternative / Downtempo / Electro-pop
5. SGX: let loose the beast in your mind
6. The Kokoon: 1980's style new wave rock
7. Falling You: haunting, ethereal pop ambient
8. Curl: Groovy, French downtempo electro-rock songs
9. Tokyo507: downtempo groovy electro-pop
10. Joey Fehrenbach: gorgeously sculpted, uber-melodic downtempo
11. Monom: ethnotronica, World music, electronic, downtempo, ambient techno, dystopia, cinematic, far-east, Australia and Europe
12. To Life!: Music as a journey through tribal landscapes, rhythmic dance, hypnotic trance.
13. Kristian Taus: Collections of melancholic and minimalistic soundscapes
14. Park St Trio: Catchy, melodic jazz for all occasions
15. Lizzi: groovy downtempo rock
16. Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
17. Rildrim: electronic music becomes poetry
18. Ion: clean, crystalline ambient
19. My Equinox Divine: Electropop with hints of darksynth, indie pop, and trip hop
20. 1KUB: energetic electro rock, rediscovering and recreating raves