Total Macchina is a side project of John Langdon (a.k.a. Inform3r) and Katya Casio which are both active also as Hong Kong Counterfeit. DREAM MACHINE is their first release and it contains ten gems of electronic purity. The sound cherishes '80s but John and Katya for sure dig also electronic music of the '70s. Listening to tracks like "Elephant storm" you immediately think about Jean Michel Jarre (of the Oxigene or Magnetic Fields period) or Kraftwerk when you listen to "Cash register". Total Macchina balance really well the dance bits with the experimental side of their music, thanks to the dissonating melodies or the arrangements (most of the tracks are instrumental), maybe. This blend of rhythms and research of the inusual (check "Grid jumper", "Valley of the kings"or "Faded photograph") create a sort of dark vein that give to their music something that isn't that normal to get nowadays: creativity. Great album that makes you wish for more! Follow them...