Machine Age Voodoo

Machine Age Voodoo
Machine Age Voodoo
Studio album by SPK
Released	30 November 1984
Recorded	1983–84
Studio	EMI Studios 301 (Sydney, Australia)
Genre	Synth-pop; industrial; EBM; dark wave;
Length	40:38
Label	WEA; Elektra;
Producer	Graeme Revell
SPK chronology
Singles from Machine Age Voodoo
	"Metal Dance"; Released: 1983; "Junk Funk"; Released: September 1984;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	5/10^[2]

Machine Age Voodoo is the third studio album by Australian industrial band SPK, released on 30 November 1984 by WEA Records. It was first released outside the United States until 1985 when it was released by Elektra Records. Produced by Graeme Revell, the album is a radical departure from the band's previous material, leaning more towards synth-pop and dance-rock, rather than industrial music. It is the band's first studio album to feature Sinan Leong as lead vocalist.

Two singles from Machine Age Voodoo were released, "Metal Dance" and "Junk Funk", of which the latter was later renamed to "Machine Age Voodoo" on the US release of the album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Graeme Revell and Sinan Leong

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Junk Funk"	4:04
2.	"With Love from China"	5:46
3.	"High Tension"	4:27
4.	"One World"	4:27

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Flesh & Steel"	5:23
6.	"Metropolis"	4:24
7.	"Metal Dance"	3:39
8.	"Thin Ice"	3:41
9.	"Crime of Passion"	4:47
Total length:		40:38

Additional track on US Version
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Seduction"	4:25

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Personnel

Graeme Revell – producer, arrangements, all instruments
Sinan Leong – vocals
Jeff Bartolomei – additional keyboards
Mary Bradfield-Taylor – additional vocals
Graham Jesse – saxophone
James Kelly – guitar
Sam McNally – additional keyboards
Phil Scorgie – bass, keyboards

Production

Christo Curtis – engineer
Tony Taurins – mastering

Design

Carol Friedman – art direction
JoDee Stringham – design
Nelson Leong – logo design
Peter Ashworth – photography
Comme des Garçons – clothes
Judy Blame – jewelry
Lynne Easton – make-up
Miss Moss – photomontage
Iain R. Webb – stylist

References

^ Machine Age Voodoo at AllMusic.
^ Heath, Chris (22 November – 5 December 1984). "Albums: SPK – Machine Age Voodoo (WEA)". Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 24. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 25. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Machine Age Voodoo (LP). SPK. WEA. 1984. 240515-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Machine Age Voodoo at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Machine Age Voodoo at AllMusic.

[smash-2] Heath, Chris (22 November – 5 December 1984). "Albums: SPK – Machine Age Voodoo (WEA)". Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 24. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 25. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[liner-3] Machine Age Voodoo (LP). SPK. WEA. 1984. 240515-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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