iSound

In 2003, an entity that would remain somewhat amorphous for a matter of time, Machines that Think, came into fruition. Like a young Earth, the Machines were without constant shape. Lead singer and founder of the Machines, Pranay Patel, even considered forming the band with dinosaurs, but much like God, Pranay saw how worthless the scaly reptilians were. Instead, Pranay opted to seek out the double bass whirlwind of percussion, Nick Lorenz, the tragically Indiana-born, Chip "Hard" Kohr on bass guitar, and a dirty South African mogul Josh Kalvelage. The lineup worked. These unlikely characters had a strange musical chemistry about them. These mad scientists of rock came up with masterpiece after masterpiece that the liberal media chastised in lieu of shorter, tighter songs. But the Machines wouldn’t give in. They could convince an audience to like music that wasn’t easily palatable cookie cutter toilet rock. They could write a song that was accessible to the common listener...