Her Space Holiday - The Young Machines [2003]

Genre: Indietronic, Indie Pop, Electronica, Electro-Pop

MySpace: herspaceholiday

My opinion & thought: Feeling bored? Try this out. Simply will win your heart with the first try if you are a fan of Eels. 

Stands out track(s): The Young Machines, Something To Do With My Hands, Tech Romance

Her Space Holiday is the recording moniker of indietronic artist Marc Bianchi.

Marc Bianchi began as a musician in the California hardcore scene. He was a part of Indian Summer and Mohinder before assuming the moniker "Her Space Holiday" in 1996. Initially, Bianchi was not interested in releasing Her Space Holiday's first works, as he was focused on launching the bands associated with his new (now defunct) record label Audio Information Phenomena. However, after being approached by Chocolate River Industries to record a 12" EP, Her Space Holiday became Bianchi's full time project.

Since the release of Her Space Holiday's first EP, the band has released six full length albums, several singles and EPs, and a remix album. He has toured with Bright Eyes, The Faint, Pinback, Bob Mould, The American Analog Set, Lymbyc Systym and others. He has also remixed songs from REM, Duster, The Faint, The American Analog Set, Xiu Xiu, and others.

The Young Machines is an album by Her Space Holiday. It was released September 30, 2003 on Wichita Recordings/Mush Records.

Tracklisting:

1. "The Young Machines"
2. "Something to Do with My Hands"
3. "Tech Romance"
4. "Sleepy California"
5. "Japanese Gum"
6. "Meet the Pressure"
7. "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend"
8. "The Luxury of Loneliness"
9. "Girl Problem"
10. "From South Carolina"

Review:

In much the same way as Eels' "E", Mark Bianchi has drawn strength from the tragedy of personal experiences to produce a fluent, emotionally-informed masterpiece. Bianchi's 'The Young Machines' is the third album recorded under the Her Space Holiday avatar which is partly inspired by the loss of a loved one and the break up of a relationship. 'Something To Do With My Hands' and 'Tech Romance' revel in a Babybird-like world of twisted lyricism and nursery rhyme tunes. Better still is 'Sleepy California' which vividly recalls the news of a grandmother's death. Yet best of all is saved for 'Japanese Gum' and 'The Luxury Of Loneliness'; both of them are bona fide classics in bedsit electro-pop angst. Somewhat surprisingly, 'My Girlfriend's Boyfriend' and 'Meet The Pressure' document some bitter feelings towards the music press but on this performance Bianchi should have no such worries about bad reviews.

- Leanard's Lair -