Impossible Recording Machine (IRM) is the latest collaboration between
Matt Walker (former
percussionist for
Smashing Pumpkins,
Filter, and
Cupcakes) and
Jim Dinou (
Exo/
BombPop). Based out of
Chicago, the two have been working together for ten years producing their eclectic blend of
instrumental soundscapes. In 1999 they released the album
Batterie under the moniker
Retina. This impressive release sucessfully balanced bass-heavy hyper
big beat drum tracks with etheral
new age styling (including a vocal apperance from the talented
Michelle Cross).
Their first album as IRM, Axioms, is slated for a September 4, 2001 release on Positron! Records. Billed as a preview album for three concept albums currently in production, initial details lead one to conclude that it will be even more mature than Batterie. Matt and Jim are notoriously perfectionist, reworking and recomposing samples and arrangements for years. Thankfully, Positron! Records is an artist's label that has and will give these musicians the time they need to do their thing.
For more information and samples, visit:
www.impossiblerecordingmachine.com