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[[File:Machina whiteboard.jpg|thumb|''Machina'' song whiteboard]] | [[File:Machina whiteboard.jpg|thumb|''Machina'' song whiteboard]] | ||
[[Jimmy Chamberlin]] returned to the band in March 1999, and [[Flood]] was again enlisted to produce the record. However, unlike ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' where there was immense planning before recording again, few were in the know on Corgan's creative direction. It was to be a concept album about a fictitious rock band, with the frontman | [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] returned to the band in March 1999, and [[Flood]] was again enlisted to produce the record. However, unlike ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' where there was immense planning before recording again, few were in the know on Corgan's creative direction. It was to be a concept album about a fictitious rock band, with the frontman whose life was forever altered after hearing the voice of God. The sonic subtext for this would understandably be just as esoteric. | ||
The band wanted to take digital lessons from ''[[Adore]]'' and apply them to rock, aiming to create the sound of an extraterrestrial band. This was to be accomplished through tape degradation, synth-like mechanized guitars, soaring pads and effects, heavily-processed vocals, and big drums. | The band wanted to take digital lessons from ''[[Adore]]'' and apply them to rock, aiming to create the sound of an extraterrestrial band. This was to be accomplished through tape degradation, synth-like mechanized guitars, soaring pads and effects, heavily-processed vocals, and big drums. | ||