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'''''Glass and The Machines of God''''' was an unfinished project from [[Billy Corgan]] that explained the Glass character from ''[[Machina/The Machines of God]]'' and ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music]]''. This was done through a sequence of writings, starting with the ''Machina'' CD booklet and continuing over the internet and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pumpkins.it/glass.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002151725/http://www.pumpkins.it/glass.html|archive-date=October 2, 2007|website=The Smashing Pumpkins Net Point|title=GLASS AND THE MACHINES OF GOD}}</ref> Additional entries, under the name "Chards of Glass", were posted by the band while on tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=nachtkabaret&e=com|title=HugeDomains.com - NachTKabaret.com is for sale (Nach T Kabaret)|website=www.hugedomains.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Corgan challenged fans to solve the "''Machina'' mystery" hinted at through it all, and in December 2000 posted his favorite fan interpretations.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/winners.html| title = contest winners| date = December 13, 2000| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20010215034947/http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/winners.html| archivedate = February 15, 2001| accessdate = August 8, 2010}}</ref> | '''''Glass and The Machines of God''''' (or '''GATMOG''' for short) was an unfinished project from [[Billy Corgan]] that explained the Glass character from ''[[Machina/The Machines of God]]'' and ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music]]''. This was done through a sequence of writings, starting with the ''Machina'' CD booklet and continuing over the internet and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pumpkins.it/glass.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002151725/http://www.pumpkins.it/glass.html|archive-date=October 2, 2007|website=The Smashing Pumpkins Net Point|title=GLASS AND THE MACHINES OF GOD}}</ref> Additional entries, under the name "Chards of Glass", were posted by the band while on tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=nachtkabaret&e=com|title=HugeDomains.com - NachTKabaret.com is for sale (Nach T Kabaret)|website=www.hugedomains.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Corgan challenged fans to solve the "''Machina'' mystery" hinted at through it all, and in December 2000 posted his favorite fan interpretations.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/winners.html| title = contest winners| date = December 13, 2000| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20010215034947/http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/winners.html| archivedate = February 15, 2001| accessdate = August 8, 2010}}</ref> | ||
An animated web series was created to continue the story in 2001, though it was never | An animated web series was created to continue the story in 2001, though it was never officially released. The project confused some fans into thinking the band was reuniting.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://spfreaks.com/the-story-of-glass-and-the-machines-of-god/|website=SPFreaks|title=The Story of Glass and the Machines of God|date=September 30, 2012|access-date=December 10, 2020|first=Arthur|last=van Pelt}}</ref> | ||
== ''Machina'' and ''Machina II'' == | |||
[[File:Machina chart.jpg|thumb|left|Billy Corgan's chart showing the loose story of ''Machina'' and ''Machina II''|link=Special:FilePath/Machina_chart.jpg]]The albums ''Machina/The Machines of God'' and ''Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music'' were originally intended to be a single concept album telling the story of "a rock star gone mad".<ref name="pr">{{cite web | title = Machina II / The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music – Press Release | publisher = Constantinople Records | date = 2000-09-05 | url = https://spfreaks.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/collecting-to-the-extreme-episode-2/ | accessdate = 2015-01-29}}</ref> The ''Machina'' booklet artwork, a series of paintings by [[W:Vasily Kafanov|Vasily Kafanov]], loosely told the album's story while hinting at themes related to alchemy, chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astrology, semiotics, mysticism, spiritualism, and art. It was [[:Category:Grammy Award nominations|nominated]] for a 2001 Grammy for [[W:Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Recording Package]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/43/nominees.shtml|title=43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage (2001) | DigitalHit.com|website=www.digitalhit.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref> | |||
A drawing by Corgan illustrates how some of the songs were connected. "Virex" was reworked into "[[The Imploding Voice]]", "Disco King" into "[[The Everlasting Gaze]]", and "Slow Song" into "[[The Crying Tree of Mercury]]". | |||
''Machina II'' continued the story, with songs like "[[Glass' Theme]]", "[[Cash Car Star]]", "[[Home]]" and "[[Speed Kills]]" clearly having a connection to the story.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Animated web series == | == Animated web series == | ||
[[File:Spgatmog.jpg|thumb | [[File:Spgatmog.jpg|thumb|"GATMOG" characters bearing a resemblance to [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' band members|link=https://spcodex.wiki/wiki/File:Spgatmog.jpg|alt=]]In June 2001, a viral marketing campaign written by [[W:Jim Evans (artist)|Jim Evans]] and Division 13 was launched via the Smashing Pumpkins message board. A few members were sent mysterious video clips that pointed to a website called ''Black Wings Over the World''. Thus began the "June Mystery". The first website held clues to find two other websites, also hiding the username/password for a site called ''The Paracell Corporation''. Black Wings also hid another site’s address, ''Smash The System''. Over the next two months more clues were dropped on the message board and more sites were found and codes cracked. Finally, all this frenzy of mystery and excitement climaxed with the announcement that ''Glass And The Machines Of God'' was being made as a web based animated series by [[W:Sony|Sony]] based on the ''Machina'' story. Using Song Screenblast software, fans could create their own characters and remixes for the series.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Due in part to the changing circumstances surrounding the album's rollout, the series was shelved before any episodes were completed, though several portions leaked to YouTube in 2003 and have since been removed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt6tTK4-e9w|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLtewB8UjL4|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4QmfI0aJA|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref> In the first episode, the Zero character hears the Voice in the Radio and contacts his manager and friend Ruby. Their conversation is intercepted and patched through to the head of the Paracell Corp, Mr. Valentine – who has had a history with Zero. Episode two shows Zero's transformation into Glass while visiting Ruby and the subsequent negotiations to get The Machines of God their first gig. The third leaked episode saw how Glass affected the audience with his message of revolution.<ref name=":0" /> | Due in part to the changing circumstances surrounding the album's rollout, the series was shelved before any episodes were completed, though several portions leaked to YouTube in 2003 and have since been removed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt6tTK4-e9w|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLtewB8UjL4|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4QmfI0aJA|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref> In the first episode, the Zero character hears the Voice in the Radio and contacts his manager and friend Ruby. Their conversation is intercepted and patched through to the head of the Paracell Corp, Mr. Valentine – who has had a history with Zero. Episode two shows Zero's transformation into Glass while visiting Ruby and the subsequent negotiations to get The Machines of God their first gig. The third leaked episode saw how Glass affected the audience with his message of revolution.<ref name=":0" /> | ||