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| [The Orwellian Night is] "An epic piece of work." -Orcasound "The Orwellian Night is the kind of concept album fans of concept albums have been longing for. A lot of bands claim that they have albums that tell stories, but it turns out they just have a bunch of songs that share a theme or two and they arrange them so that there's some generalized thread if you really want to see it. This is a real concept album; with a story, characters, multiple themes on multiple levels, and it gives the listener a sense that you are experiencing something unique, something special, rather than just listening to a playlist of songs from some band. From the opening sounds of war in the Prologue to the closing lines of our would-be narrator, it immerses us into a world, a fully realized world, and sweeps us away. The lyrics are witty, sometimes even humorous, and yet they ring true in our own modern world of televised wars and governments that have been bought by the highest bidders. The music is altogether loud and chaotic, beautiful and dazzling, and, well, groovy. The styles of the songs, the structure, the directions they take, all of it is completely unexpected and yet its exactly what is right. I recently had to describe the album to a few friends that know nothing of Tribal Machine's past work, and I think I described it as "Nine Inch Nails and The Doors teamed up with Peter Gabriel, and all his 'worldly sounds,' to do an album that was The Wall-ish." Well, a few years back Nine Inch Nails tried to make an album like this, a concept album that shares some of the same themes, and was in my opinion unable to achieve what this album does in its first few tracks. In the end, it turned out not to be much of a concept album after all, and therefore the story it loosely told wasn't ever able to fully sink in. The Orwellian Night is the best album I've listened to in 2010 (and I listen to A LOT of music), and the more I listen to it the more I like it. I would not be surprised if I started dropping into conversations that it's one of my favorite albums. Because this album and everything it represents, both its subject as well as the music itself, is everything I could want in an album. The fact that its a concept album, on top of everything else, is just a plus. ;)" -Garth "Just wanted to let you know that I received the merchandise that I bought. I'm happy that I finally ordered a T-shirt from you guys. It's a real pleasure! I like the logo very much on the front :D The album is coming along great. I still can't get the songs out of my head! The last album that made me feel so into it like this was The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails... I'm not joking!" -The Dark one "I'm listening to The Orwellian Night album as I type this.... I just gotta say first, thanks for the extra tid bits. You went above and beyond and I greatly appreciate it! During a period in my life where I moved away from everyone I know, Soldiers in a War of the Mind album was there for me ("Focus on your fate,... this is the first moment of your life"). Now that I'm in a place where I know I belong, here comes your long awaited work of art. Thank you again for such wonderful music. I'm a fan for life." -Tiff "I should have e-mailed you probably right after I listened to your CD because I was blown away this the overall music and the concept. It was a CD that I definitely kept on repeat for days. I was like "WOW". It definitely left me thinking and wanting more. After I listened to "Two Brothers" I was like stunned with the awesomeness of that song and developement. I had to listen to it again and again. The music and the lyrics painted such a vivid image in my head. It was like a movie playing in my head. Such a simple song like "Treason" also got me, I listened to the verse over and over. I just loved it! The music is just so powerful and I am a big fan of this type of industrial rock sound. I liked how it was clearly thought out with each of the acts. I also enjoyed "I'll Tell You Stories" "The Infiltraitor" "The Arrest" "Disillusion" "Love the Eclipse" and "Burn" which round of my favorites along with "Two Brothers", probably my favorite and "Treason". It was definitely a pleasant surprise that came my way. I personally enjoyed the album a lot and my favorite acts were Act I and Act III, especially III. I know it was 4 years in the making and it came together in the end very nicely." "At the first listen, I liked Soldiers in a War of the Mind better, but after the second listen, I knew TON was better. I can tell you really enjoyed making it and your voice acting and storytelling are fantastic. I must've listened to it for at least 2, if not 3 weeks straight, picking out a new favorite song every 2 days. "Disillusion" is my favorite song, I love the story, it's so emotional I actually cried a few times at the end of "Two Brothers" and the through "Disillusion". You perfectly portrayed (for lack of a better word that is on the tip of my tongue but not to be found in my brain at the moment!) the feeling of being disillusioned and exactly what the character was going through. "Tribal Machine is a Canadian band masterminded by Sever Bronny. Their new CD is called The Orwellian Night. This CD is something rare these days. It is a concept album. Tribal Machine pulls it off well. The main musical inspirations for Sever are Nine Inch Nails and Pink Floyd. The CD takes the listener through a world where people are at first controlled through the media by the Government and corporations. The Government/Corporations appeal to people’s patriotism and their desire to have more goods than their neighbors have to blind them to what is really going on. This works on most people, but some see through it. These people are eventually caught and branded as traitors. When the manipulation through the media no longer works, the so called traitors are tortured/brainwashed into compliance. The CD also has great music. There are a lot of nice industrial touches such as breaking glass, helicopter blades, bells, emergency buzzers and more. Although industrial and aggressive, the music is also catchy. Although I think this is a CD that should be listened to at home with headphones and without distractions, the songs do stand alone musically. You could hum along to them and dance to some of them if you wanted to. The best thing I think I can say about this CD is that it is 71 minutes long and it seems less. It is very enjoyable to listen to despite the dark subject matter. I do not get partway through and start looking at my watch. That is impressive in this day and age of media directed short attention spans." -Stuart
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