{"id":2229,"date":"2026-03-09T23:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/?page_id=2229"},"modified":"2026-06-05T00:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:37:53","slug":"machine-wreckers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/index.php\/machine-wreckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Wreckers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-nk-awb nk-awb alignfull has-000-background-color has-background\" style=\"min-height:1000px\"><div class=\"nk-awb-wrap\" style=\"background:#000\" data-awb-type=\"yt_vm_video\" data-awb-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f2VzS1bf9m0\" data-awb-video-mobile=\"true\"><div class=\"nk-awb-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"nk-awb-wrap-content is-layout-flow wp-container-nk-awb-is-layout-204cf1dd wp-block-nk-awb-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-5af627 aligncenter\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure 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style=\"color:#ffe074;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.542), 1.2em);\">Machine Wreckers are an ambient post-psychedelic band from Heretaunga Hawke\u2019s Bay, creating immersive instrumental music that drifts between repetition, atmosphere, noise, and nature. Drawing inspiration from nature&#8217;s oscillations, the band weave hypnotic sonic landscapes that feel both organic and otherworldly.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-style-default eplus-wrapper\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-1536x1128.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-500x367.jpg 500w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-800x588.jpg 800w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-1280x940.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band-1920x1410.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/munarecords.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BW_Band.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper has-text-color has-link-color has-system-serif-font-family wp-elements-373e09eee47cb6e44a56f02cb2e4992e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffe074;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.542), 1.2em);font-style:italic;font-weight:100\">Machine Wreckers are: Alec Withers (Drums), Adrian Thornton (Bass), Willie Devine (Keys), Kurt Yates (Guitar).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"tpgb-empty-space tpgb-block-6053_2229 \"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ba54b5a8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33d1b3e43c27d1aaae97d92df6f4b074 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffe074;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.542), 1.2em);\">Blending analogue textures, experimental improvisation, and dreamlike compositions, Machine Wreckers craft sprawling sonic environments that sit somewhere between dream-state meditation and psychedelic ritual.  Their work often expands beyond music into visual art, projection, and multimedia performance, creating deeply transportive spaces for audiences to disappear into.<br><br>Described as \u201can assembly of the most disparate group of musicians\u201d by member Adrian Thornton on RNZ, the band\u2019s evolving sound moves fluidly through ambient, kosmische, psychedelic prog, drone, and experimental post-rock territory while remaining unmistakably rooted in the landscapes and stories of Aotearoa. 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