Heliosphere by Mantra Machine
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DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS & SHOPS:
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GERMANY - KOZMIK ARTIFACTZ
https://kozmik-shop.com/MANTRA-MACHINE-Heliosphere-magenta-white-marbled-LP-KOZMIK-EXCLUSIVE-EDITION
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UNITED STATES & CANADA - THE COSMIC PEDDLER
https://thecosmicpeddler.com/search?q=mantra+machine
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NETHERLANDS - PLATO / CONCERTO
https://www.platomania.nl/search/results/?q=mantra+machine
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The album Heliosphere is written and performed by:
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Paul Geerts: guitars & synths
Eric Frantzen: bass
Jeroen Schippers: drums
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Engineered, mixed, produced & mastered by Steven van der Werff & Mantra Machine at Studio Mono.
Artwork designed by Jonas Louisse.
Tracklist
| 1. | Hydrogen | 9:20 |
| 2. | Atmos | 10:45 |
| 3. | Delta-v | 8:19 |
| 4. | Heliosphere | 14:47 |
Credits
released July 7, 2019
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LATEST NEWS AND INFO:
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/mantramachine
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mantramachine
Contact: info[at]mantramachine.nl
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UPCOMING GIGS:
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2025:
17-04-2025 - Roadburn - Offroad, Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Duskhead.
23-05-2025 - Sniester Festival, Paard Café, Den Haag
05-06-2025 - Fuzztival Pre-Party, Esbjerg, Denmark
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BIOGRAPHY:
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Mantra Machine brings heavy, hypnotic grooves and immersive soundscapes with a fresh, modern twist on psychedelic rock. This three-piece band crafts instrumental jams that blend driving guitars, fuzz-drenched bass, and dynamic drums with layered synth atmospheres.
Launching with a powerful debut at England's Sonic Rock Solstice festival in 2012, Mantra Machine soon dropped Stage One, their first EP. Their full-length album Nitrogen followed in 2014, marking the start of their journey through expansive, atmospheric compositions. A growing reputation led to an invitation to the legendary Roadburn Festival in 2016, followed by performances at Belgium's Yellowstock and a mini-tour in Germany and Austria.
In 2019, the band released Heliosphere, further exploring new sounds and ambitious arrangements in an acclaimed instrumental journey. With Selwyn Slop (ex-Monomyth) as new bassist on board, Mantra Machine is currently focused on crafting their third album, promising to take listeners even deeper into their sonic universe.
Paul Geerts: guitars & synths
Selwyn Slop: guitars, bass & bass-pedal
Jeroen Schippers: drums & sampler
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REVIEWS:
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The Obelisk:
"...This is what it’s all about. Four longer-form instrumentalist heavy psych jams that are warm in tone and want nothing so much as to go out wandering and see what they can find."
"... Total immersion. Total sense of welcoming. Totally human presence without speaking a word. So much vibe. So much right on."
(theobelisk.net/obelisk/2019/10/03/fall-2019-quarterly-review-day-4/?fbclid=IwAR2p4WrQYGrFHpA9i5n-YBjr8abbNORPFyjy7e8h8HY47_Ua2lVnGRNsYtQ)
Never Mind The Hype - album review (Dutch):
"...Met zo’n drie kwartier aan muziek is Heliosphere dus een prachtig werkstuk geworden. Hoe je het ook wendt of keert: dit album is simpelweg gaaf, met stoere riffs, een vettige productie en verrassend pakkende songwriting."
(nmth.nl/mantra-machine-heliosphere-review/?fbclid=IwAR2Z6yohqY5CJbyFWrimznXS-AIJiLtGG5_x9Un_-g9W8u6hc8VOdZHvg4Y)
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GIG HISTORY:
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2024:
07-12-2024 - Musicon, Den Haag
08-11-2024 - Slachthuis, Haarlem, w/ The Whims of the Great Magnet.
08-06-2024 - Landbouwbelang, Maastricht, w/ The Whims of the Great Magnet.
25-05-2024 - Space Rock Fest, Magasin 4, Brussels
10-05-2024 - Sonic Whip, Doornroosje, Tilburg
10-04-2024 - De Tanker, Amsterdam, w/ Yama
10-03-2024 - Hall of Fame, Tilburg, w/ The Machine
08-03-2024 - Into The Shadow, Little Devil, Tilburg, w/ Yama, Speck & others.
2023:
10-12-2023 - De Onderbroek, Nijmegen, w/ Giobia
20-10-2023 - Patronaat, Haarlem, w/ Chief of Smoke
27-05-2023 - Sniester Festival, Den Haag
28-04-2023 - DS17, Dordrecht w/ The Machine
2022:
16-04-22: - Insert Name Festival, Liège, Belgium
03-04-22: - DB's, Utrecht w/ Weedpecker.
2021:
31-07-21: Namass Pamouss ✿ Fête de Cabeau №3, Annecy, France w/ Dätcha Mandala & Gloria
2020:
10-10-20: Het Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, w/ Bismut.
11-09-20: FUZZ 25, Hal 25, Alkmaar w/ Desert Colossus, Whooom & Wacky Tobacky
08-02-20: Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Dreckneck
2019:
15-12-19: Paard, Den Haag w/ Monomyth
13-12-19: Hall of Fame, Tilburg w/ Monomyth
06-12-19: Vera, Groningen w/ Monomyth
09-11-19: Musikklub 14/1 - Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany
08-11-19: Generator Festival, AKK, Karlsruhe, Germany w/ Kalamata & Pyramid
02-11-19: Gebr. de Nobel, Leiden, w/ Monomyth
19-10-19: Het Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, w/ Monomyth.
13-09-19: Zeester / Nijmegen w/ Bismut & Mother Engine
07-09-19: Infernum's Desert Session III, Kruisbosstraat Munsterbilzen, Belgium, w/ Grotto
2018:
14-12-18: Astrant, Ede w/ Bismut & Shunyata.
24-11-18: De Onderbroek, Nijmegen w/ Bismut & Flaggermus.
18-08-18: Private Party, Aschendorf, Gemany
19-05-18: Stonerfall 2018, Alkmaar w/ Monomyth, Gomer Pyle & others.
12-05-18: Fuzzy Sounds Festival #1, Paris, France w/ Steak, Mars Red Sky, Glow Sun & others.
03-02-18: Innocent, Hengelo w/ Bismut
2017:
20-10-17: ACU, Utrecht together w/ Shunyata, Surya (UK)
14-09-17: OCCII, Amsterdam w/ Minami Deutsch (JP)
30-06-17: Musicon, Den Haag w/ Gigatron2000, Dead Wizzards
2016:
03-12-16: Elektra, Sliedrecht w/ RMFTM
02-12-16: Doornroosje, Nijmegen w/ Monomyth
18-11-16: De Peppel, Zeist, w/ Monomyth
01-10-16: PsyKA Festival Vol. 3, Karlsruhe, Germany w/ Mother Engine & others.
30-09-16: The Rockhouse Bar, Salzburg, Austria w/ Mother Engine
27-08-16: Altstadt, Eindhoven w/ ¡Pendejo!
13-08-16: Yellowstock Festival, Geel, Belgium
16-07-16: Wessummerbreeze Festival, Wessem
14-04-16: ROADBURN FESTIVAL 2016, Tilburg
27-03-16: Tivoli De Helling, w/ Monomyth
23-01-16: Baroeg, Rotterdam w/ Glowsun (FR), The Machine, Sun Rider.
22-01-16: Oefenbunker, Landgraaf w/ Seymour Sachs
2015:
28-11-15: Plu, Nijmegen w/ MIAVA (BE)
11-07-15: Kinky Star, Gent, België
24-04-15: Musicon, Den Haag w/ Nauseahtake, The Om Syllable
18-04-15: De Pit, Terneuzen w/ Order of the Emperor, Komatsu
28-03-15: Winston Kingdom, Amsterdam - VINYL RELEASE PARTY w/ Nauseahtake, The Fur (BE), YAMA
20-02-15: Utrecht, ACU w/ Dirtymike & the Bastards
06-02-15: Haarlem, Patronaat café, w/ Gigatron2000
2014:
06-12-14: Den Haag @ 330 Live, w/ 7 on Cube
18-10-14: Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Yama & Gigatron2000
17-10-14: Innocent, Hengelo w/ The Big Bang Theory & Camel Drivers
26-04-14: De Bastille, Schoonhoven w/ Gonga
03-04-14: De onderbroek, Nijmegen w/ Fjodor
15-03-14: Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Scarlet Stories
15-02-14: Winston Kingdom, Amsterdam w/ Sparta Kiev, Nauseahtake & Gigatron2000
2013:
07-12-13: Pitcher Café, Haarlem w/ Stonerfront Nijmegen
02-11-13: MUDFEST 2013, Perron55, Venlo w/ Toner Low, Gigatron2000, Stonerfront Nijmegen & others.
26-10-13: Salamafest, MuzyQ, Amsterdam w/ Nauseahtake
08-06-13: Cab03, Leiden w/ Gigatron2000
02-03-13: De Meester, Almere w/ Tales & Greyhound Bastards
2012:
30-11-12: The Cave, Amsterdam w/ USP
16-06-12: Sonic Rock Solstice 2012, England
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LATEST NEWS AND INFO:
---------------------------------------------------
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mantramachine
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mantramachine
Contact: info[at]mantramachine.nl
-------------------------------------------------------------
UPCOMING GIGS:
-------------------------------------------------------------
2025:
17-04-2025 - Roadburn - Offroad, Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Duskhead.
23-05-2025 - Sniester Festival, Paard Café, Den Haag
05-06-2025 - Fuzztival Pre-Party, Esbjerg, Denmark
-------------------------------------------------------------
BIOGRAPHY:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Mantra Machine brings heavy, hypnotic grooves and immersive soundscapes with a fresh, modern twist on psychedelic rock. This three-piece band crafts instrumental jams that blend driving guitars, fuzz-drenched bass, and dynamic drums with layered synth atmospheres.
Launching with a powerful debut at England's Sonic Rock Solstice festival in 2012, Mantra Machine soon dropped Stage One, their first EP. Their full-length album Nitrogen followed in 2014, marking the start of their journey through expansive, atmospheric compositions. A growing reputation led to an invitation to the legendary Roadburn Festival in 2016, followed by performances at Belgium's Yellowstock and a mini-tour in Germany and Austria.
In 2019, the band released Heliosphere, further exploring new sounds and ambitious arrangements in an acclaimed instrumental journey. With Selwyn Slop (ex-Monomyth) as new bassist on board, Mantra Machine is currently focused on crafting their third album, promising to take listeners even deeper into their sonic universe.
Paul Geerts: guitars & synths
Selwyn Slop: guitars, bass & bass-pedal
Jeroen Schippers: drums & sampler
-------------------------------------------------------------
REVIEWS:
-------------------------------------------------------------
The Obelisk:
"...This is what it’s all about. Four longer-form instrumentalist heavy psych jams that are warm in tone and want nothing so much as to go out wandering and see what they can find."
"... Total immersion. Total sense of welcoming. Totally human presence without speaking a word. So much vibe. So much right on."
(theobelisk.net/obelisk/2019/10/03/fall-2019-quarterly-review-day-4/?fbclid=IwAR2p4WrQYGrFHpA9i5n-YBjr8abbNORPFyjy7e8h8HY47_Ua2lVnGRNsYtQ)
Never Mind The Hype - album review (Dutch):
"...Met zo’n drie kwartier aan muziek is Heliosphere dus een prachtig werkstuk geworden. Hoe je het ook wendt of keert: dit album is simpelweg gaaf, met stoere riffs, een vettige productie en verrassend pakkende songwriting."
(nmth.nl/mantra-machine-heliosphere-review/?fbclid=IwAR2Z6yohqY5CJbyFWrimznXS-AIJiLtGG5_x9Un_-g9W8u6hc8VOdZHvg4Y)
-------------------------------------------------------------
GIG HISTORY:
-------------------------------------------------------------
2024:
07-12-2024 - Musicon, Den Haag
08-11-2024 - Slachthuis, Haarlem, w/ The Whims of the Great Magnet.
08-06-2024 - Landbouwbelang, Maastricht, w/ The Whims of the Great Magnet.
25-05-2024 - Space Rock Fest, Magasin 4, Brussels
10-05-2024 - Sonic Whip, Doornroosje, Tilburg
10-04-2024 - De Tanker, Amsterdam, w/ Yama
10-03-2024 - Hall of Fame, Tilburg, w/ The Machine
08-03-2024 - Into The Shadow, Little Devil, Tilburg, w/ Yama, Speck & others.
2023:
10-12-2023 - De Onderbroek, Nijmegen, w/ Giobia
20-10-2023 - Patronaat, Haarlem, w/ Chief of Smoke
27-05-2023 - Sniester Festival, Den Haag
28-04-2023 - DS17, Dordrecht w/ The Machine
2022:
16-04-22: - Insert Name Festival, Liège, Belgium
03-04-22: - DB's, Utrecht w/ Weedpecker.
2021:
31-07-21: Namass Pamouss ✿ Fête de Cabeau №3, Annecy, France w/ Dätcha Mandala & Gloria
2020:
10-10-20: Het Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, w/ Bismut.
11-09-20: FUZZ 25, Hal 25, Alkmaar w/ Desert Colossus, Whooom & Wacky Tobacky
08-02-20: Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Dreckneck
2019:
15-12-19: Paard, Den Haag w/ Monomyth
13-12-19: Hall of Fame, Tilburg w/ Monomyth
06-12-19: Vera, Groningen w/ Monomyth
09-11-19: Musikklub 14/1 - Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany
08-11-19: Generator Festival, AKK, Karlsruhe, Germany w/ Kalamata & Pyramid
02-11-19: Gebr. de Nobel, Leiden, w/ Monomyth
19-10-19: Het Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, w/ Monomyth.
13-09-19: Zeester / Nijmegen w/ Bismut & Mother Engine
07-09-19: Infernum's Desert Session III, Kruisbosstraat Munsterbilzen, Belgium, w/ Grotto
2018:
14-12-18: Astrant, Ede w/ Bismut & Shunyata.
24-11-18: De Onderbroek, Nijmegen w/ Bismut & Flaggermus.
18-08-18: Private Party, Aschendorf, Gemany
19-05-18: Stonerfall 2018, Alkmaar w/ Monomyth, Gomer Pyle & others.
12-05-18: Fuzzy Sounds Festival #1, Paris, France w/ Steak, Mars Red Sky, Glow Sun & others.
03-02-18: Innocent, Hengelo w/ Bismut
2017:
20-10-17: ACU, Utrecht together w/ Shunyata, Surya (UK)
14-09-17: OCCII, Amsterdam w/ Minami Deutsch (JP)
30-06-17: Musicon, Den Haag w/ Gigatron2000, Dead Wizzards
2016:
03-12-16: Elektra, Sliedrecht w/ RMFTM
02-12-16: Doornroosje, Nijmegen w/ Monomyth
18-11-16: De Peppel, Zeist, w/ Monomyth
01-10-16: PsyKA Festival Vol. 3, Karlsruhe, Germany w/ Mother Engine & others.
30-09-16: The Rockhouse Bar, Salzburg, Austria w/ Mother Engine
27-08-16: Altstadt, Eindhoven w/ ¡Pendejo!
13-08-16: Yellowstock Festival, Geel, Belgium
16-07-16: Wessummerbreeze Festival, Wessem
14-04-16: ROADBURN FESTIVAL 2016, Tilburg
27-03-16: Tivoli De Helling, w/ Monomyth
23-01-16: Baroeg, Rotterdam w/ Glowsun (FR), The Machine, Sun Rider.
22-01-16: Oefenbunker, Landgraaf w/ Seymour Sachs
2015:
28-11-15: Plu, Nijmegen w/ MIAVA (BE)
11-07-15: Kinky Star, Gent, België
24-04-15: Musicon, Den Haag w/ Nauseahtake, The Om Syllable
18-04-15: De Pit, Terneuzen w/ Order of the Emperor, Komatsu
28-03-15: Winston Kingdom, Amsterdam - VINYL RELEASE PARTY w/ Nauseahtake, The Fur (BE), YAMA
20-02-15: Utrecht, ACU w/ Dirtymike & the Bastards
06-02-15: Haarlem, Patronaat café, w/ Gigatron2000
2014:
06-12-14: Den Haag @ 330 Live, w/ 7 on Cube
18-10-14: Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Yama & Gigatron2000
17-10-14: Innocent, Hengelo w/ The Big Bang Theory & Camel Drivers
26-04-14: De Bastille, Schoonhoven w/ Gonga
03-04-14: De onderbroek, Nijmegen w/ Fjodor
15-03-14: Little Devil, Tilburg w/ Scarlet Stories
15-02-14: Winston Kingdom, Amsterdam w/ Sparta Kiev, Nauseahtake & Gigatron2000
2013:
07-12-13: Pitcher Café, Haarlem w/ Stonerfront Nijmegen
02-11-13: MUDFEST 2013, Perron55, Venlo w/ Toner Low, Gigatron2000, Stonerfront Nijmegen & others.
26-10-13: Salamafest, MuzyQ, Amsterdam w/ Nauseahtake
08-06-13: Cab03, Leiden w/ Gigatron2000
02-03-13: De Meester, Almere w/ Tales & Greyhound Bastards
2012:
30-11-12: The Cave, Amsterdam w/ USP
16-06-12: Sonic Rock Solstice 2012, England
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