The total running time of this stream was 71:05. The first stream was titled Punch Drunk + Dizzy, containing 15 tracks, amongst them ‘Age Of Innocence’ (live 2000), ‘Lover’ (live 1998) and ‘The Vigil’ (live 1988). When looking at the running times of each of the three streams, one may conclude they are three demo CDs similar to Mashed Potatoes (1994) that were handed to the site moderator for streaming online. From the beginning it featured two different radio-like streams, followed by a single stream that replaced the initial two. Mainly because of the name of one of the three streams, and the focus of the streams on the then-recent Machina songs. The Smashing Pumpkins Radio, launched on August 14, 2000, on the official website of the band, is loosely connected to the Glass theme. If interested, these four songs, never commercially available to the public, can be downloaded here. The Imploding Voice (Matt Walker’s Exploding 2.0 Remix) In My Body (Glass & The Machines Of God Remix)Ĥ. Glass (Matt Walker’s Shattering Glass Remix)ģ. Glass (Matt Walker’s Shard1-Betrayal Remix)Ģ. Matt contributed at least the following four remixed songs to the project:ġ. One of these artists was Matt Walker (former Smashing Pumpkins drummer from 1996 through 1998, replacing Jimmy Chamberlin during his absence). Furthermore, this is what Billy Corgan explained about the Glass project in an interview in 2000.ĭuring this interview, Billy Corgan mentioned that other artists were reworking Machina songs for the Glass project. Songs like ‘Glass’ Theme’, ‘Cash Car Star’, ‘Home’, and the Japanese Machina album bonus track ‘Speed Kills’ (which was also the B-side of the single ‘Stand Inside Your Love’) are without a doubt related to Billy Corgan’s Glass story. Machina II moves forward with the loose story of Glass And The Machines Of God started in Machina. ‘Blue Skies Bring Tears’ (listed on the chart under its’ working title ‘Blue Skies’) appeared on both Machina albums in different versions. More title alterations on the Machina album follow as: ‘Stand Inside’ refers to ‘Stand Inside Your Love’ ‘Sunshowers’ is in fact ‘Raindrops + Sunshowers’ ‘I of the Radio’ would become ‘I of the Mourning’ ‘Heavy Metal’ refers to ‘Heavy Metal Machine’ and ‘Glass and the Ghost’ became ‘Glass and the Ghost Children’. The songs ‘Virex’, ‘Disco King’, and ‘Slow Song’ would be reworked into ‘The Imploding Voice’, ‘The Everlasting Gaze’, and ‘The Crying Tree of Mercury’, respectively.
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This drawing by Billy Corgan explains the connections between the songs on Machina and Machina II.
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In the Machina, The Machines Of God ( Machina) and Machina II, Friends And Enemies Of Modern Music ( Machina II) era, which we will define as the years 1999 through 2000, Billy Corgan was known for trying to make connections between several of the songs he wrote for both albums. At this time, only two copies of this poster are being made available to the public. The total pressing of this particular item, however, is unknown. With respect, SPfreaks would like to give some context to this Smashing Pumpkins auction, and speculate if a price of $250 is reasonable for memorabilia of this type.
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Due to the typical limited duration of eBay auctions (30 days in this case), there is a somewhat urgent need to inform the potential buyer(s) what they are considering purchasing. Glass and the Machines of God is a (presumably unfinished) Smashing Pumpkins/Billy Corgan project that dates back to the year 2000. Right now, Smashing Pumpkins official eBay account (officialspmemorabilia) is auctioning a rare and previously unreleased poster related to the project. “Somewhere in the not so distant future, we may find a world of not so subtle torments…”(1)