Oh, hadn't noticed this thread yet. I'd only read the music forum, since I was mostly interested in the music. Hi everyone!
I bumped into Machinae when Alan Cox said it was "excellent hacking music" in August 2002. Downloaded some stuff (in Ogg Vorbis, yay!); INSERT INTO yabbse_messages (ID_MSG, ID_TOPIC, ID_MEMBER, subject, posterName, posterEmail, posterTime, posterIP, smiliesEnabled, modifiedTime, modifiedName, body, icon, attachmentSize, attachmentFilename) VALUES got hooked, bought the CD, and eventually wandered into the forums a week or two ago.
My music taste is basically anything that has guitars and good lyrics. That's usually the quieter stuff, so Machinae is at the heavy end of my spectrum, but the unique sound and the great lyrics will probably keep it in my playlist forever. My favourite song varies...I love Cryosleep ever since I saw Pitch Black. I also like Tempus Fugit and Flag Carrier a lot. And Winterstorm. And Soundtrack to the Rebellion. And...
Incidentally, since this is a newbie thread, what is the accepted abbreviation of Machinae Supremacy? I don't mind typing it out all the way but it seems a bit silly if we're on their forum to spell it out all the time. I understand that MaSu is a no go, and MS is already reserved for the forces of evil, so what is it?