Machine Age Voodoo is the third studio album by Australian industrial band SPK, released on 30 November 1984 by WEA Records. It was first released outside the United States until 1985 when it was released by Elektra Records. Produced by Graeme Revell, the album is a radical departure from the band's previous material, leaning more towards synth-pop and dance-rock, rather than industrial music. It is the band's first studio album to feature Sinan Leong as lead vocalist.

Machine Age Voodoo
Studio album by
Released30 November 1984 (1984-11-30)
Recorded1983–84
StudioEMI Studios 301 (Sydney, Australia)
Genre
Length40:38
Label
ProducerGraeme Revell
SPK chronology
Leichenschrei
(1982)
Machine Age Voodoo
(1984)
Zamia Lehmanni: Songs of Byzantine Flowers
(1986)
Singles from Machine Age Voodoo
  1. "Metal Dance"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Junk Funk"
    Released: September 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits5/10[2]

Two singles from Machine Age Voodoo were released, "Metal Dance" and "Junk Funk", of which the latter was later renamed to "Machine Age Voodoo" on the US release of the album.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Graeme Revell and Sinan Leong

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Junk Funk"4:04
2."With Love from China"5:46
3."High Tension"4:27
4."One World"4:27
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Flesh & Steel"5:23
6."Metropolis"4:24
7."Metal Dance"3:39
8."Thin Ice"3:41
9."Crime of Passion"4:47
Total length:40:38
Additional track on US Version
No.TitleLength
8."Seduction"4:25

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Machine Age Voodoo at AllMusic.
  2. ^ Heath, Chris (22 November – 5 December 1984). "Albums: SPK – Machine Age Voodoo (WEA)". Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 24. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 25. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ Machine Age Voodoo (LP). SPK. WEA. 1984. 240515-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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