The God Machine

The Profile

American trio from San Diego who moved to London, The God Machine released two acclaimed albums in 1993 and 1994 before disbanding following bassist Jimmy Fernandez’s death in 1994.

Members: Robin Proper-Sheppard, Jimmy Fernandez, Ronald Austin. Moved from San Diego to London. Early EPs include Purity (1991) and The Desert Song EP (1992); recorded a John Peel session in April 1992. Debut album: Scenes From The Second Storey (1993). Final album: One Last Laugh in a Place of Dying... (1994). Known for long, intense tracks such as Seven, Purity, The Blind Man, and Desert Song; covered Bauhaus’s Double Dare. Post-breakup, Proper-Sheppard formed Sophia.

DeBaser’s reviewers champion The God Machine’s towering sound and emotional weight, centering on the debut Scenes From The Second Storey and the final One Last Laugh in a Place of Dying.... The trio formed in San Diego, moved to London, and ended in 1994 after Jimmy Fernandez’s death. Reviews highlight long, cathartic tracks, thunderous dynamics, and stark beauty across albums and EPs.