Metropolis Part I

Metropolis Part I is an EP by American electronic music trio The M Machine. It was released on April 24, 2012,^[1] and is the first part of a two-part concept album describing the story of a dystopian city known as Metropolis, as described by the digital liner notes available on their website (although as of May 2015, these notes are no longer available). It was released on OWSLA. The songs "A King Alone" and "Faces" feature vocals from the band members, while "Shadow in the Rose Garden" features vocals from Kelly Koval, which themselves are sampled from their earlier song "Promise Me a Rose Garden".

Metropolis Part I
EP by The M Machine
Released	April 24, 2012
Recorded	2011-2012
Genre	Electro house, drumstep, synthpop, synthwave
Length	25:03
Label	OWSLA
Producer	The M Machine
The M Machine chronology
- "Metropolis Part I" (2012) "Metropolis Part II" (2013)

Track listing

All tracks written by Andy Coenen, Ben Swardlick and Eric Luttrell. 

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Immigrants"	4:52
2.	"Deep Search"	4:37
3.	"A King Alone"	3:46
4.	"Faces"	2:49
5.	"Black"	5:47
6.	"Shadow in the Rose Garden"	3:08

Reception

"Metropolis Part I" was met with mostly positive reviews. Hit the Floor praised the record as a "breath of fresh air in the current music landscape where things can get very repetitive",^[2] while In Your Speakers stated "The incredible element of this is the concepts manifested in the songs are also concrete metaphors, allowing the abstract sounds to resemble and inspire their physical counterparts, making the world come alive in a way that is rare even for written words".^[3]

Metropolis Part I
Review scores
Source	Rating
In Your Speakers	83/100
Hit the Floor	8.5/10

References

1. "The M Machine - Metropolis Pt. I". OWSLA.com. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
2. R. "Review: The M Machine - Metropolis Part 1 (EP)". Hitthefloor.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
3. "The M Machine - Metropolis Pt. 1 Review | Inyourspeakers Media". Inyourspeakers.com. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2015-05-22.