Esteem (album)

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Esteem was the debut full length album for Australian band Machinations. Released in 1982, it spawned a minor hit in Australia with the first single off the album: Pressure Sway. The second single, Jack, a song about Jack Keroac, was less successful. Due to a lyrical reference to illegal drugs ("I wanna take some 1960's LSD"), "Jack" was often not played in live sets when audiences included minors.

Musically, the album contained synthpop with dark overtones, except for the single "Pressure Sway", a bright funk/pop song that was a dancefloor favourite.

[edit] Track listing

  • Esteem
  • Pressure Sway
  • Transient
  • Castle Hunting
  • Jack
  • Terminal Wharf
  • The Hunt

[edit] Personnel

  • T.J. Doyle (Guitar)
  • N.M. Swan (Bass)
  • F.J. Loneragan (Voice)
  • A.W. Starr (Keyboards)

All compositions were by the band.

Produced by Loyde and Radcliffe, except for "Pressure Sway", which was produced by Russell Dunlop and Bruce Brown.