Phase Machines

Triple Eye Industries has long stood at the intersection of noise, experimentation, and vision—supporting artists who challenge both format and form. With Phase Machines, Nicholas Elert sidesteps his work as a composer and soundtrack artist, moving from the cinematic landscapes of Speculative Fiction into something far more direct and dance-oriented.

The name Phase Machines itself is a callback—taken from the closing track of his 2019 Speculative Fiction release as Nicholas Elert. Much like Justin Broadrick adopting Jesu from a Godflesh song title, Elert reclaims Phase Machines as both a name and a concept: a living mechanism of layered frequencies, analog decay, and tectonic rhythm.

Where the Nicholas Elert moniker evoked expansive ambience and cinematic restraint, Phase Machines channels something more primal and dissonant. These compositions move like machines under strain—fractured industrial density, haunted minimalism, and a bass-heavy gravity best described as ‘doom dub.’ The result is an EP that exists between worlds—cinematic yet corporeal, meditative yet confrontational.

Each composition feels like a machine phasing in and out of alignment—glitching, breathing, and collapsing under its own intensity. Is it the sound of analog hardware made to feel human, or perhaps the sound of humanity dissolving into circuitry? Decide for yourself.

We are proud to announce that Phase Machines’ self-titled debut EP is slated for release as part of an extremely limited-run lathe-cut vinyl series and on all streaming platforms, except Spotify, on November 28, 2025, via Triple Eye Industries.