We all in the band know how to use a fairly famous drum machine called the MPC, made by Akai, which actually these days, quite an old-school way of writing beats and rhythms if you're not using a live drummer.

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Their design originated more than a century ago, when Guy Hugh Gilbey, the famous British gin distiller, invented a machine for wealthy people who wanted to enjoy fizzy drinks at home.

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The remarkable amusement park is the brainchild of La Machine, a street theater company famous for such creations as the 15-meter spider that crawled through Liverpool, in Britain, as part of the city's Capital of Culture celebrations in 2008.

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