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About Machine Girl

Machine Girl is the Brooklyn-based duo of Soufiane Ouissi and SeanNU that treats hip-hop like a construction site. They started around 2014 making abrasive, maximalist beats that sound like they're falling apart and rebuilding themselves mid-track. Their production is dense—samples stacked on top of each other, vocal chops pitched into oblivion, percussion that feels like it's being struck with industrial tools. Tracks like HAHA and WDYM became underground staples, showcasing their ability to make something genuinely unpleasant sound oddly compelling. They've collaborated with everyone from 100 gecs to Lil Ugly Mane, always pushing toward weirder territory. Their appeal isn't in smoothness or catchiness but in the sheer audacity of their sound design and their refusal to make anything easy on the listener.

Machine Girl shows are chaotic and confrontational. The sound is overwhelming—distortion and density cranked past comfort. The crowd is usually small, devoted, and there specifically for this. There's no real moshing, just people standing close together absorbing the assault. They don't perform to crowds; they perform at them.

Known for HAHA, WDYM, HEAD HEAVY, Even Though, MOLTO BENE

Machine Girl + New York

Machine Girl has maintained a presence in New York's experimental electronic circuit. Their last stop was February 27, 2026 at White Eagle Hall, where they delivered the kind of relentless noise-industrial set that's become their trademark. The duo continues to draw crowds of people who appreciate music that doesn't apologize for its density or difficulty.

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Live Music in New York

New York's experimental and noise music scene is built on a foundation of DIY venues, underground collectives, and people willing to sit through genuinely difficult sounds. Machine Girl fits naturally into this ecosystem—the kind of act that thrives in converted warehouses and packed rooms where the audience came specifically to have their equilibrium disturbed. The city's electronic underground has always had room for abrasive, maximalist approaches.

New York road trip to see Machine Girl?

Stay in the Upper West Side near Central Park—quieter than Midtown, better restaurants, and close enough to everywhere that matters. Dinner at Balthazar in SoHo if you want classic New York energy, or Gramercy Tavern if you prefer something less scene-y. Spend your afternoon at the Met or catching live music at Blue Note or The Basement—both venues where you'll see the players who influenced Mars's sound. Walk through Washington Square Park, grab a coffee, remember why New York mattered to music in the first place.

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