Dangerous Electricity Machine is Harbour Board’s spring 2025 single, blending bubbling analog synths, flutes, electric guitar, and layered percussion with baritone vocals from Matthew Sunderland. Originally composed as a soundtrack to a site-specific dance project by Jeffrey Holdaway, the track was later restructured by the full band into a multi-part narrative.

The lyrics reflect on fatherhood and suburban wandering, shifting through ambient sections, chorus-driven swells, and a brass-led bridge featuring a trumpet and saxophone call-and-response. Percussion builds from live drums, handclaps, and processed vocal textures. 

Dangerous Electricity Machine

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Harbour Board is an Auckland-based band blending ambient, folk, experimental pop, and cinematic sound design. Formed by Matthew Sunderland, Jeffrey Holdaway, Marc Chesterman, and Nicolas Tillon, the group combines analog synths, field recordings, brass, and spoken word in layered, narrative-driven tracks. Their music often begins as soundtracks or site-specific projects before being reshaped collaboratively into reflective, textured compositions exploring place, memory, and atmosphere.

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