# Machine Says Yes

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Machine Says Yes
| type       = studio
| artist     = [FC Kahuna](/source/FC_Kahuna)
| cover      = FC Kahuna - Machine Says Yes.jpg
| alt        = A nighttime photo showing distant buildings, bushes, railroad cars, and railroad tracks all under a billboard that is white and very illuminated, radiating out red light. Above the billboard is a line of uppercase text that reads "FC/KAHUNA", and underneath that is a smaller line of text that reads "Machine Says Yes".
| released   = {{Start date|2002|04|08|df=y}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Electronica](/source/Electronica), [trip hop](/source/trip_hop), [acid house](/source/acid_house)
| length     = {{Duration|m=58|s=14}}
| label      = [City Rockers](/source/City_Rockers)<ref name=emiss>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/Fc+Kahuna |title=FC Kahuna Profile Page: Biography |work=Music Emissions |accessdate=14 July 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| producer   =
| prev_title = Big Kahuna Kicks Two
| prev_year  = 2000
| next_title = Another Fine Mess
| next_year  = 2003
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Machine Says Yes
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Mind Set to Cycle
 | single1date = 2000
 | single2     = Glitterball
 | single2date = 2002
 | single3     = Machine Says Yes
 | single3date = 2002
 | single4     = Hayling
 | single4date = 2003
 | single5     = Nothing is Wrong
 | single5date = 2003
}}
}}
'''''Machine Says Yes''''' is a studio album by British [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) duo [FC Kahuna](/source/FC_Kahuna),<ref name=nme /> released in April 2002 on the label [City Rockers](/source/City_Rockers).<ref name=emiss /> The album includes five [singles](/source/single_(music)): "Mind Set to Cycle", "Glitterball", "Machine Says Yes", "Hayling", and "Nothing is Wrong".

The two most notable singles, "Hayling" and "Machine Says Yes", were co-written and sung by [Iceland](/source/Iceland)ic singer [Hafdís Huld](/source/Hafd%C3%ADs_Huld) and charted at No. 49 and No. 58 respectively on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/fc%20kahuna/ |title=FC KAHUNA |work=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company) |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> In addition, "North Pole Transmission" was sung by American singer [Eileen Rose](/source/Eileen_Rose) and "Fear of Guitars" was sung by [Gruff Rhys](/source/Gruff_Rhys).

"Glitterball" was featured in the video games ''[Need for Speed: Underground](/source/Need_for_Speed%3A_Underground)'' and ''[Crackdown](/source/Crackdown_(video_game))'', while "Hayling" appeared on the soundtrack of the film ''[Layer Cake](/source/Layer_Cake_(film))''.

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
|MC=77/100<ref name=meta>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/machine-says-yes |title=Machine Says Yes - FC/Kahuna |work=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/machine-says-yes-uk-mw0000229094 |title=Machine Says Yes [UK] – Review |author=John Bush |date= |work=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)
| rev2score = {{rating|4.5|10|score=4.7/10 stars}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3020-machine-says-yes/ |title=FC/Kahuna: Machine Says Yes |author=Mark Martelli |date=15 January 2003 |work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media) |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = [NME](/source/NME)
| rev3score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name=nme>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/fc-kahuna/6292 |title=FC Kahuna : Machine Says Yes |author=Peter Robinson |date=19 April 2002 |work=[NME](/source/NME) |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = [Dallas Observer](/source/Dallas_Observer)
| rev4score = Positive<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2002-11-21/music/fc-kahuna/ |title=FC Kahuna |author=Justin Hampton |date=21 November 2002 |work=[Dallas Observer](/source/Dallas_Observer) |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev5 = [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)
| rev5score = Positive<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/fckahuna-machine |title=FC Kahuna: Machine Says Yes |author=Matt Cibula |date=10 January 2003 |work=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = [Playlouder](/source/Playlouder)
| rev6score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://playlouder.com/review/514fckahuna.html |title=Machine Says Yes – FC Kahuna |author=Iain Moffat |date=19 April 2002 |work=[Playlouder](/source/Playlouder) |accessdate=10 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020430195509/http://playlouder.com/review/514fckahuna.html |archivedate=April 30, 2002 }}</ref>
}}
Critical reception of ''Machine Says Yes'' was generally positive, with [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) reporting a [normalised](/source/standard_score) score of 77% based on 15 reviews which indicates that it is "generally favorable".<ref name=meta /> [Peter Robinson](/source/Peter_Robinson_(journalist)) of [NME](/source/NME) wrote that the album is "fresh, feisty and fierce", but also that it "lacks a definitive thumper likely to propel the duo to the chart status you'd reckon".<ref name=nme /> [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)'s Mark Martelli was less receptive and wrote that "too much calculation has gone into ''Machine Says Yes''. The record smacks of [market research](/source/market_research), not the craven, late-night interplay that communicates real soul."

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Hayling
| length1 = 6:49
| title2 = Glitterball
| length2 = 5:48
| title3 = Nothing Is Wrong
| length3 = 5:11
| title4 = Bleep Freak
| length4 = 2:21
| title5 = Machine Says Yes
| length5 = 6:38
| title6 = North Pole Transmission
| length6 = 4:56
| title7 = Mindset To Cycle
| length7 = 6:27
| title8 = Microcuts
| length8 = 7:35
| title9 = Growler
| length9 = 7:03
| title10 = Fear Of Guitars
| length10 = 5:26
| total_length    = 58:14
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart (2002)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|88|date=20020421|accessdate=July 15, 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|UKIndependent|10|date=20020421|accessdate=July 15, 2020|rowheader=true}}
|}

==References==
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Category:2002 albums
Category:FC Kahuna albums

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