Interview: Charlie Bramald, the voice of Ghost of the Machine

A name to remember and a band to keep an eye on: Charlie Bramald and Ghost of the Machine. This UK prog band released their second album on March 7, 2025 and it is an incredible album! I was blown away by it and think it will end up really high in m end year list (yes, I am going to make one this year!) for 2025!

Since I was so impressed by the album, i was curious to who they were and who that amazing vocalist was. So I got in touch with Charlie and I asked if he was up for a chat. He was and so we got together on Skype, to talk about the album and him as a vocalist. My goal is always to keep interviews around 20-25 minutes…

Yeah, that didn’t work! Not only did I have a lot of questions, Charlie had a lot to tell. And in the meantime I picked up on a few things that were doing rounds in the Ghost of the Machine facebook group, something about dancing at prog gigs and a certain band called Spriggan Mist, so obviously I had to know more about that.

So the interview went off track a couple of times! But we had a lot of fun, you’ll see when you watch the interview. Or just listen to it, as a podcast. I’m sure it will make you smile!

So enjoy our convesration and be sure to check out Empires Must Fall, the brilliant second album by Ghost of the Machine!