Ocean Machine: Biomech is the debut studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. The album was released in July 1997 on Townsend's label, HevyDevy Records. "This album I could NOT get signed. A great deal of this music was material I had been writing for many years prior to my experience with Steve Vai on his 'Sex And Religion' album. It was similar in theme and vibe to the melodic elements of Noisescapes, but it was not music from those sessions. The Vai album had sold to a gold status in Japan through Sony Music, and by advice of the Read more on Last.fm.