“Artificial Nocturne” is the opening song of the album Synthetica.

According to guitarist James Shaw, the first sound that can he heard, a pulsating, grimy throb, is “the foundation of the album.” He said: “Oddly enough, it’s actually not a synthesizer. It’s a ‘60s organ played through a homemade pedal dreamed up by a local wizard who posted an ad on Craiglist.”