Building the Machine is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes.

It was his eighth solo studio album and was released in 2001 on SPV, DNA and Nippon Crown records.

Building The Machine has a similar feel to Hughes’ previous album, 2000’s Return of Crystal Karma.

The track High Ball Shooter is a newly recorded version of the Deep Purple song, which originally featured on the album Stormbringer.

The Japanese version of the album includes the track Cosmic Spell, which was written by Hughes and Pat Travers.