Jeff Swearengin's - Warm Gadget - Sleep Clinic - //TENSE// (RIP)

"People will almost certainly describe this band as “metal.” But that’s a lazy and maybe even condescending take on Warm Gadget. In a region not terribly experimental in its listening tastes, the darkly industrial rock of Warm Gadget might baffle some, but for the power behind it, the music is astonishingly accessible." - The Source Weekly

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Members: Colten Tyler Williams, Jeff Swearengin
Location: Bend, Oregon

Sleep Clinic

Experimental musician/producer and visual artist based in Los Angeles, CA.

Member: Jeff Swearengin
Location: Los Angeles, California

//TENSE//

Frustrated with the direction electronic music was headed, one man decided to create the sound he so badly craved. So, in the Winter of 2006 he bought some machines, learned to program them, and stole his girlfriends computer to record the ensuing beats.

//TENSE// was born with dreams of resurrecting the forgotten WaxTrax! sound and has been producing the hard beats in his hometown of Houston, Texas for 3.5 years. If you listen closely you can hear the heat and humidity taking hold of the machines, slowly infecting the circuits and dragging their corpses to the dance floor

Members: Jake Schrock, Jeff Swearengin, Robert Lane
Former Members: Mariana Saldaña, Seth Nemec

Marching Dynamics

Industrial project formed by Sane Talada, based in Los Angeles, California.

Members: Jeff Swearengin, Shane Talada

Women Should Not Drink Alcohol

In early 2011 members of Noit Excev, Cervello Elettronico, and Sleep Clinic formed Women Should Not Drink Alcohol by compounding each musician’s strengths into one incomparable sound. Rik Excev’s abrasive experimental noisescapes, clever sampling, and diverse percussion were met by David Christian’s asphyxiating bass and pulsating beats. Jeff Swearingen was recruited to finalize the intense and intoxicating sound through the addition of swirling atmospheres and detailed nuances. WSNDA’s debut, “See You Next Tuesday”, will be released on Signifier September 25th. The album features collaborations and remixes from W.A.S.T.E., Cervello Elettronico, Mangadrive, NXV, Whiteqube, and Odio84 . It’s a mix of punk attitude and explicit themes with loud industrial techno.

In today’s post punk/industrial music scene it may not seem possible for artists to be provocative. Beguiling controversies and orchestrated publicity have desensitized audiences and left little room for genuine rebels to break new ground. Women Should Not Drink Alcohol is an act that has managed to incite curiosity before any music was released to the public. Many questions have been inspired with regard to the intentions of the founding members. Are they sexist? Straight edge? Are they applying some sort of reverse psychology technique? Attempting to make a poor joke? Who are these men to tell women what not to do?

For these three artists from established projects, the emphasis was on creating unique music rather than deciding on a clever brand and hiding behind a generic sound. Through the deliberate choice of syntax that some may find offensive, the band ruled out any attempt at commercialism or mainstream success to promote their conclusive ideas. The music has an underlying notion that freedom for the masses is merely an illusion put forth by the minority to rule over the majority with only a few self righteous interests. Through satire and irony, Women Should Not Drink Alcohol are on a mission to confirm that people understand the absurdity that is present in today’s society and are provided with a soundtrack for it.

Members: David Christian, Jeff Swearengin, Rik Excev

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warm-Gadget/118742714807584
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sleep-Clinic/9544313081
http://www.facebook.com/pages/TENSE/103169403053195
https://www.facebook.com/MarchingDynamics
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warmgadget/
https://www.instagram.com/blacksunr1se
X - Twitter: https://twitter.com/_sleepclinic
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@warmgadget7425
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObYfRnjHc7U
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_VOwiha-YkGlURxOaj0IlQ
Sleep Clinic https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtNNgoz2cYMatjtBfP30V7A
//TENSE// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SM4XafDaOo
WSNDA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMegDm9g1oZTsFT5HWM_pmA
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/warmgadget
https://soundcloud.com/sleep-clinic
https://soundcloud.com/marchingdynamics
Bandcamp: https://warmgadget.bandcamp.com/
https://remissionentertainment.bandcamp.com/
https://sleepclinic.bandcamp.com/
https://mishkanyc.bandcamp.com/
https://signifier.bandcamp.com/
https://signifier.bandcamp.com/album/see-you-next-tuesday-2

WARM GADGET - NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS (Official Music Video)