ZWAREMACHINE
“Zwaremachine: The Rough Voice of a Bleak Future – From the depths of the North American industrial scene, Zwaremachine bursts forth with a renewing force, breathing new vitality into the genre with their distinctive Industrial BodyMusic approach. Each track shatters the sense of disbelief, taking you into a relentless sound universe, where rhythmic aggression intertwines with landscapes of desolation.On December 14, 2024, Zwaremachine shared their energetic live act recorded at the Poppodium Nieuwe Nor in Heerlen, Netherlands. The video integrates powerful performances of songs such as “Person To Person”, “Conquest 3000”, “A Sickness”, and “Parasol”, each of them loaded with incisive lyrics that lay bare the darkest aspects of contemporary dystopia. With their hypnotic staging, the band manages to fuse social criticism with a sound aesthetic that evokes the collapse of a world in decline.Each song on Zwaremachine addresses a different facet of human and environmental collapse. Their lyrics denounce, their atmospheres oppress, and their mechanical rhythms resonate like the echo of a civilization on the brink of the abyss. It’s not just music; it’s a grim manifesto that confronts the listener with relentless rawness.Live, Zwaremachine embodies the alienation they so proclaim. Their direct and minimalist style, without concessions or unnecessary embellishments, conveys a sense of existential emptiness, while their forceful sound projects us towards an inescapable dystopian future.Listening to Zwaremachine is like peering into the precipice of a future marked by destruction and uncertainty. Their Industrial BodyMusic proposal not only revives the spirit of the industrial scene, but reinterprets it with an intense and timeless aesthetic that resonates with the times we live in.Listen to the sound of a bleak tomorrow and let Zwaremachine drag you into a world where collapse is inevitable, but music remains the last resistance.”- Esotheknus Media
“This release(Actions & Forces) marks the first appearance of new Dutch band members Paul K and Marshal B, who have recently joined the lineup. Zwaremachine is the brainchild of Minneapolis-based artist Mach Fox. Established in 2011, Zwaremachine quickly carved out a niche within the dark electro and EBM scenes, known for their intense live performances and quality releases. The core of Zwaremachine has always been Mach Fox, a visionary artist whose work encompasses not only music but also visual art and multimedia performances. Over the years, the lineup has evolved, with bassist Dbot joining to add depth to the band’s sound.” – Bernard Van Isacker, Chief Editor of Side-Line Magazine
“Zwaremachine returns, bringing with it a dark electro that unfolds like a shadow over the horizon of the future. Their vision, charged with a disturbing prescience, dismantles our disbelief from the first bars, guiding us on a sonic journey that will not let us go until the last chord. ‘Actions & Forces’, their most recent single, is a sonic manifestation of the struggle between the machine and its constant evolution. It is a song to the repetition of mechanical movements, where each note resonates with the intention of reconstruction and inevitable self-repair. Here, music becomes a ritual, a process of incessant transformation, where the mechanical meets the human in a perpetual cycle of destruction and rebirth.” – Electro Emotions
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
www.zwaremachine.bandcamp.com
FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/zwaremachine
IG/TWITTER
@zwaremachine
ZWAREMACHINE bluesky:
http://www.zwaremachine.bsky.social
ZWAREMACHINE Official YouTube Channel :
https://www.youtube.com/@InpoetnwcZwaremachine
Contact:
- Be A Light (Album) 2018 Phage Tapes CD/Cassette/Digital
- Remain Unseen (Single/Remixes) 2018 self-released Digital
- Ripping At The Fabric (EP) 2020 Brutal Resonance Records Digital/Cassette
- Be A Light(Special Edition Re-Release)2020 Sliptrick Records CD/Digital
- Conquest 3000 (Album) 2021 Phage Tapes CD/Digital
- Effigy (Ministry cover/Single) 2021 self-released Digital
- A Sickness (Single/Remixes) 2023 self-released Digital
- Actions and Forces (Single) 2024 self-released Digital
- Waking The Night (Single/Remixes) 2025 self-released Digital