Laughing Gear
Laughing Gear is a cathartic dissection of the tribulations of modern society and classist egoism. The band features members of Melbourne underground luminaries Chrome Dome, Brando’s Island, Romero and Eyesøres.
Laughing Gear is a cathartic dissection of the tribulations of modern society and classist egoism. The band features members of Melbourne underground luminaries Chrome Dome, Brando’s Island, Romero and Eyesøres.
Formed by Bryce Sweatman in 2018, Laughing Gear combines modulating analogue synths with CompuRhythm drum machine loops, backed by howling, delay-induced vocal screeches. Fergus Sinclair’s guitar work comes out drenched in chorus effects that allow the angular and anarchic worlds to collide and mutate, culminating in a highly original musical space that is provocative, jarring and exhilarating.
Laughing Gear’s debut album, Freak Lemons, is a formidable collection of cutting-edge dystopian synth punk and incisive socio-political commentary, delivered with an acid tongue and a wry sense of gallows humour. A finely honed ‘80s pop sensibility is mixed with heavy doses of analogue synth worship and punk rock antagonism, while the history of underground music is slyly referenced. The result is a defiantly original and unapologetically danceable album brimming with whip-smart lyrics and cunningly crafted songs where hooks and concepts fly thick and fast.
Laughing Gear
- Freak Lemons
Freak Lemons is out now digitally and on limited edition vinyl via Heavy Machinery Records.
