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The Weather Machine thrives on contrast: quiet introspection meets kinetic energy, poetic songwriting collides with explosive live performance. Originally formed in Portland, Oregon and now based in Pōneke, Aotearoa New Zealand, the band has carved out a space that feels both intentional and unpredictable - like a journal written in real time, then set to fire on stage.
At its core is songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:52UMXVVvJghdzYhNTXBv78" data-name="Slater Smith">Slater Smith</a> whose lyrics stretch from the deeply personal to the mythic and playful, weaving memory, displacement, and reinvention into something entirely its own. The studio recordings are layered and thoughtful, with cinematic moods deeply influenced by the gloomy Pacific Northwest forest environments where the band cut their creative teeth. But on stage, they transform. What started as reflective and sparkling turns electric - sharp-turns, big crescendos, sweat, catharsis. The Weather Machine’s live shows are where their songs come unbound: wild, communal, and fully alive.
Now based across two continents, today's Weather Machine has become a collective with Smith at the helm. <a href="spotify:artist:40W9fYcqGsCiVMBFKVAhwN" data-name="Luke Jackson">Luke Jackson</a> (drums), Andre Zapata (bass), Noah Bernstein (sax & clarinet), and <a href="spotify:artist:1orC1VcKcxASb1aqspHEfJ" data-name="Tim Karplus">Tim Karplus</a> (guitar & keys) make up the Portland-based version of the band, while David Mcgurk (drums), Ana Henderson (violin), Matt Fitzpatrick (guitar), Jacqui Nyman (bass), and Josh Buckler (sax & clarinet) belong to the New Zealand chapter.
At its core is songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:52UMXVVvJghdzYhNTXBv78" data-name="Slater Smith">Slater Smith</a> whose lyrics stretch from the deeply personal to the mythic and playful, weaving memory, displacement, and reinvention into something entirely its own. The studio recordings are layered and thoughtful, with cinematic moods deeply influenced by the gloomy Pacific Northwest forest environments where the band cut their creative teeth. But on stage, they transform. What started as reflective and sparkling turns electric - sharp-turns, big crescendos, sweat, catharsis. The Weather Machine’s live shows are where their songs come unbound: wild, communal, and fully alive.
Now based across two continents, today's Weather Machine has become a collective with Smith at the helm. <a href="spotify:artist:40W9fYcqGsCiVMBFKVAhwN" data-name="Luke Jackson">Luke Jackson</a> (drums), Andre Zapata (bass), Noah Bernstein (sax & clarinet), and <a href="spotify:artist:1orC1VcKcxASb1aqspHEfJ" data-name="Tim Karplus">Tim Karplus</a> (guitar & keys) make up the Portland-based version of the band, while David Mcgurk (drums), Ana Henderson (violin), Matt Fitzpatrick (guitar), Jacqui Nyman (bass), and Josh Buckler (sax & clarinet) belong to the New Zealand chapter.
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