Body Maintenance (Aus)
Body Maintenance is an Australian post-punk project known for its tight, propulsive rhythms, angular guitars, and stark minimal-wave undertones. Emerging from Melbourne’s fertile underground, the band merges elements of early goth, coldwave, and industrial punk into a sound that’s wiry, urgent, and emotionally cutting.
Their recordings balance mechanical precision with raw human tension: sharp basslines, driving drum machine patterns, deadpan vocals, and melodic guitar fragments that flicker between melancholy and aggression. The result is music that feels both familiar and refreshing, channeling classic post-punk sensibilities through a distinctly modern lens.
Often compared to bands like Total Control, The Sound, or early Cure, Body Maintenance has carved out a place within Australia’s contemporary dark-post-punk movement, earning international attention through their releases on independent labels and niche radio support abroad. Their tracks move from icy minimalism to full-bodied punk eruptions, always anchored by a sense of restrained intensity.
Live, the band amplifies this energy into a hypnotic, kinetic performance—lean, tense, and deeply atmospheric. Their shows feel like being pulled into a dimly lit room where emotion and machinery collide.
We are excited to welcome Body Maintenance to Grauzone, where their sharp-edged, emotionally potent sound will resonate strongly with our audience.
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