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| Also known as | Sounds of Mass Production, Synthesia Murder Program |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Industrial rock |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Members | Jason Bazinet |
| Past members | Matt Sharifi Rick Aguilar Sean Ivy Xian Di Marris |
| Website | jasonbazinet |
SMP (also known asSynthesia Murder Program) are an Americanindustrial music group formed inSeattle, Washington. The original incarnation consisted of Jason Bazinet and Sean Ivy before Ivy left to joinChrist Analogue in 1998, allowing SMP to function as a solo vehicle for Bazinet's musical output. The project was then put on hiatus in 2008, before being brought back in 2010.[1] SMP continues to issue albums digitally withHacked Vol. 2 being released in 2016 by Music Ration Entertainment.[2][3][4][5]
Musicians Sean Setterberg, later taking the moniker Sean Ivy, and Jason Bazinet were originally based in San Diego and San Francisco before relocating to Washington and forming Synthesia Murder Program. The duo's sample-based sound was informed byindustrial music,punk music andrap music.[6] The band self-released their debutEP calledStalemate in 1994. In 1995, SMP issued their debut studio albumStalemate after signing toRe-Constriction Records. The album was critically acclaimed, with John Bush ofallmusic declaring that "SMP recall[s] the industrial grooves ofMy Life With the Thrill Kill Kult onStalemate, except with more of an emphasis on rapping."[7]
AfterStalemate's release the band decided to change artistic direction and opted to embrace a less abrasive sound.[8] Showcasing a greater emphasis ontechno music, SMP issued their second albumUltimatum in 1998 on Catastrophe Records.[9][10] Sean Ivy left SMP around this time to joinChrist Analogue and was replaced by guitarist Rick Aguilar and drummers Matt Sharifi and Xian Di Marris.[11] SMP's third full-length albumTerminal saw the return of Sean Ivy and was released in 2000, a remix album titledHacked followed in 2002.[12]
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