The Tempers
{{Short description|American electronic art rock band}}
{{primary sources|date=October 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| origin = Seattle, WA, United States
| genre = Synthpop, glam rock, art rock, dark cabaret
| years_active = {{start date|2006}}–present
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| current_members = Corina Bakker
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The Tempers are an American electronic art rock band based in Seattle, WA. The group consists of siblings Corina (vocals), Chalia (drums), and James (synth) Bakker. They play "electronic music that blends the more psychedelic sounds of the early 70's with an experimental electronic sound inspired by artists of the last two decades...Dead Disco, Love wave, Tropical Black Magic–it has yet to be defined by a genre."{{cite web|url=http://thetempers.net/bio|title=The Tempers - Biography|publisher=thetempers.net|accessdate=17 January 2014}}
History
The Tempers formed in the summer of 2006, when they wrote and put their first song on Myspace, "Scissors." The Tempers continued to release songs, such as "White Walls" and "Fix" via Myspace.{{cite web|url=http://www.ssgmusic.com/the-tempers-their-mythical-beginnings/|title=The Tempers: Their Mythical Beginnings - SSG Music|date=2012-11-14|publisher=ssgmusic.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}} "Scissors" and "White Walls" were never released on an album and are no longer available commercially. "Fix" was later rerecorded and released on "Vol. 1 (The Tempers album)".
The Tempers started playing shows in 2009,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YY1r5pZYvc|title=YouTube - The Tempers - "No Direction"|date=12 January 2009 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}} their first show being at the High Dive in Seattle, WA.{{cite web|url=http://thetempers.net/shows.php?page=5&t=past|title=The Tempers - Past Shows and Posters Archive|publisher=thetempers.net|accessdate=17 January 2014}} On October 31, 2010, they self-released their debut studio album, Vol. 1.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vol.-1/id400176479|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106235617/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vol.-1/id400176479|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 6, 2013|title=iTunes - Music - Vol. 1 by The Tempers|date=31 October 2010 |publisher=iTunes|access-date=17 January 2014}} They also released a self-directed music video for the track "Alone Again".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_7YX_gvOcY|title=YouTube - The Tempers - "Alone Again" - Vol.1 2010|date=18 November 2010 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}}
For The Tempers second release, they enlisted the help of Kickstarter,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqQVmywZByk|title=YouTube - Help The Tempers Make a New EP!|date=21 May 2011 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}} a crowdfunding platform. They raised enough money for the production of an EP, "Together We Are The Love Vortex," that they self-released on July 6, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/together-we-are-love-vortex/id542561879|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106235616/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/together-we-are-love-vortex/id542561879|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 6, 2013|title=iTunes - Music - Together We Are the Love Vortex - EP by The Tempers|date=6 July 2012 |publisher=iTunes|access-date=17 January 2014}} Another self-directed music video for the track "You Must Be Crazy" was released as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoOX0Yzor1Y|title=The Tempers "You Must Be Crazy" - YouTube|date=15 November 2012 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}}
The Tempers are currently working on new material with Producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Regina Spektor).{{cite web|url=http://www.mutemagazine.com.ar/2012/11/interview-with-tempers-usa.html|title=Interview with The Tempers (USA). ~ Mute|publisher=mutemagazine.com.ar|accessdate=17 January 2014}}
In 2021, they released a new EP entitled "Vol. 2" {{cite web|url=https://thetempers.bandcamp.com/album/the-tempers-vol-2 |title=The Tempers Vol. 2 | The Tempers |publisher=Thetempers.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2022-05-04}}
Influences
On "The Tempers picks", a part of the weeklong series SSG Music did on The Tempers, they selected songs they liked by The Knife, Fever Ray, Roxy Music, Funkadelic, Cee-Lo, Peter Gabriel, and Kate Bush.{{cite web|url=http://www.ssgmusic.com/category/ssgmusic-presents/the-tempers/|title=The Tempers Archives - SSG Music|publisher=ssgmusic.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}} In another interview done by City Arts Magazine where Corina was asked "What kind of music did you listen to growing up? What about now?", she responded "Marvin Pontiac. Marvin Pontiac."{{cite web|url=http://cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2012/10/qa-corina-bakker-tempers|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131021234216/http://cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2012/10/qa-corina-bakker-tempers|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 21, 2013|title=Q&A with Corina Bakker of The Tempers | City Arts|date=2012-09-27|publisher=cityartsonline.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}} In an interview with Mute Magazine (Argentina) Corina also cites Bryan Ferry, Antony and the Johnsons, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, Sufjan Stevens, Fever Ray, Towns Van Zandt, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Arthur Brown, and Robert Plant as influences.
Early life
Corina and Chalia are twins and were born in Seattle, WA September 24, 1987. At the age of 3 they moved to Spokane, WA where their brother James was born February 24, 1991. While still in elementary school they moved back to the Seattle area, which is where they have resided ever since. Their parents, James and Elisa Bakker, who play drums and bass (respectively), were musicians in the 1980s Seattle music scene, just prior to Grunge.
Discography
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.thetempers.net}}
- {{YouTube|user=crystalsandspiders|The Tempers|suffix='}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.ssgmusic.com/category/ssgmusic-presents/the-tempers/|title=The Tempers Week |work=SSG Music |date=November 2012}}
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Category:American synth-pop groups
Category:American art rock groups
Category:Family musical groups