Spanking Machine is a group associated with darkwave, industrial, synthpop and electronic music, with female vocals at the centre of its sound. It emerges from a punk club background and develops within the fetish scene before moving into wider dance music culture.

The group’s music is described in terms of EBM, trance and electro, combining intense electronic beats with seductive female vocals. Its style is built around dancefloor energy and a deliberately provocative, club-oriented atmosphere.