The Weathermen

The Weathermen

The Weathermen is an Americano-Belgian pop and electronic group formed in Brussels, Belgium in 1985. The group consists of JimmyJoe Snark III and Jean-Marc Lederman. It emerges from the mid-1980s electronic body music scene and works with electronic, industrial and new wave elements.

Style and early releases

The group is known for beat-driven songs and sarcastic social commentary in its lyrics. Its early work appears on the Play It Again, Sam label, with singles and EPs that help establish its sound. The albums Ten Deadly Kisses and The Black Album combine European technopop with EBM rhythms and a dark sense of humour.

Notable songs and label work

One of its songs, “Poison”, reaches the German Top 50 singles chart. The group also builds a following in the United States through PIAS distribution via Wax Trax! In 1990, it signs to Mute Records for Beyond the Beyond.

Later activity

After the 1992 album Global 851, the group becomes inactive for a period before reforming in the 2000s. Infacted releases the compilation Ultimate Poison! in 2010.

Other acts with the same name

The name also belongs to other, unrelated acts, including an underground hip-hop supergroup and a British pop group from the early 1970s.