BUSH - Warm Machine

What this video is

Released as the second UK single from The Science of Things on 11 February 2000, 'Warm Machine' arrived at a pivotal moment for Bush — the band's conscious attempt to integrate electronic textures into their post-grunge template. The album, released October 1999, was shaped by the influence of their 1997 remix collection Deconstructed and positioned the band alongside a late-90s rock scene increasingly absorbing…

Why it matters

A key artifact of late-90s post-grunge's electronic evolution, 'Warm Machine' demonstrates how bands like Bush adapted MTV-era visual conventions — fast cutting, concert footage, dark staging — while sonically pivoting toward electronic-inflected hard rock. The video's hybrid live/studio…

The director

Russel Thomas is a director known for live music concert films including Coldplay: Live 2003 and X Japan Live at Madison Square Garden (2014), as well as music video work. Steve Jones co-directed this video; the pairing reflects a live-event specialist…