Broken Head (also styled as Brokenhead) is a dub band from Brisbane, Queensland, which was formed after a six-hour jam session in 1996 by Regurgitator's Ben Ely on bass guitar, Skritch from Gota Cola on drums and Guy Webster on guitar.[1][2][3][4]
Broken Head | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Dub |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Valve/East West |
| Members | |
The group issued their debut album, Locarno, on 1 September 2000 via Valve Records/East West as a single CD and also as an extended edition including a bonus disc, Remember to Breathe, of live material.[5] It was co-produced by Ely, Skritch and Webster with Magoo (Regurgitator).
Soon after the group was put "on ice for most of the last few years while the individual members pursued other projects" until November 2006.[2] Webster explained, "It was something we always understood with this band, that there will be times when it will have to be more infrequent. We always agreed, this is a band that we're going to be playing in for the rest of our lives, so we’ll always be around."[2]
Members
edit- Ben Ely (Regurgitator, Pangaea, The Stalkers, Jump 2 Light Speed)
- Skritch (The Long Johns, Tex Perkins' Dark Horses, Gota Cola, Mary Trembles)
- Guy Webster (The Fabulous Nobodies)
Discography
edit- Locarno (2000) - Valve/East West[6]
References
edit- ^ Northern Territorian, 10 November 2000, "Groove to `divine dub'" by Camden Smith
- ^ a b c "Broken Head". Rave Magazine. Brisbane Street Press. 27 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Courier Mail, 24 December 1999, "Brokenhead aim to chill, mon" by Debra Aldred
- ^ Courier Mail, 3 November 2000, "Dub be good to me" by Noel Mengel
- ^ "Broken Head – Locarno". Consume/Valve Records. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Newcastle Herald, 5 October 2000,
review by Chad Watson
