Paul Barlow | Paul Wolfe | Lee Maher | Dave Panter
2008 EQUIPMENT LIST |
Yamaha MG16/4 Mixing desk |
4 Men |
Siel Orchestra 2 |
Casio CZ-3000 |
Jen SX1000 |
Korg MS-10 |
Korg Microkorg |
Korg MiniKorg 700S |
Sennheiser E845 Microphone |
DAP Stage Cube SC-12|
Roland TR-626 |
Roland Juno 6 |
Casio CT-410V |
Alesis Microverb 3 |
Sur Sangat Drum Machine (From India) |
Casio RZ-1 Sampling Drum Machine |
Soundstone Phaser Effects Box (From Russia) |
Boss DR-550 | Boss RE-1000 Multi Echo Reverb Unit |
Boss RCL-10 Compressor Limiter Unit |
Roland CR68 |
Boss DR-532 |
and a lot of cables / power supplies / adaptors
We do have a retired or sicklist of kit too which we would love someone to come and repair for us, which includes a Crumar Performer, Hammond DPM-48 Drum Machine, JEN Piano 73, Roland SH-1000 and a couple of Casio SK-1's!!
Though to be truthful, the rest could probably do with a service of some sort!!
Influences
French Disco / Pop (Cerrone / Francois K / Laurent Garnier et al) , Electro, Essextronica, Psychedelia, Old School Hip-Hop (pre 1989), Motown, Detroit Techno , Ambient, German Electro / Synth-Pop , Glam Rock, Punk Rock , Indie, Acid House , Indie Dance, Krautrock (Cluster et al) , Trip-Hop, Film & TV Soundtracks , My Bloody Valentine , TV Themes, Andy Weatherall / Kris Needs (and their spin-offs) , Death in Vegas, Air , Cheesy 1980s Music, Prog , Essex Synth-Pop from early 1980s (Depeche Mode / Yazoo), ZTT / Factory Records , Ultra Vivid Scene, Creation Records , The Velvet Underground, Primal Scream , Spacemen3 (and its spin-offs), Daft Punk John Carpenter soundtracks, music from cartoons....loads of many and as varied genre sources as 4 blokes with extensive music collections who love music are likely to have!! oh and plenty of funny stuff too as we are most definately human - not electro-robots!!
Sounds Like
Indie-Electro Synth-Pop | or little bit of each of the following bands / genres / notions:- Cluster, Telex, early Human League, Flash Gordon OST, Tom Tom Club / Talking Heads, Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk (if they looked like Essex Builders!!), Air, Roxy Music, Brian Eno (Here come the Warm Jets phase), Juan Atkins / Model 500, Art of Noise , Carl Craig, Joe Meek, Andrew Weatherall / Two Lone Swordsmen / Sabres of Paradise, Stereolab, Chicory Tip / Giorgio Moroder , a little of Joe Meeks Magic, LCD Soundsystem, Primal Scream, The Velvet Underground if they used Synths rather than guitars, early Depeche Mode, Derrick May and the magical sound of Detroit, YMO / Godiego, Most Synth based Music from 1971 - 1992, My Bloody Valentine
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Last.fm
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WeirdGear are based in Essex and play music using only analogue synthesisers and drum machines. This is done completely live without the use of clever or complicated things like MIDI, sequencers, backing tracks or computers. We are influenced by the eclectic things in life and all have extensive music collections which impact upon our quest to create new songs and to evolve old ones. We are also keenly impacted by our analogue weapons of choice, which adds a richness to our organic soundscapes. We also call upon each band members individuality to give WeirdGear its' character.WeirdGear have played to many and varied audiences over the last couple of years and thrive on being a real live band experience. The equipment creates visual interest on stage and we always share our enjoyment and interact with audiences during shows. We have had a number of superb photographers take images of our shows, please look through our pictures if you have the time. We are always on the lookout for gigs and also look for collaborative partnerships with like-minded proactive people.
Achtung Weirdgear- fancy hearing a long lost 80s new wave and electro film soundtrack? It's all here and features tunes and obscurities from Fad Gadget, Eno, Human League, Talking Heads and more click here 'Fur Den Untergang' but keep it hush hush
I totally agree with your idea of using vintage synths for composition ... and its good to see people play live with these electronics too, great site ... best wishes, George
i watched your videos and listened to your traxx and i really appreciate and enjoy what you do. i really believe in live synths as well. think i'm going to put you on my top friends as an example! osaka knights probably my favourite one at the moment.
i hope you like my songs too, i use a computer to record my songs but i play everything live in realtime. :)
Moose Factory would like to support you and help promote your upcoming gigs. We can do this by reviewing a track/album and uploading an example on our site and possibly reviewing a live show (if we're invited;)). If you'd like this to happen, please send us something to moosefactoryuk@googlemail.com or 223 Ramsay Road, London, E7 9ES. Cheers.
