ELECTRONICS |
Yamaha MG16/4 Mixing desk |
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 |
RedSound Federation BPM FX |
Sur Sangat Tabla Machine |
Casio RZ-1 Sampling Drum Machine |
Soundstone Phaser Effects Box |
Boss DR-550 | Boss RE-1000 Multi Echo Reverb Unit |
Boss RCL-10 Compressor Limiter Unit |
Roland CR68 |
Boss DR-532 | VestaFire Digital Delay DDX Pedal | Inkel Sterero EQ 815 Rack | Tapco Mix120 Mixing console | Vestax DPH-X1 Dj Phaser | Boss RBF-10 Flanger | and a lot of cables / power supplies / adaptors
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
All Songs unless stated are composed and performed completely live by WeirdGear.
Influences
BBC Radiophonic Workshop, The Velvet Underground, Flight of the Conchords, French Disco / Pop (Cerrone / Katerine / Francois K / Laurent Garnier etc), Visconti / Morricone / Moroder / Mancini, Prince, Electro, Psychedelia, Simian / Justice / Simian Mobile Disco, ELO, Motown, David Bowie, Detroit Techno , Ambient, Glam Rock, Stevie Wonder, The Stranglers, Ultimate Spinach , Kraftwerk, The Aquabats, Acid House and the Deep Heat Albums, Brian Eno, Indie Dance, Krautrock (Cluster / Conny Plank / CAN, Neu / Harmonium, Manuel Göttsching, Die Doraus und Die Marinas etc) , Film & TV Soundtracks & Themes, , My Bloody Valentine , Senor Coconut, Pink Floyd (66-76), Hip-Hop & Electro (78-89), Andy Weatherall / Kris Needs / Jagz Kooner / Keith Tenniswood, Buggles, Death in Vegas, Air , Sonic Youth, Ray Lynch, ZTT / Factory Records, The Clash, Joe Meek, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, Buckaroo Banzai, Ultra Vivid Scene, Daft Punk, Plastic Fantastic Machine, Creation Records 87-93, Primal Scream , Spacemen 3 / Sonic Boom / The Darkside / Spiritualized, Steve Zissou, Detroit House / Electro, Warshibe Chouja, John Carpenter, David Holmes / Free Association, Ultramarine , Soft Machine, Mark Mothersbaugh, music from cartoons and kids TV - Tomoaki Taka / William Woodson / Paul DeKorte / Joe Griffiths / DJ Lance Rock, Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee and Plex....
QUOTES
"No matter where you go, there you are." - Dr. Buckaroo Banzai
"you either get it or you don't" - Frank Zappa
"Nobody knows what's going to happen. And then we film it. That's the whole concept" - Steve Zissou
Sounds Like
RECENT REVIEWS
review from www.losingtoday.com 18.05.09
"those of you preferring your sounds somewhat coming across as though dimpled and speckled in the unmistakable flavour of a late 70’s / early 80’s post punk electro pop will do well to hook yourselves up to WeirdGear’s ’GAME’ which finds itself being made available for a limited time via the bands MySpace player.
This Essex based analogue synth collective have to date so far posted one EP in the guise of ’Coffee Girl’ which we’ll endeavour to track down for future communiqués.
’GAME’ sees them shimmying up to Mike Spink of Ready Radio Demos fame whose productive craftsmanship has lent the group sound a ’livelier and rockier’ aspect, first and foremost the cut dutifully navigates an unmistakably distinct pop prowess much evidenced in the early outings of both a youthful Depeche Mode and Duran Duran albeit refracted through the viewfinder of a ‘Travelogue’ era Human League and decorated in the kind of silky vibrancy and nocturnal shape cutting hollowness that had us here much of the thinking that there’s something of a shared mindset with the likes of the much admired Testcard (in terms of its glacial detachment) and White Rose Movement (due to its uber cooled sassy knowingness) to be found here."
review from www.anewbandaday.com 28.10.08
Weird Gear have taken the soundtrack from a low budget early-80's sci-fi TV show and made it into music that is both enjoyable and danceable. This alone is some achievement, especially if you've ever sat through an early-80's BBC sci-fi show.
While the title of Hamm Ond Cheese is almost too pun-tastic for words, it bubbles enthusiastically along, pulsing forwards with all the electro lo-fi nerdishness you'd expect of a band that have excitedly drawn up, in mind-boggling detail, a list of every single piece of electronic gubbins they used to create the sounds.
This is all part of Weird Gear's charm - electro-instrumental nerds are still outsiders in the four-square guitar-drums-bass-singer world of Rock 'n' Indie. Songs like Moulange, synth-o-tronic and sweeping, are so out of place with music today that they travel full circle and become vital in their opposition to the norm.
Cobble together a Dalek out of toilet rolls and papier maché and travel back in time with Weird Gear here!
WeirdGear are a synthesiser band based in Essex that use 1970s & 1980s analogue synthesizers and drum machines to make their music. They always perform their original material COMPLETELY LIVE; that is without any pre-recorded backing. They have performed regularly in London, across the UK and at Festivals.
WeirdGear decided after spending time working together for their own amusement, it would be good to start playing some gigs from 2007, initially to see if people would enjoy their sound as much as they do. They recently featured on BBC 6 Music by Tom Robinson with the honour of closing his weekend show.
We have our next mini-festival at 93 Feet East on Saturday 25th July with an amazing line-up along with our usual Burlesque, performance art and Electro DJ’s. Check out the ticket link below. See you there.
Come and see a library like you have never seen it before!
Watch the books as they watch you, while actors, dancers, musicians and artists make their own journeys, finding their way around their surreal house of words...
Sit down, walk around, get as close as you wish to the action, as every corner you turn reveals a new surprise and if you are feeling brave - join in!
Sorry we didn't get to fix up something with you for the Fringe Festival, but I hope you can get to come along and see us on 19 June. I'll defintely try and get along on 10 July.
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