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About Me

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 and thrive on being a live band experience. The equipment creates visual interest on stage and we always share our enjoyment and interact with audiences during shows.
We curate a night for interesting music called Working Classes with our good friends [ relation ] and Little Penguin.
We have had a number of superb photographers take images of our shows, please look through our pictures if you have the time.
NEW VIDEOS
"GAME" | FILMED BY KRISTALLO | COSMIC PUFFIN FESTIVAL 23 03 08 |
WeirdGear - Game
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"Man on The Moon" Live Debut | FILMED BY KRISTALLO | SYNTHESISER SHOWDOWN 01 02 08 |
WeirdGear - Man On The Moon

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Member Since: 9/21/2006
Band Website: weirdgear.co.uk
Band Members: 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 | Hammond DPM-48 Drum Machine | Sur Sangat Drum Machine | Casio RZ-1 Sampling Drum Machine | Soundstone Effects Box | Boss DR-550 | 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, Roland SH-1000 and a Casio SK-1!!
Click to visit the WeirdGear Shop
Influences: French Disco / Pop, 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, TV Themes, Andy Weatherall / Kris Needs (and their spin-offs), Death in Vegas, Air, Cheesy 1980s Music, some Prog Rock, Essex Synth-Pop from early 1980s (Depeche Mode / Yazoo), ZTT / Factory Records, Creation Records, The Velvet Underground, Spacemen3 (and its spin-offs) 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!!
we are also influenced by each others respective eccentricities, which can be read for all posterity here with regular updates WeirdGear on Blogger
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 , 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.

Record Label: Magico Meccannisimo Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Gary Numan doesn’t like WeirdGear or it’s ilk

we heard an interview today that our mates at Phoenix FM did with Gary Numan a few weeks back. do check out our Creative Sessions for them at 13:00 on 28-03-08 on www.phoenixfm.com Paul Golder w...
Posted by WeirdGear on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:27:00 PST

Easter Weekend Festival & Creative Sessions to Air on Radio

Updates and shenanigans aplenty...read on.... we are playing on Sunday 23rd March at the Cosmic Puffin Festival near Colchester, Essex...it’s on Easter Sunday and all for a jolly good cause...
Posted by WeirdGear on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

TOMORROW NIGHT | WATCH 2 SYNTH BANDS FIGHT TO THE END

In the Green Corner - weighing in at 4 men, 7 synths and some other bits and bobs.....WeirdGear!! In the Pink Corner - weighing in a 2 men, 3 synths and some other odds and ends......The Vanity Clause...
Posted by WeirdGear on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:44:00 PST

Remixes now available to Buy online

we will now have the remixes available to download for the princely sum of 99p each via our association with Indiestore (which to be fair is not the best one that you could sell your music on but we g...
Posted by WeirdGear on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:50:00 PST

NOISY MAGAZINE TRANSCRIPT | Do go buy a copy @ www.noisyzine.co.uk for other stuff too

Here is the transcript from our interview with Sophia of Noisy Zine; copies of which are available to buy for 50p @ www.noisyzine.co.uk We would like to thanks them for for taking the time to i...
Posted by WeirdGear on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:37:00 PST

Coffee Girl EP | Out Now

We have finally released our very first single, called 'Coffee Girl'. It is an EP featuring 2 WeirdGear songs and 2 remixes by Andy Leary [relation] and Stuart Bowditch (hybernation). Track list1) Cof...
Posted by WeirdGear on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:41:00 PST

WORKING CLASSES 2007 WRAP PARTY | WeirdGear Coffee Girl EP release 14.12.07

We've managed just about to run a monthly club night through 2007, with plenty of travelling ramdom acts and supported by a cast of thousands, well maybe hundreds, well maybe tens of people. OK maybe ...
Posted by WeirdGear on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:39:00 PST

been a while since last blogging

We finally got it sorted out and we will be selling our debut EP this Saturday (01.12.07) via our label we've been working hard to set up as a proper venture; Magico Meccannisimo Recordings...Tra...
Posted by WeirdGear on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:51:00 PST

The present and the phuture

another update from our little corner of the world... tomorrow brings another Working Classes night with our mates; [relation] and Little Penguin. we got Sunset People from London and Vanity Clau...
Posted by WeirdGear on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:25:00 PST

Busy Week for the chaps

not including our respective day-jobs and families, wives, children etc, which make us busy fellas at the best of times, we have a particularly busy week which starts tonight!! well it all starts toni...
Posted by WeirdGear on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:26:00 PST