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Headgear is Daragh Dukes and friends. Ever since their 1st 7" single, “Wonderdog”, which Daragh co-wrote with Dotty, an aged airdale terrier, Headgear have explored themes of identity and oblivion using all available means.------------------------------------------------------ ----Basic Headgear Recipe / Yield; one headgear song. 3 cups of guitar powder. 1 fresh kick drum sample, lightly beaten. ½ cup prepared Received Pronunciation. 4-pound full fat bass station segments, roughly chopped. 28 portions of AKAI S3000 jam (do not try any other sampler spread). ¾ teaspoon old Italian vinyl records (melted and reduced to half its size). 1 medium sweet string section. 3 ounce package of cracked dry vocal. EQ, compression and reverb to taste. Preheat the studio to C 24 degrees. Slow roast for 3-4 weeks, checking often.Headgear are with their 3rd album at present. Respect yourself.Contact: [email protected] join the Headgear mailing list
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Member Since: 08/04/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/headgearmusic
Band Members: Daragh, Osgar and Orla Dukes, Barra O’Toole, Kevin Brew, Billy Z Mulqueen, Breifne Considine, Sean Harrold, Mark O’Connor and Pat Shortt. The headgear live show works around these players among others.
Influences: Mum, Dad, Ireland.
Sounds Like: Video for "The Emergency Position" directed by Dominik Kosicki Singin' In The Drain Promo Video directed by E.J. McLeavey-Fisher
Get this video and more at MySpace.comHarry Truman Promo Video directed by Eugene O'ConnorVideo for 'To Heaven' directed by Dominik Kosicki
Record Label: marthadigs music. (ireland)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tonelist

The new mix album put together by Noel Hogan is available on I-Tunes, as well as from Irish record stores and from his Gohan records store. Here's the link for it;http://www.gohanrecords.com/store/ind...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:39:00 GMT

headgear relics

Hello. In the place of new music i bring you conversation. Or a rant if you will. And some old music.Firstly, i must insist that all the pulling and dragging of sound files and instruments continues a...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:11:00 GMT

new video and recordings

Greetings from headgear hq. We are delighted with our new video for 'The Emergency Position' made by the "budding" director Dominik Kosicki. We think he definitely now has budded and is springing...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:27:00 GMT

gathering fruit/ going through trash

It might be appropriate for me to report that I have been in rehab along with my headgear compatriots for a spell and this is why all has been quiet here. There might even be some truth in it. Either ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:29:00 GMT

what’s going on?

Hello. Just a word to let you people know that we're alive. Headgear have a lot of the next album - "The West is in your Head" - written and the recording sessions for it will start in July.&nbs...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:39:00 GMT

best irish song of 2007

The Irish Independent named headgear's 'Harry Truman' as the best Irish song of 2007. We are suitably chuffed!  
Posted by on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:17:00 GMT

best album 2007 nomination

Our album 'flight cases' has been shortlisted for album of the year 2007 by 'cluas.com' the irish indie webzine. If you fancy the album yourself you could lend a little support....To vote fo...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:14:00 GMT

live on the last broadcast

Daragh and Breifne play an acoustic version of Harry Truman on 'The Last Broadcast' next Wednesday night Novemeber 7th on RTE2 television. Daragh attempts a brief conversation with Dave Fanning a...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:49:00 GMT

Icarus Girl Documentary/ Movie

I wrote the song 'Icarus Girl' after i read Lindie Naughton's excellent book 'Lady Icarus' on the life of Sophie Pierce/ Evans who became a famous pilot called Lady Mary Heath during the 1920's. ...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:49:00 GMT

whats headgear?

It's about time I tried to say something about headgear and what it's about or where it comes from. So here I go& Words on top of acoustic instruments along with electric instruments along with sample...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:39:00 GMT