Broken Head (also styled as Brokenhead) is a dub band from

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, which was formed after a six-hour jam session in 1996 by

Regurgitator Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in late 1993 by Quan Yeomans on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Ben Ely on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; and Martin Lee on drums. Their debut studio album, ''Tu ...

Ben Ely Benjamin Ely (born 13 September 1970) is an Australian musician and artist best known for his work with alternative rock band Regurgitator. Early life Born in Brisbane, Ely's family moved to the outer suburb of Cleveland. During his high scho ...

on bass guitar,

Skritch Skritch is an Australian musician. He sings, plays drums, guitar, bass and keyboards and has been a member of The Long Johns, Gota Cola, Broken Head, Mary Trembles, Tex Perkins' Dark Horses, SKAM Artist and Ranger A Ranger is typically someon ...

from

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on drums and Guy Webster on guitar. 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. 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. 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."

Members

*Ben Ely (

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The Stalkers The Stalkers are a rock band from Australia. They formed in April 2002 when Regurgitator was taking a break. Members *Ben Ely (Regurgitator, Pangaea, Broken Head, Jump 2 Light Speed) *Peter Kostic (Regurgitator, Front End Loader, Kryptonics, ...

Jump 2 Light Speed Jump 2 Light Speed is an Australian band from Brisbane, Queensland fronted by Ben Ely. Members *Ben Ely bass & vocals (Regurgitator, Pangaea, Broken Head, The Stalkers) *Stella Mozgawa drums 2005-2006 (Holidays on Ice) * Tim Browning drums 20 ...

) *Skritch (The Long Johns, Tex Perkins' Dark Horses,

Mary Trembles Mary Trembles is an Australian rock band from Brisbane, Queensland formed by Damon Cox and Skritch in Los Angeles in 2005. Returning to Brisbane they recruited Duey Coert to complete the line-up. The first track, "Scene From Below", from their 2 ...

) *Guy Webster (The Fabulous Nobodies)

Discography

* ''Locarno'' (2000) - Valve/East WestNewcastle Herald, 5 October 2000, review by Chad Watson

References

{{Authority control Musical groups from Brisbane Musical groups established in 1996