# Broken Head

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{{Short description|Australian musical group}}
{{About||the headland|Broken Head, New South Wales|the Acid Drinkers album|Broken Head (album)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}
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| origin          = [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), Australia
| genre           = [Dub](/source/Dub_music)
| years_active    = {{start date|1996}}–present
| label           = Valve/East West
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| current_members = * [Ben Ely](/source/Ben_Ely)
* [Skritch](/source/Skritch)
* [Guy Webster](/source/Guy_Webster_(musician))
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'''Broken Head''' (also styled as '''Brokenhead''') is a dub band from [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), which was formed after a six-hour jam session in 1996 by [Regurgitator](/source/Regurgitator)'s [Ben Ely](/source/Ben_Ely) on bass guitar, [Skritch](/source/Skritch) from [Gota Cola](/source/Gota_Cola) on drums and [Guy Webster](/source/Guy_Webster_(musician)) on guitar.<ref>{{Cite news |work=Northern Territory News |date=10 November 2000 |title=Groove to 'divine dub' |first=Camden |last=Smith}}</ref><ref name="Rave Nov06">{{cite news | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120302162627/http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/1939/81/ | url = http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/1939/81/ | title = Broken Head | work = Rave Magazine | publisher = Brisbane Street Press | archivedate = 2 March 2012 | date = 27 November 2006 | accessdate = 31 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |work=[The Courier-Mail](/source/The_Courier-Mail) |date=24 December 1999 |title=Brokenhead aim to chill, mon |first=Debra |last=Aldred}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |work=[The Courier-Mail](/source/The_Courier-Mail) |date=3 November 2000 |title=Dub be good to me |first=Noel |last=Mengel}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Locarno 2">{{cite web | url = https://consumevalve.bandcamp.com/album/broken-head-locarno | title = Broken Head – ''Locarno'' | publisher = Consume/Valve Records | accessdate = 31 March 2017 }}</ref> It was co-produced by Ely, Skritch and Webster with [Magoo](/source/Magoo_(Australian_producer)) (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.<ref name="Rave Nov06"/> 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."<ref name="Rave Nov06"/>

==Members==

* [Ben Ely](/source/Ben_Ely) ([Regurgitator](/source/Regurgitator), [Pangaea](/source/Pangaea_(band)), [The Stalkers](/source/The_Stalkers), [Jump 2 Light Speed](/source/Jump_2_Light_Speed))
* [Skritch](/source/Skritch) (The Long Johns, [Tex Perkins' Dark Horses](/source/Tex_Perkins), [Gota Cola](/source/Gota_Cola), [Mary Trembles](/source/Mary_Trembles))
* [Guy Webster](/source/Guy_Webster_(musician)) (The Fabulous Nobodies)

==Discography==

* ''Locarno'' (2000) - Valve/East West<ref>{{Cite news |work=[Newcastle Herald](/source/Newcastle_Herald) |date=5 October 2000 |title=Review of ''Locarno'' |first=Chad |last=Watson}}</ref>

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Category:Musical groups from Brisbane
Category:Musical groups established in 1996

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