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Heads We're Dancing
Genre: Dance
Region: Perth, WA
Members: Karla Dawson - Keys, vocals, bells, cabassa and shakers; Alan Dawson - Bass and vocals; Tom Francas - Keys, guitar and vocals; Mike BRady - percussion and vocals.
Influences: Frank Zappa, Leonard Cohen, Portishead, Massive Attack, Paul Van Dyk
Artist Website: www.hwd.com.au

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West Australian dance band Heads We’re Dancing, named after a Kate Bush song by the same title, has developed unique rhythms and melodies supported by strong lyrics and a big, global groove.
Described as energetic, inspiring and innovative the band’s performances have been known to attract an enthusiastic following around their home state and now on a global level following their recent UK tour – one which included three weeks at one of the worlds biggest festivals.

Celebrating their tenth year together in 2006 the 4-piece, consisting of Karla Dawson on vocals and keys; Alan Dawson on bass and vocals; Tom Francas on keys, guitar and vocals and Mike Brady on percussion and vocals, has played at numerous festivals and venues in Western Australia over the past decade including Fairbridge, Down South and UWA Fringe Festivals and were the support act for the WA leg of The Stiff Gins tour.

In 2005 HWD were included on the Kiss My Wami CD compilation and have consistently performed at WAMi showcases – the WAMi’s are an annual two-week long festival held by the West Australian Music Industry Association.

Thanks largely to ArtsWA grants, the band has been able to tour the east coast of Australia and in July 2006 went on their first overseas tour spending around a month touring from Great Yarmouth in England, where they were on the main stage alongside retro legends Hawkwind at the Eastern Haze Festival and culminating in a fifteen-night residence at The Wee Red Bar and three nights at Henry’s Cellar Bar as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Heads We’re Dancing were also invited to play on the main stage at the Fringe Sunday concert, an event which attracts an estimated 200,000 plus people every year.

With three successful CDs released to date (Self-titled, Jagaavo and Headspace), Heads We’re Dancing launched the fourth ‘Tunnel Vision’ to a crowd in their home town of Fremantle who indeed danced their heads off, on June 24 2006 at the Fly By Night Musicians Club.

Included on the latest CD is a remix of the track ‘Dust and Sun’. Originally from the Headspace CD, the track was remixed by DJ Wayne S of Discophonic Productions in the UK and has now received airplay in the UK, USA and Canada.
“Their music and style appealed to me instantly, my favourite being Dust and Sun which I described as ‘never failing to transport me away from a rainy winters day here in the UK with its exotic sunshine vibes.’ “he says.

Inspired by this success, DJ Wayne S and Greek producer El Padrino remixed another HWD track ‘What You Get’ and this is now being played by DJ’s throughout the European club scene and invited interest from record labels at the 2005 London Calling event at Earls Court.




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Tunnel Vision
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Political Life
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What You Get, radio edit
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What You Get, radio edit
rating:  4/5
Great song! Perth bands rock.




Tunnel Vision
rating:  4/5
Another Perth band that has fantastic tunes. So many great bands coming from W.A Would love to hear more tunes!




What You Get, radio edit
rating:  5/5
Yeah, dig this also... Love yourr sounds. Peace




Political Life
rating:  5/5
My fav of the 3 song. Another great group from Perth. Would give it 6 stars if i could.
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