"It's extremism," says Darius Kedros when asked about the name he and his brother Casper record as. "These people who do actually drill their own heads because it gives them a better sense of well being. Like a chemical response to having less pressure on the brain. None of us have actually done it, but it is a pretty wacky idea. The whole thing with Headrillaz is just to be as extreme with dance music as we could, putting a whole lot of punk rock into it, really."

Both Kedros brothers had been involved in more traditional rock bands before getting into electronic dance music. They started work on the material that would become their debut album, "Coldharbor Breaks," in 1996, with "Hot And Bothered" being the first track completed. The last track was completed a year later.

"We kept working on that until it was really slamming," says Casper.

In terms of how they collaborate, neither member has a specific role within the band. When working in the studio, they try to avoid that trap of endlessly tweaking tracks.

"You can get too analy retentive about it," says Casper. "You can do different versions for weeks and weeks and you'll have a different song by the end of it. So what's the point? When you know it's kicking we're all jumping up and down in the studio going 'yeah, this is the shit, man!" that's when we tend to put it down."

The group has been in demand as remixers, but they like to focus on their own music and will only take on a project if they feel they can "put a new vibe" on a song. They have to like a song, or at least feel that there is a certain part of it they can work with.

"We've been offered some real shit stuff and we've just turned it down," says Casper. "Like we were offered INXS. It was just a horrible song and so derivative of all their early stuff. We just didn't want to do it."

Headrillaz, who toured America this past summer as part of the "Big Top" tour, hope to have a new album out in Spring 1998.