Gerling
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Gerling are an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia, which formed in 1993, and is based in Sydney.
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History
The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of: Brad Herdson (guitar, vocals), Darren E. Spielberg-Cross (guitar, vocals), Presser (real name Paul Towner, drums). With a instrumentation of only two guitars and drums, the group initially focussed on creating experimental guitar pop, with their debut release, Sedatives For Dead Radars, being released in 1995 on Steve Pavlovic's Fellaheen label. This was followed by the mini-album, A Day of Research, in 1996.
Early 1997 saw the departure of guitarist Brad Herdson, who would go onto form Sonic Emotion Explosion with Liz Payne from Spdfgh. He was temporarily replaced by Ben Lee for their show at the Sydney Big Day Out, before a permanent replacement came in the way of Canadian Burke Reid.
February 1998 saw the band emerge from the studio with the 7" Bachelor Pad on the Trifekta label. November of that year, saw the release of the album, Children of Telepathic Experience, on Festival's in-house indie label Reliant - setup by former Au Go Go Records head, Bruce Milne. The album saw the band for the first time incorporate electronica in their music, as well as the emergence of the electronic offshoot of the band, Gerlog.
The following album, When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun, released in 2001 after delays in the light of the 9-11 attacks in the USA that year, saw the band becoming increasingly electronic, and even having success in the dance scene with single Dust Me Selecta. The 2003 long player, Bad Blood, marked a return to form as guitars returned to the mix, whilst still retaining an electronic edge.
Discography
Full-length
- Children Of Telepathic Experiences CD Album (1998)
- When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun CD Album (2001)
- Bad Blood CD Album (2003)
Extended players & singles
- Sedatives For Dead Radars 7" Vinyl (Fellaheen, 1995)
- A Day Of Research CDEP (1996)
- Mother Mary (Split 7" with Gapespeed) 7" Vinyl (1997)
- Bachelor Pad 7" Vinyl (1998)
- Death To The Apple Girls CD Single (1998)
- Enter Space Capsule CD Single (1999)
- Ghost Patrol CD Single (1999)
- Enter Space Capsule (UK Only) Remix CD Single (2000)
- Children Of Telepathic Experiences (UK Only) CD Single (2000)
- Suburban Jungle Sleeping Bag (UK Only) 7" + 10" Vinyl (2000)
- The Deer In You CD Single (2000)
- Dust Me Selecta CD Single (2001)
- Hot Computer CD Single (2001)
- Who's Ya Daddy? CD Single (2003)
- Get Activated CD Single (2003)
References
External links
- Gerling official website (http://www.gerling.net.au/)