Gerling are an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia, which formed in 1993, and is based in Sydney. Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ...

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. Jump to: navigation, search Spdfgh (pronounced Sp-du-fu-gu-her) were an all-girl rock band from Sydney, Australia in the 1990s. ... Ben Lee (born on September 11, 1978) is an Australian born musician. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Datsuns playing at the Melbourne BDO, 2004 The Big Day Out is an annual one day music festival which tours Australasia. ...

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. Trifekta is the name of an Australian independent record label, run out Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. ... Au Go Go Records is the name of an Australian independent record label, started in 1979 and its associated mail-order service (started in 1982) and record shop (1987-2003). ...

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.

Gerling have currently set up their own studio space (G.E.R.L.O.G studios) and are working on their follow-up to "Bad Blood!!!".

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

• Ian McFarlane (1999) Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-864-49768-2

External links

• Gerling official website