Gerling
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Gerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia
. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney
.
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" single "Bachelor Pad" on the Trifekta
label. November of that year, saw the release of the album, Children of Telepathic Experiences
, 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.
Their latest album, entitled 4
, was released on 20 March 2006. The original recording of this album was carried out in the function room of the Annandale Hotel in Sydney, before being re-recorded and mastered in Los Angeles
. The album was produced by Ethan Johns, who also worked on Aha Shake Heartbreak
with Kings of Leon
.Turning the Screws was the iTunes
featured download of the week in February 2006.
The band are currently on an indefinite hiatus http://www.oystermag.com/index.php?option=com_mamblog&Itemid=25&task=show&action=view&id=87.
Burke Reid
has since continued a successful career in record producing.
Paul "Presser" Towner veered into the art world, creating and exhibiting many of his elaborate decoupage
pieces under the moniker of "Dead Galaxy".
Darren Cross has started touring with his new one-man indie laptop project "The E.L.F.
"
He describes his latest release as "dance music with a cheeky indie aesthetic".
Always a fan of the do-it-yourself approach, Darren taught himself how to use a video editing program so he could make his first E.L.F. video clip. The result is the clip for the song "Cockroaches". Produced on a budget of $12, the video was featured on Youtube and has had over 243,000 hits.
Of late, Cross has been song writing,singing,guitars and producing surf rock band Betty Airs.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
History
The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross (guitar, vocals), Presser (real name Paul Towner, drums) and Brad Herdson (guitar, vocals). With an 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
Spdfgh
Spdfgh were an all-female rock band from Sydney, Australia in the 1990s. The founding members were* Kim Bowers * Liz Payne...
. He was temporarily replaced by Ben Lee
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...
for their show at the Sydney Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
, before a permanent replacement came in the way of Canadian Burke Reid
Burke Reid
Burke Reid is an Australian/Canadian record producer/musician who is based in Sydney, Australia and Toronto, Canada.After migrating from Canada to Australia, he became one third of the band Gerling in 1997...
.
February 1998 saw the band emerge from the studio with the 7" single "Bachelor Pad" on the Trifekta
Trifekta
Trifekta is the name of an Australia based independent record label, based in Fitzroy, Victoria. It was started in 1997 by Tom Larnach-Jones , Tim Everest and Paul 'Presser' Towner ....
label. November of that year, saw the release of the album, Children of Telepathic Experiences
Children of Telepathic Experiences
Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39...
, on Festival's in-house indie label Reliant - setup by former Au Go Go Records
Au Go Go Records
Au Go Go Records is the name of a Melbourne, Australia based independent record label.It was founded by Bruce Milne and Philip Morland from a house in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy in 1979 and is now operated by Greta Moon....
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
When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun
When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun is an album by Gerling, released in September, 2001. It was released in the UK with the presumably less-offensive title Headzcleaner.-Track listing:#"Phazer Kidz in the Windy City" – 4:40...
, released in 2001 after delays in the light of the 9-11 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
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!!!
Bad Blood!!!
Bad Blood is an album by Gerling, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt. 1" – 4:04#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt...
, marked a return to form as guitars returned to the mix, whilst still retaining an electronic edge.
Their latest album, entitled 4
4 (Gerling album)
-Singles:* "Turning the Screws /Good Timing"...
, was released on 20 March 2006. The original recording of this album was carried out in the function room of the Annandale Hotel in Sydney, before being re-recorded and mastered in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. The album was produced by Ethan Johns, who also worked on Aha Shake Heartbreak
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Aha Shake Heartbreak is the second studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon. It was released in November 2004 in the UK and February 2005 in the United States...
with Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
.Turning the Screws was the iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
featured download of the week in February 2006.
The band are currently on an indefinite hiatus http://www.oystermag.com/index.php?option=com_mamblog&Itemid=25&task=show&action=view&id=87.
Burke Reid
Burke Reid
Burke Reid is an Australian/Canadian record producer/musician who is based in Sydney, Australia and Toronto, Canada.After migrating from Canada to Australia, he became one third of the band Gerling in 1997...
has since continued a successful career in record producing.
Paul "Presser" Towner veered into the art world, creating and exhibiting many of his elaborate decoupage
Decoupage
Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and so on. Commonly an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers...
pieces under the moniker of "Dead Galaxy".
Darren Cross has started touring with his new one-man indie laptop project "The E.L.F.
The E.L.F.
The E.L.F. is a solo indie dance band/ producer formed by ex-Gerling frontman Darren Cross based in Sydney Australia. Darren Cross described his debut free online album released as of October 2010 "Plankton Icke and Tina Turner David City Limits"as " Future spoken shoegaze".-History:With Gerling...
"
He describes his latest release as "dance music with a cheeky indie aesthetic".
Always a fan of the do-it-yourself approach, Darren taught himself how to use a video editing program so he could make his first E.L.F. video clip. The result is the clip for the song "Cockroaches". Produced on a budget of $12, the video was featured on Youtube and has had over 243,000 hits.
Of late, Cross has been song writing,singing,guitars and producing surf rock band Betty Airs.
Albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number | |
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| n.d. | Disco Days - Music For Film | Festival Mushroom Records | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 1998 | Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
Reliant Records | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 2001 | When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun is an album by Gerling, released in September, 2001. It was released in the UK with the presumably less-offensive title Headzcleaner.-Track listing:#"Phazer Kidz in the Windy City" – 4:40... |
Festival Mushroom Records | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 2003 | Bad Blood!!! Bad Blood!!! Bad Blood is an album by Gerling, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt. 1" – 4:04#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt... |
Festival Mushroom Records | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 2006 | 4 4 (Gerling album) -Singles:* "Turning the Screws /Good Timing"... |
Warner music | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 1996 | A Day of Research | Fellaheen Records | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Triple J Hottest 100 Triple J Hottest 100 The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs... Chart Position |
Certification |
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| 1995 | "Sedatives for Dead Radars" | - | - | |
| 1997 | "Mother Mary" (split 7" with Gapespeed) |
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| 1998 | "Bachelor Pad" | Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
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| 1998 | "Death to the Apple Gerls" | Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
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| 1999 | "Enter, Space Capsule" | Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
#45 (1999) | - |
| 1999 | "Ghost Patrol" | Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
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| 2000 | "Enter, Space Capsule" (remix) |
Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
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| 2000 | "Children of Telepathic Experiences" (UK only) |
Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
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| 2000 | "Suburban Jungle Sleeping Bag" (UK only 7" & 10" vinyl) |
Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences Children of Telepathic Experiences is an album by Gerling, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"The Last Traveller" – 3:07#"Death To The Apple Gerls" – 3:35#"Enter, Space Capsule" – 3:29#"Destructor 4000" – 2:36#"Ghost Patrol" – 3:39... |
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| 2000 | "The Deer in You" | When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun is an album by Gerling, released in September, 2001. It was released in the UK with the presumably less-offensive title Headzcleaner.-Track listing:#"Phazer Kidz in the Windy City" – 4:40... |
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| 2001 | "Dust Me Selecta" | When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun is an album by Gerling, released in September, 2001. It was released in the UK with the presumably less-offensive title Headzcleaner.-Track listing:#"Phazer Kidz in the Windy City" – 4:40... |
#24 (2001) | - |
| 2001 | "Hot Computer" | When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun is an album by Gerling, released in September, 2001. It was released in the UK with the presumably less-offensive title Headzcleaner.-Track listing:#"Phazer Kidz in the Windy City" – 4:40... |
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| 2003 | "Who's Ya Daddy? Who's Ya Daddy? (Gerling song) "Who's Ya Daddy?" is the first single released from the album Bad Blood!!! by Gerling.The song was ranked at #78 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003.-Track listing:Australian CD Single# "Who's Ya Daddy?" - 3:45# "Deepfryer " - 4:08... " |
Bad Blood!!! Bad Blood!!! Bad Blood is an album by Gerling, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt. 1" – 4:04#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt... |
#78 (2003) | - |
| 2003 | "Get Activated" | Bad Blood!!! Bad Blood!!! Bad Blood is an album by Gerling, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt. 1" – 4:04#"Blood on the Microphone, Pt... |
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| 2006 | "Turning the Screws" (US promo only) |
4 4 (Gerling album) -Singles:* "Turning the Screws /Good Timing"... |
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