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Gerling
Gerling were an Australian electronica, alternative rock trio formed in 1993. From early 1997 the members were Darren Cross on guitar and lead vocals, Presser (real name Paul Towner) on drums and Burke Reid on guitar and vocals. Their second album, '' When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun'' (September 2001), reached the ARIA Albums Chart top50. It provided a top50 single, "Dust Me Selecta" (August 2001). The group disbanded in 2007. History Gerling were formed as a guitar pop trio in 1993 in western Sydney with the line-up of Darren Cross (aka Darren E. Spielberg-Cross) on guitar and lead vocals, Presser (real name Paul Towner) on drums and Brad Herdson on guitar and vocals. With only two guitars and drums, the group initially played cover versions of W.A.S.P. material. Then they focussed on creating experimental guitar pop, with their debut single, "Sedatives for Dead Radars", issued in 1995 on Steven Stavrakis' Fellaheen label. It was followed by a seven-track extended play, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Cross (musician)
Darren James Cross, previously known as Darren E. Spielberg-Cross, is an Australians, Australian songwriter, musician, guitarist, record producer and video maker. Cross is the founding mainstay lead vocalist and guitarist of alternative rock group Gerling (1992–2007). He started the E.L.F. project in 2007, which issued an album, ''Plankton Icke and Tina Turner David City Limits'' (2010). His folk noir duo Jep and Dep were formed in 2012 with his domestic partner, Jessica Cassar on co-lead vocals, which have issued two albums. Under his own name he has released five studio albums, ''_Xantastic'' (2016), ''Peacer'' (2018), ''Keeping Up?'' (2020) and ''Distorder'' (2021). The artist's instrumental folk guitar project, D.C Cross has released five albums, ''Ecstatic Racquet'' (2019), ''Terabithian'' (2020), ''Hot-wire the Lay-low (Australian escapist pieces for guitar)'' (2022), ''Wizrad'' (2023) and ''Glookies Guit '' (2024). Cross has collaborated with other artists, the Apart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burke Reid
Burke Reid is an Australian record producer and musician. Career After migrating from Canada to Australia in 1994 at the age of 14 years, Reid became one third of the band Gerling in 1997. Following the announcement of a hiatus by Gerling in 2007, Reid continued in the music industry as a record producer. The first album that Reid produced was The Mess Hall's '' Devils Elbow'' which won the Australian Music Prize (AMP) in 2007. He was subsequently involved with numerous AMP-nominated albums, such as The Drones' '' Havilah'', Dan Kelly ''Dan Kelly's Dream'', Jack Ladder ''Love is Gone'' and Courtney Barnett '' Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit.'' Discography Producer, engineer and/or mixer for the following artists: * Bad Dreems – ''Doomsday Ballet'' (2019) * The Bungalows – ''Monkey Mountain Road'' (2011) * Canyons – ''Keep Your Dreams'' (2011) * The Chemist – ''Ballet In The Badlands'' (2013) * City Calm Down – ''Television'' (2019) * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun
'' When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun ''is the second studio album by Gerling, released in September 2001. Originally due to be released on 16 September, it was delayed due to the September 11 attacks and renamed in the UK and Japan under the title Headzcleaner. The album peaked at number 41 in Australia. Cross later said, "with WYTCTS we didn't really care about how we were going to do it live, it was more this album of all these different songs that fit into each other and I think that was a really ambitious record, we don't regret anything about it." At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, Gerling and Magoo were nominated for Producer of the Year for their work on this album. Track listing #"Phazer Kidz in the Windy City" – 4:40 #"Dust Me Selecta" – 4:13 Featuring Inga Liljeström #"High Jackers Manual" – 3:46 #"G-House Project" – 5:04 Featuring Kylie Minogue #"Fight Revolution Team" – 4:13 #"Brother Keith on Destructor Mountain (4001)" – 3:44 Featuring Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of Telepathic Experiences
''Children of Telepathic Experiences'' is the debut album by the Australian band Gerling. The album was released in 1998 on Reliant, a now-defunct imprint of Festival Mushroom Records. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Hosted by Paul McDermott and Bob Downe, and prese ..., the album was nominated for Best Adult Alternative Album and Breakthrough Artist - Album. Production The record was co-produced by the band, in collaboration with Steve Foster, who would also work with the band on its next album. 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 #"Suburban Jungle Sleeping Bag" – 3:25 #"Meet You @ Karate" – 3:03 #"Crafted Werked" – 2:55 #"I Heard a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he 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'' (2003). He has released eleven solo studio albums. Career Noise Addict Lee's musical career began in 1993 with the band Noise Addict, who were signed to Steve Pavlovic's independent label Fellaheen Records, on the strength of a self-produced and distributed four-track demo recorded in Lee's bedroom. Pavlovic's connections brought the band to the attention of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Beastie Boys' Mike D, both of whom released the band's material in the US. The group put out several releases on the Beasties' Grand Royal Records. These included the acoustic ''Young and Jaded'' EP in 1994, which contained Lee's tribute to Evan Dando, "I Wish I Was Him" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards Of 1999
The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Hosted by Paul McDermott and Bob Downe, and presenters, including Melanie C of the Spice Girls, Tina Cousins, Fiona Horne and Molly Meldrum, distributed 33 awards. The big winner for the year was Powderfinger with four awards. Two new categories, Best Original Cast / Show Recording and Best Blues and Roots Album were created; while Song of the Year (Songwriter), Best Indigenous Release and Best New Talent categories were retired. In addition to the annually presented awards, a Special Achievement Award was received by both recording studio owner Bill Armstrong (see Armstrong Studios) and Fable Record's creator Ron Tudor. An Outstanding Achievement Award was received by Natalie Imbruglia. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: Jimmy Little and Richard Clapton. Ceremony de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trifekta
Trifekta is the name of a now defunct Australia based independent record label, based in Fitzroy, Victoria. It was started in 1997 by Tom Larnach-Jones (Shock Records), Tim Everest and Paul 'Presser' Towner (Gerling). The first release for the label was debut release for The Avalanches, a limited edition 7" single entitled "Rock City". This was followed by another limited edition 7" single, this time Gerling's "Bachelor Pad" single. Towner returned to Sydney and not long after this, Everest left the label in the hands of Larnach-Jones, so that he could focus on his fashion label ''Schwipe''. Artists Bands released on the Trifekta label include: * The Crayon Fields * Deerhoof * Magnolia Electric Co. * Minimum Chips * Mountains in the Sky * Preston School of Industry * Xiu Xiu * Architecture in Helsinki * Art of Fighting * The Avalanches * The Decemberists * Dynomite D * Gerling * Gersey * The Go-BetweensChris Beck, 24 May 2003"Ready, set, go again" The Age, Retrieved on 4 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Award For Breakthrough Artist – Album
The ARIA Music Award for Breakthrough ArtistAlbum is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." The award is given to an Australian group or solo artist who has had an album appear in the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart between the eligibility period, and is voted for by a judging academy, which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry. However, "artists and groups are not eligible if they, or any member of the group, has previously been a final five (5) nominee in any ARIA Awards category with an album, or if they have been in a group that has previously been a final five (5) nominee with an album, or if they have had a previous Top 50 Album in the ARIA Album Chart." The award for Breakthrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jep And Dep
Jep and Dep are an Australian folk noir acoustic duo from Sydney, composed of Jessica Cassar and Darren Cross. Formed in 2012, the duo have released one EP ''Through The Night'' (2012), and two albums ''Word Got Out'' (2014), receiving 4 out of 5 reviews from ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and ''Rolling Stone'' and ''THEY'VEBEENCALLED'' (2017). Their music is often compared to Lee Hazlewood / Nancy Sinatra and Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue on ''Murder Ballads''. History Initially starting out as an antifolk band the duo quickly fell into the traditional folk music genre, flirting with equal parts alt-country to equal part ethereal folk. Their sound is characterised by Cassar's beautiful torch singer vocal style, coupled with Cross's weary, Johnny Cash-esque gravely vocal tone. Songs are performed live with just an acoustic guitar that Cross plays – reminiscent of Neil Young Live at Massey Hall. The band adopt a Film Noir look- all videos and photos are in black and white. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spdfgh
__NOTOC__ Spdfgh () were an Australian rock band from the 1990s. The founding members were: Kim Bowers (as Wikky Malone) (guitar, vocals), Liz Payne (as Rosy Glo, Lou Marvel, Belle) (guitar, vocals), Tania Bowers (as Tania May) (bass guitar, vocals), Melanie Thurgar (as Finnius) (drums), and Angela Morosin (vocals). Name origin In chemistry, the letters (spdfgh...) are used when determining the number of electrons in the shells of an atom (the letters denote the first six states of orbital angular momentum in atomic physics). ''TV Week'' magazine called it "the dumbest name in Australian rock". History The original members got started playing together at St. Patrick's College ( Campbelltown, southwest of Sydney). A very early gig was the St Patrick's School disco and featured the unreleased "Help! Help! It's a dance party!" The band and Morosin parted company soon after high school. In their early days, to get noticed, they would travel to Sydney, sneak into soundchecks o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Milne
Bruce Milne (born 1957) is a prominent figure in the Australian music industry, a long-standing member of the grass-roots Melbourne music community who, after getting his start publishing a punk fanzine in the late 1970s, has done practically everything since – been a writer, radio presenter, DJ, run record shops, book shops and record labels, run bars and venues, and worked in A&R and as a tour promoter. He started out producing fanzines and writing for rock magazines and working in public radio - he has been involved with 3RRR-FM since 1977, and was still doing a show for the station in 2023 - then worked for Missing Link Records, and then formed his own label-cum-shop Au-Go-Go, which defined a whole Melbourne sound and ethos in the 1980s/90s. In the early '80s, Milne also ran the audio cassette magazine cassette-zine ''Fast Forward''. After its demise and the demise of Au-Go-Go, he successively headed three other labels, Giant Claw, Reliant and In-Fidelity, who along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. The festival was held during summer, typically in January of each year but was sometimes held as late as early February in some cities including Perth. The event was conceptualised after the Violent Femmes announced a tour of Australia. Promoters Ken West and Vivian Lees sought another act as middle-level support for the band's tour. They succeeded in securing Nirvana (band), Nirvana to play the Sydney leg at the Hordern Pavilion. The Big Day Out debuted on the 1992 Australia Day public holiday in Sydney and eventually expanded to Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth the following year. The Gold Coast and Auckland were added to the schedule in 1994. As of 2003, it featured seven or eight stages (depending on the venue), accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
