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Gerling
Biography
Gerling were an Australian band who spent their career swinging between the poles of garage rock and electronic pop. Their early stage and television appearances as youths wearing backpacks and school uniforms earned them a reputation as playful pop pranksters. Formed in Sydney in 1992, Gerling consisted of Darren Cross and Brad Herdson, both on guitar and vocals, and Paul "Presser" Towner on drums. They began with a strong foundation of guitar pop, recording the single "Sedatives for Dead Radars" and the mini-album A Day of Research, released in 1996 on Fellaheen Records. In 1997 Herdson left to form Sonic Emotion Explosion and his gap was filled at Gerling's performance at the Big Day Out festival by Australia's so-called "pop hobbit," Ben Lee. A permanent replacement arrived in the form of Canadian Burke Reid. Signing to Festival's indie sublabel, Reliant Records, Gerling released their first full-length album, Children of Telepathic Experiences, in 1998. It marked their first excursion into electronic music and the single "Enter Space Capsule" earned airplay in Britain, where it was heard by expatriate pop star Kylie Minogue. She was enamored enough by the song that she agreed to perform vocals on a song they recorded while touring the U.
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