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BACKPACKIN' IN THE UK


Gerling return from overseas. Esky's Ari Stein prolongs their jet lag.

Having just returned from a successful tour of England, Gerling are back in Oz working on their new album, When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun. The Sydney three piece are looking to storm their way back into the hearts of all boys and girls at home, starting with a brand new single "The Deer In you". And the signs are good - the rockin' tune is recieving alot of attention. So with three mischievous lads at home with a whole chunk of musical ideas. Darren Cross, Burke Reid and Presser sat down to talk Michael Jackson, and the Pom lifestyle.

You just came back from a tour of the United Kingdom, how was that?

It was really good; it was pretty well recieved. The first show was a really important one, and all the press were and media were there. We were nervous but we just played the set that we played all last year. We had a good show, we just acted really crazy and people kinda liked it. Most of the tour was support for the local indie band Seafood, kinda like Sonic Youth. Great people and a great tour to do. We made good friends with them.

Did you find many people knew you there?

Pretty much. We had a couple of singles released there, like "Enter Space Capsule" and "Death To The Apple Gerls"

what did you find the pressure like in the UK as opposed to Australia?

It was the first show overseas, so we started from scratch and if anyone has heard anything about you, then you can bet that they have never seen you before. It's a bit of a build up here to impress; we had the oppotunity to tour and play shit shows, then put on a good show. Also, the people of England are patriotic, but in a different way to Oz.


I have to ask, did you wear and sell your backpacks at the shows?

Yeah, we sold them at our shows. They don't buy much stuff over there.

Did you see any bands yourself, there?

Yeah, we saw Plone, and Broadcast and David Holmes- we went to a party and he was DJing- that was some cool shit!. We went to Glasgow where Teenage Fanclub were putting on a party and Bis took us- we are good friends with them- and Belle and Sabastian were DJing at the party. The bands we saw, Squarepusher and Asian Dub Foundation were on the same night we were playing. Amazing!

What have you guys been doing since you got back to Oz?

In the studio. It's a tiny studio, no bigger than a rat hole. Every morning we greet eachother, then get stuck into it. We don't really know what's going on with the rest of the world- We don't see sunshine; we forget what people look like and issues going on around the world.

What are you listening to while you're working on the record?

Just whatever is good that we can get our hands on. We try and listen to so much music, because electronic is just what we are into. We just want to have fun and enjoy ourselves.

Any guest musichians on your record- like Michael Jackson?

No, next album. He'll probably try and screw us,{laughs) and try all these things on us. And the we'll sue him.
We got a girl called Soulex- her name is Elizabeth- from Holland. She does stuff ofr Matador Records, of the Sugarcubes/Cardigans nature. We also got a very well known Australian chick, but we can't say who. (she has little shorts and spins around)
We got a crazy hip-hop artist from LA, but he's hard to track down. - he's got our song.

Who is it?

Can't say. Just incase he doesn't send it back. {laughs)

* This new album sounds great, I can'null