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live shows, danceable, loud, catchy, energetic and easy to digest, it's a record that will go down well in clubs or to help liven up a party, even a good driving record, but one rule remains, it has to be up loud!" The album marked a return to form as guitars returned to the mix, whilst still retaining an electronic edge. The lead single, "

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60. They had recorded it at Gerlog with Magoo producing. Oz Music Project's Semone Maksimovic felt the group were "dipping their hand into the increasingly popular electro clash, disco punk bucket to fill their hands with both dirt and glitter to throw our way... more indicative of their capricious

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12 on the ARIA Alternative Singles Chart. Cameron Webb of Oz Music Project described as "Hovering somewhere between the frantic mesh of screaming and guitars of 'Death to the Apple Gerls' and electro blips and beats of 'Enter, Space Capsule', 'The Deer in You' provides an enticing glimpse at their

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21 on the ARIA Alternative Albums Chart. McFarlane noticed "an entertaining mix of Gerling's live punky-pop sound and a background of layered electronica." For the first time the group incorporated electronica in their music, they also built a recording studio, Gerlog, in

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50s. Oz Music Project's Nick Coppack felt it was a "stunning follow-up", which "blends the band's love for electronic sounds and dance music with fuzzy guitars and aggressive vocals, which stem from the band's early punk roots." Australian music journalist

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50. Lou Lou of Oz Music Project praised it as "Keeping it fresh and funky... just when you’ve got your head around this disco funk, the booming synth voice jumps in, slaps you in the face and reminds you that it is indeed Gerling @ the controls." At the

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declared it his Album of the Week, " forging a new path for contemporary music by embracing technology to go where technology is leading, but at the same time using the freedom technology brings to head off into other areas of interest."

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The band became increasingly electronic they had success in the dance scene and mainstream charts with the earlier single, "Dust Me Selecta" (August 2001), which reached the ARIA Singles Chart Top

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for "Enter, Space Capsule". Another single, "Ghost Patrol", followed in September, which featured guest lead vocals by Naoko Matsumoto of Sydney-based group Funky Terrorist.

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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.

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100. Maksimovic described it as "a mighty fine slice of sexy, trashy disco punk for us all to enjoy... brings to mind The Detroit Grand Poobah's 'Sandwiches' am"

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Their next single, "Enter, Space Capsule" (April 1999), provided four versions of the song, including one at Gerlog by band members and one mixed by

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new recordings. The single doesn't suggest any great departure musically, just a reminder of what Gerling do best – pop music." At the

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Note: The 2016 ARIA site does not list one of their nominations in 1999: Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Enter, Space Capsule".

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traditional song writing structures and styling, releasing and touring as a solo artist. He received a positive review from

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In October 1998 they issued, "Death to the Apple Gerls", on Festival's in-house indie label Reliant – which was set up by

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In 2012 Cross also launched music and film production company, Bernstein Studios (Sydney) and has co-written songs with

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During 2000 they toured the United Kingdom where they recorded, "G-House Project", with lead vocals provided by

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they were nominated for Best Video for Paul Butler and Scott Walton's directorial work on "The Deer in You".

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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Towner produces visual art under the moniker, Dead Galaxy, and Reid has a career in music production.

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and Best Video (directed by Jolyon Watkins) for "Dust My Selecta", and Producer of the Year for

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As of 2024, Cross has released five instrumental guitar albums under the moniker D.C Cross,

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Gerling were formed as a guitar pop trio in 1993 in western Sydney with the line-up of

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Note: The archive copy of the 2010 ARIA site does show all three nominations in 1999.

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https://beat.com.au/if-youre-feeling-a-bit-broken-dc-cross-will-sort-you-right-out/

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Early in 1997 Herdson left to form Sonic Emotion Explosion, with Liz Payne from

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Paul Butler, Scott Walton & 50 / 50 Films for Gerling – "Who's Ya Daddy?"

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label. The label had been partly established in the previous year by Towner.

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50 single, "Dust Me Selecta" (August 2001). The group disbanded in 2007.

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on guitar and lead vocals, Presser (real name Paul Towner) on drums and

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List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

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After disbandment, Cross spent four years (from 2007 to 2010) as

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The band have been on an indefinite hiatus since September 2007.

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earlier that month and a title change to the less controversial,

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Paul Butler and Scott Walton for Gerling "The Deer in You"

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On 18 August 2003 they released their third studio album,

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