Rote Kapelle (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Post-punk, indie pop |
| Years active | Early 1980s–1988 |
| Labels | In-Tape |
| Past members | Andrew Tully Margarita Vasquez-Ponte Chris Henman Ian Binns Malcolm Kergan Jonathan Muir |
Rote Kapelle were a post-punk/indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active during the 1980s. Its band members included musicians who were also members of Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes and The Shop Assistants.
History[edit]
The band was formed in the early 1980s by Andrew Tully (vocals) and Marguerite Vasquez-Ponte (vocals), both of whom would also form Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes, with Chris Henman (guitar), Ian Binns (keyboards, also a member of The Stayrcase), Malcolm Kergan (bass, also a member of The Thanes), and Jonathan Muir (drums).[1] The band's debut release was The Big Smell Dinosaur EP in late 1985, after which they were signed by Marc Riley's In-Tape label.[1] Tully described the band's sound in 1987 as a blend of noisy post-punk and anorak pop.[2] Vasquez-Ponte was also a member of a third band, The Fizzbombs, alongside the Desperadoes' Angus McPake and The Shop Assistants' former drummer Ann Donald.[1] They released two further singles and two more EP's, one of which featured tracks from their Peel Session, before splitting when Vasquez-Ponte joined the re-formed Shop Assistants.[1] An LP, No North Briton, was released in 1990.
Discography[edit]
- The Big Smell Dinosaur 7-inch EP (1985) Big Smell Dinosaur
- "These Animals are Dangeroos" 7-inch (1986) In-Tape
- It Moves But Does It Swing? 12-inch EP (John Peel Sessions) EP (1987) In-Tape
- "Fire Escape" 7-inch (1988) In-Tape
- San Francisco Again 12-inch EP (1988) In-Tape
- No North Briton LP (1990) In-Tape
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Rote Kapelle Peel Session details at the BBC's Keeping It Peel site
- Rote Kapelle at Last.fm
- Rote Kapelle at discogs.com
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