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Rote Kapelle (band)

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Rote Kapelle
Background information
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
GenresPost-punk, indie pop
Years activeEarly 1980s–1988
LabelsIn-Tape
Past membersAndrew 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

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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.

The band features in the book Postcards From Scotland detailing the 1980's and 1990's independent music scene in Scotland.

Discography

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (1999) "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
  2. ^ Pake, Trevor (1987) "Rote Kapelle", Underground, December 1987 (Issue 9), p. 35
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