Gorilla is a mixture of synth-wave, punk, NDW, new wave from 1981/82, digitally available for the first time, and created by Gorilla Aktiv crew composed of Nick Deinhardt, Tommi Eckart and Ian Moorse.
Nick and Tommi founded GORILLA AKTIV, published fanzines (va bene), organized illegal concerts (Die Nacht der fliegenden Reisekoffer) and performed in galleries, with Ian Moorse joining them for concerts in the Alabama Halle (Munich), Holland and Denmark followed. Each time they wanted to surprise the audience with the unheard and unseen: such as their gig in Munich in the legendary New Wave disco Tanzlokal Größenwahn, they played on a rowing boat equipped with contact microphones. To complete the optical illusion, they took to the stage not only in raincoats but also doused in water to look like sailors who had come straight from the sea.
They released a C-10 and a C-20 cassette “The Other Side”. Tapes were a conscious decision to remain independent of record companies. They released the track “Kopf und Bauch” on a SPEX compilation. Re-releases of the recordings on vinyl 7″ and 12″ followed in 2005 and 2018 on Was Soll Das? Platten – the basis for the current digital release. They later played in bands such as A.K. Klosowski and 2raumwohnung. Incidentally, Ian Moorse was also an editor at Elaste magazine from 1983.
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About ELASTE Records
Elaste Records is dedicated to the sound of the early 80s: New Wave, Elektrokraut, Punk, Proto-Disco, Industrial, Reggae, Coldwave. Elaste is a cult magazine that was founded and published from 1980 to 1985 in 15 large-format issues by Thomas Elsner (graphic design, photography), Michael Reinboth (text, music) and Christian Wegner (photography).
Thomas Elsner and Michael Reinboth (today, among other things, owners of Compost Records) have teamed up again out of love, profession and passion to revive this time and make it tangible.
Press release courtesy of Compost Records and Elaste Records
