The Gaa Gaas

The Gaa Gaas
Origin Jersey
Genres
Years active 2003 – present
Labels Movement-2 Records
Bubblebrain Records
Peter Out Records
Associated acts Gavin Tate And The Traitors, The Valentines, Twisted Charm, YAK, Adult Shop, Vagus, Semu Cà
Website www.thegaagaas.co.uk
Members Gavin Tate
Tom Jordan
Sabrina D
Wes Le Gallais
Past members Luke Georgiou (Session)
James Walton (Session)
Peter Hass-Stewart Brown-Jamey Exton-Stefan Riccio-Dominic Pallot-Ollie Zissou-Dale Marshall-Matt Maguire-Alastair Cooper-Richard Delph-Mark Game-Tom Richardson-Dylan Proudfoot-Mark Andrews-Chris Hodgson-Adam Bouteloup-James Dolan-Johnny Aubert-Craig Smith-Ben Elms-Aaron Bouchard-Lee Gosselin-Ashley Baker-Sam Robinson

The Gaa Gaas are a British Rock band from Jersey in the Channel Islands, now based in London, United Kingdom, and Grenoble, France. They formed in 2003 after meeting at a garage punk night called 'Bomp', a weekly event held in their hometown of St. Helier. The idea for the direction of the group came after attending a tour that consisted of The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Parkinsons (band), and Ikara Colt. The band have gone through numerous line ups since their original three-piece formation. Their name came about due to them being off the rails in their younger days.

History

Since the group originally relocated to Brighton, they have toured throughout the UK and Europe. They contributed a cover of 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' originally by Plastic Bertrand on the compilation 'Nineteen78' by Filthy Little Angels Records (2008), and then signed to Global Net Records in association with The Playground releasing their debut single 'V.O.L.T.A.I.R.E.' in 2010 later to be re-released on their own label Movement-2 Records. They have received broadcast from BBC Radio 1 and MTV 2, featured in the new blood section of Artrocker magazine, and performed the launch event of Brighton's popular club night 'Stay Sick!'. They were headliners on the second stage of the last ever Jersey Live Festival in 2016 performing after Richard Ashcroft the former frontman of Wigan rock pioneers The Verve had just finished his performance on the main stage. They also appeared at Drop Dead Festival in Lithuania, an event that originally started up at the legendary New York club CBGB.

The band has shared festival/venue bills with the likes of Noel Gallagher, Primal Scream, The Stranglers, Richard Ashcroft, Madness, Happy Mondays, The Fall, John Cooper Clarke, A Flock of Seagulls, Specimen, Sex Gang Children, Zounds, Charles De Goal, The English Beat, The Skints, Public Service Broadcasting (band), Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Neils Children, Vile Imbeciles, The Rippers, Gaggle, Uffie, O Children, Screaming Tea Party, Screaming Banshee Aircrew, Mirrors, Howler, The Wytches, Demob Happy, to name a few.

Discography

Studio Albums

  • The Gaa Gaas "Self Titled" - Album TAPE/CD/VINYL (2019, Movement-2 Records)

Singles and EPs

  • "The One Eyed Stranger" - Split Single (2009, Bulbgash Records)
  • Popstars! EP - CD (2009, Bulbgash Records)
  • Repulsion Seminar EP - CD (2010, The Playground)
  • "V.O.L.T.A.I.R.E." - (2010, The Playground)
  • "Close Your Eyes" - (2016, Movement-2 Records)
  • "Indian Giver" - Split Single TAPE (2016, Bubblebrain Records)
  • "V.O.L.T.A.I.R.E." - Re-release 7" VINYL (2018, Movement-2 Records)

Compilations

  • Nineteen78 - (2008, Filthy Little Angels) - "Ca Plane Pour Moi"
  • The Sound of Brighton - CD (2012, Team Pluto Records) - "V.O.L.T.A.I.R.E."
  • The Peter Out Wave - CD (2012, Peter Out Records) - "Hypnoti(z)ed"

Promotional videos

  • The One Eyed Stranger - (2009, Daisy Dickinson)
  • V.O.L.T.A.I.R.E. - (2011, Daisy Dickinson & Bin Kim)
  • Close Your Eyes - (2016, Boldizsár CR)
  • Indian Giver - (2016, Jamey Exton)
  • Close Your Eyes Acoustic "Arythmol Remix" - (2016, Chris Almond)
  • Statues - (2018, Laura Grace Robles)

References

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  1. ↑ "Album Reviews - 2008". Tastyfanzine.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "THE GAA GAA'S. | Loud Horizon". Loudhorizon.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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