The Gaa Gaas
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The Gaa Gaas are a Post-Punk
/Garage
band from Jersey
in the Channel Islands
who now reside in Brighton
, UK
. Named after German Psychedelic
band Gäa who again took their name from the Greek goddess of earth Gaia
. They formed in 2003 after attending a weekly garage punk
night called "Bomp" which was based in their home town of St Helier. Since their relocation to the UK they have featured on compilations "Nineteen78" by Filthy Little Angels Records released in 2008, signed to The Playground Records, toured throughout the UK and Europe
, released their debut single "Voltaire" in 2010 and have been featured in the new blood section of Artrocker Magazine.
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
/Garage
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band from Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
in the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
who now reside in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Named after German Psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
band Gäa who again took their name from the Greek goddess of earth Gaia
Gaia
- Mythology :* Gaia , the primal Greek goddess of the Earth* Gaia, the Earth in New Age Gaian spirituality- Science :* Gaea , a crater on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter* Gaia hypothesis, concerning the stability of Earth's natural systems...
. They formed in 2003 after attending a weekly garage punk
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
night called "Bomp" which was based in their home town of St Helier. Since their relocation to the UK they have featured on compilations "Nineteen78" by Filthy Little Angels Records released in 2008, signed to The Playground Records, toured throughout the UK and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, released their debut single "Voltaire" in 2010 and have been featured in the new blood section of Artrocker Magazine.
Members
- Gavin Tate - Vocal, Guitar and Synthesizer (2003–Present)
- Stewart Brown - Drums and Percussion (2010–Present)
- Jamey Exton - Bass (2010–Present)