Abortive Gasp
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Abortive Gasp | |
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| Origin | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Genres | Electro-industrial, Industrial dance music |
| Years active | 1988–1989 |
| Labels | Alternate Media Tapes, Harsh Reality Music |
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Abortive Gasp was an electro-industrial band formed by lead singer Tim Paal and composer Harry Luehr in 1988 in Hamburg, Germany. The two were often supported by various guest musicians.
History[edit]
Inside the electronic body music and independent scene the duo was musically characterised by the high degree of improvisation as well as the early use of Dub. Due to their apolitical attitude and their style of dress, which did not submit to the common darkwave norms, they were controversial.[1][2]
The reviews of Abortive Gasp by different music journalists like Brian Duguid were rather positive.[3] Most of their rehearsals as well as their recordings were done in the rooms of the 'German Electron Synchrotron' DESY in Hamburg[4]. Some of their well-known songs like 'Church is empty' and 'Psychgod' got good airplay on particular broadcast stations in the United States[5], Belgium and Australia.
In their final phase Abortive Gasp drew attention by playing support for Borghesia to whose aesthetics they were in a strong contrast.[6] They broke up in December 1989.
In 2021 a documentary short about the band was published,[7] which triggered a discussion about the problematic relationship of the gothic and darkwave scene to social minorities.[8]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- To Have The Second Crack (1988) self distributed tape[9]
- Raw Scent (1989) self distributed tape[9]
- Bullfrog (1989) Alternate Media Tapes[10].
- A Fridge Fulla Bribes (1989) Harsh Reality Music[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Short-lived Hamburg electro/industrial act Abortive Gasp featured in new documentary short". regenmag.com. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ↑ Wolf, Stephan (September 2021). "Unverwertbar, offen und ehrlich: Abortive Gasp". Sonic Seducer (in German). pp. 102 f.
- ↑ Brian Duguid (1995). "EST1 Record Reviews". media.hyperreal.org. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ↑ "Accelerated music development", bahrenfeld.site, retrieved 2022-06-01
- ↑ Don Campau, No Pigeonholes Archives 1-7-90, retrieved 2021-11-18
- ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1989/pdf/19891219.pdf/ASV_HAB_19891219_HA_007.pdf Concert notice at Hamburger Abendblatt (in German), pg. 7, 19 December 1989. Retrieved 09 February 2021.
- ↑ "Short documentary releases surrounding electro-industrial band Abortive Gasp". brutalresonance.com. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ↑ "The Gothic And Darkwave Scene Neglects Other Social Minorities". sounderground.net. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gummersbach, Gerd (August 1989). "Clubland". Spex (in German). p. 56.
- ↑ https://musicbrainz.org/label/942aa088-effa-4454-8409-a8ddcd85089c Alternate Media Tapes at MusicBrainz
- ↑ http://www.haltapes.com/harsh-reality-music.html Harsh Reality Music, Memphis TN, USA. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
External links[edit]
- vimeo Short documentary 'Nothing New But Abortive Gasp' (2021)
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