Rote Kapelle (band)

Rote Kapelle
Background information
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Post-punk, indie pop
Years active	Early 1980s–1988
Labels	In-Tape
Associated acts	Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes, The Shop Assistants, The Fizzbombs, The Stayrcase
Past members	Andrew 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[]

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 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.

Discography[]

• The Big Smell Dinosaur 7" EP (1985) Big Smell Dinosaur
• "These Animals are Dangeroos" 7" (1986) In-Tape
• It Moves But Does It Swing? 12" EP (John Peel Sessions) EP (1987) In-Tape
• "Fire Escape" 7" (1988) In-Tape
• San Francisco Again 12" EP (1988) In-Tape
• No North Briton LP (1990) In-Tape

References[]

External links[]

• Rote Kapelle Peel Session details at the BBC's Keeping It Peel site
• Rote Kapelle at Last.fm
• Rote Kapelle at discogs.com