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{{short description|Australian pop rock band (2000–2007)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Gelbison
| image           = 
| image_size      = 
| landscape       = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->
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| background      = group_or_band
| alias           = 
| origin          = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| genre           = [[Pop rock]], [[indie rock]]
| years_active    = {{start date|2000}}–{{end date|2007}}
| label           = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[EMI]]
| associated_acts = [[Nations by the River]], [[Toni Collette & the Finish]]
| website         = {{URL|gelbison.com.au}}
| current_members = 
| past_members    =
* Pete Farley
* Dave Galafassi
* Edo Kahn
* Nadav Kahn
}}

'''Gelbison''' were an Australian pop rock band formed in 2000 by Pete Farley on bass guitar, Dave Galafassi on drums, Edo Kahn on vocals and guitar, and his brother Nadav Kahn on vocals and keyboards. The Kahn brothers were also members of [[Nations by the River]] (2003–04). Gelbison released two studio albums, ''1704'' (7 April 2003) and ''See the World'' (8 November 2004), and disbanded in 2007.

== History ==

Gelbison were formed in 2000 in Sydney by Pete Farley on bass guitar, horns and backing vocals; Dave Galafassi on drums; Edo Kahn on vocals and guitar; and his brother, Nadav Kahn, on vocals, harp and keyboards.<ref name="Kalish">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228668807 | title = Gelbison: a euphonic wet dream | last = Kalish | first = Stacey | newspaper = [[Tharunka]] | volume = 48 | issue = 12 | date = 5 November 2002 | accessdate = 3 August 2016 | page = 26 | via = [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref><ref name="Lawrence">{{Cite web | title = Gelbison – The WHAMMO Interview | last1 = Lawrence | first1 = Greg | others = Farley, Pete; Kahn, Nadav (interviewees) | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040805123946/http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=217 | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=217 | archivedate = 5 August 2004 | date = 23 March 2003 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 | work = WHAMMO Interviews | publisher = Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO) }}</ref> Their first gig was at the Hollywood Hotel, [[Surry Hills]] attended by [[Ian Ball]] ([[Gomez (band)|Gomez]]); Nadav recalled, "We did meet [Ball] before [Gelbison formally] started. Edo and I met him in Bondi on a night out when [Gomez] were on their second tour in Australia and we connected on one very drunken night. Everyone ended up at my place, jamming until about six in the morning. So there was a musical and human connection. We somehow maintained contact."<ref name="Lawrence"/>

The band's debut album, ''1704'', produced by Ball, was released on 7 April 2003 via [[Virgin Records]] and [[EMI|EMI Music Group Australia]].<ref name="ARIA Apr03">{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ArchivedAustralianReleases-April2003.htm | title = Archived Australasian Releases | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | date = April 2003 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}</ref> It peaked at No.&nbsp;20 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart]].<ref name="ARIA Report 686">{{cite web | date = 14 April 2003 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030506140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030507-0000/issue+686.pdf | title = The ARIA Report| publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 686 | page = 17 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue686.pdf | archivedate = 6 May 2003 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Greg Lawrence of Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO) felt it was "a work of understated genius. Having Ian Ball from Gomez co-producing certainly helps but the compositions, the arrangements and the sentiment communicated throughout Gelbison’s debut LP is virtually faultless and much more than clever guidance from an established artist/producer."<ref name="Lawrence"/> Tim Cashmere of Undercover opined that "imagine if the out there factor could be multiplied by a thousand or so. That is one hell of a mellow album you've got there and local Sydney outfit Gelbison's major label debut is it."<ref name="Cashmere T1">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030928140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11299/20030929-0000/www.undercover.com.au/reviews/urgelbison1704.html | url = http://www.undercover.com.au/reviews/urgelbison1704.html | title = Gelbison, ''1704'' | last = Cashmere | first = Tim | publisher = Undercover ([[Paul Cashmere]], Ros O'Gorman | archivedate = 28 September 2003 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Ahead of the album they issued their debut single, "Metal Detector" (October 2002), which Lawrence noticed "made an impact on radio regardless of dynamic, manic riffing that seemed to challenge the listener."<ref name="Lawrence"/><ref name="ARIA Oct02">{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ArchivedAustralianReleases-October2002.htm | title = Archived Australasian Releases | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = October 2002 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}</ref> Cashmere described it as one of the album's "moments when the group gathered up the energy to head down to 7-11 and instead channeled it into tracks like 'Metal Detector'."<ref name="Cashmere T1"/> The following single, "Homelands" (February 2003), shows "a gentle flow but still contains imaginative garnishes and experimental textures."<ref name="Lawrence"/><ref name="ARIA Feb03">{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ArchivedAustralianReleases-February2003.htm | title = Archived Australasian Releases | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = February 2003 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}</ref> A third single, "Good God", followed the album in May. Farley described that track, "I didn’t write the lyrics for that one but, for me, I get a sense of hope in that song, hoping for something that you haven’t got but you long for. I think there’s a real sense of longing in that song."<ref name="Lawrence"/> Galafassi had married Australian actress-singer, [[Toni Collette]], in January that year.<ref name="Benns">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/12/1041990146127.html | title = Toni's wedding | last1 = Benns | first1 = Matthew | last2 = Sams | first2 = Christine | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]  | date = 12 January 2003 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}</ref> Collette directed the music video for "Good God".<ref name="Cashmere P">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2003/20030511_gelbison.html | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041117130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11299/20041118-0000/www.undercover.com.au/news/2003/20030511_gelbison.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 November 2004 | title = Toni Collette Directs New Gelbison video | last = Cashmere | first = Paul | publisher = Undercover (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman | date = 11 May 2003 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Early in 2003 Gelbison were touring in support of [[the Sleepy Jackson]], when Edo Kahn and [[Luke Steele (musician)|Luke Steele]] (of the Sleepy Jackson) started jamming together one evening: they decided to create a side project, [[Nations by the River]] as an [[Alternative country|alt-country]] band.<ref name="McClintock">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nations-by-the-river-mn0001912399/biography | title = Nations by the River &#124; Biography & History | last = McClintock | first = J. Scott | publisher = [[AllMusic]]| accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Lawrence 2">{{Cite web | title = Gelbison – The WHAMMO Interview | last1 = Lawrence | first1 = Greg | others = Kahn, Edo (interviewee) | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20041010064945/http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=274 | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=274 | archivedate = 10 October 2004 | date = 8 June 2004 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 | work = WHAMMO Interviews | publisher = Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO) }}</ref> The pair were soon joined by Nadav and later by [[Old Man River (musician)|Ohad Rein]]; they issued their debut album, ''Holes in the Valley'', in June 2004.<ref name="Lawrence 2"/>

Gelbison's second album, ''See the World'', was released on 8 November 2004, Ball returned for production duties, along with [[Ben Frost (musician)|Ben Frost]] and Gelbison. Galafassi had left the group, while the remaining trio had started song writing in "a shack in Jarvis bay for [a] month writing period. In this time we compiled all our existing songs and wrote new songs and tried to decide on the best direction to take the record."<ref name="AMO See Recording">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804184942/http://www.amo.org.au/qa_interview.asp?id=601 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/qa_interview.asp?id=601 | title = Interviews :: Talking song surgery & ''See the World'' with Gelbison... | others = Nadav Kahn (interviewee) | publisher = Australian Music Online | archivedate = 4 August 2008 | date = 8 November 2004 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}</ref> They used Hamish Stewart to provide drums for about 30 demo versions.<ref name="AMO See Recording"/> Frost used Pro Tools "and started hacking at the beats sometimes speeding them up/slowing them down where we felt appropriate and re-appropriating fills and hits amongst the songs."<ref name="AMO See Recording"/> Ball "helped rework the song arrangements and structure and we tried to finish up all the tunes over the next three weeks in the studio. In this time we got in seven other drummers, as the need arose."<ref name="AMO See Recording"/>

The album featured a number artists, Ball, Rein, Steel and [[Ben Lee]].<ref name="AMO See Recording"/> It peaked at No.&nbsp;10 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.<ref name="ARIA Report 768">{{cite web | date = 15 November 2004 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/issue768.pdf | title = The ARIA Report| publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 768 | page = 18 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue768.pdf | archivedate = 19 December 2004 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A number of tracks, including, "All the Rage" and "Holy", received significant rotation on [[Triple J]]. In the first week of December, Australian journalist, [[Ed Nimmervoll]], declared ''See the World'' to be his Feature Album of the Week, "the voice of John Lennon's solo work, the gentle pop power of [[the Go-Betweens]] and the beautifully crafted sonic attack of [[Radiohead]] and Gomez rolled into one. This is an incredibly accomplished and confident piece of work. Song after song is a gem. Don't let anyone tell you that people don't write good songs anymore."<ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051028140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20051029-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en5/gelbison/cd1.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en5/gelbison/cd1.htm | title = Feature Album: Gelbison - See the World | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | author-link = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll)| archivedate = 28 October 2005 | date = 6 December 2004 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

By January 2006 Farley and Galafassi were members of [[Toni Collette & the Finish]], a pop music group.<ref name="Moses">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/pop-goes-that-acting-career/2006/09/29/1159337337653.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 | title = Pop goes that acting career – Opinion | last = Moses | first = Alexa | work = The Sydney Morning Herald  | date = 29 September 2006 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Cashmere P2">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/jan06/20060122_tonicollette.html | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060517140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11299/20060518-0000/www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/jan06/20060122_tonicollette.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 May 2006 | title = Toni Collette, rock star | last = Cashmere | first = Paul | publisher = Undercover (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | date = 22 January 2006 | accessdate = 4 August 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The remaining Gelbison members severed ties with EMI in 2006 and worked on their third album towards the end of that year with J Walker aka [[Machine Translations]] as producer. After recording they returned to the studio and recorded a new range of songs with producer, Tony Buchen. Edo and Nadav Kahn decided to disband Gelbison and provided new material as the Kahn Brothers, with their debut album, ''Love Melts Fear'', released in April 2007 through Shakti/Interia Records.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/12542/The-Kahn-Brothers-reemerge.htm |title = The Kahn Brothers Re-emerge |accessdate = 17 May 2008 |author = de Jonge, Justine |date = 6 March 2008 |publisher = fasterlouder.com.au }}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== Albums ===
<br/>
'''''1704''''' 
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| name         = 1704
| type         = Album
| artist       = Gelbison
| cover        = 1704 - Gelbison.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{start date|2003|4|7|df=y}}
| recorded     = 2003
| venue        =
| studio       =
| genre        = [[Indie rock]]
| length       =
| label        = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[EMI]]
| producer     = [[Ian Ball]]
| prev_title   =
| prev_year    =
| next_title   =
| next_year    =
}}

;Track listing
#"Kabana"
#"Metal Detector"
#"The Modern Station"
#"Homelands"
#"Time"
#"Seven Takers"
#"Au Revoir Fucker"
#"Good God"
#"1704"
#"Wings"
#"Norway"
#"Revolution"
<br/>
'''''See the World'''''
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = no
| name         = See the World
|  type        = Album
|  artist      = Gelbison
|  cover       = See the World - Gelbison.jpg
|  released    = {{start date|2004|11|8|df=y}}
|  recorded    = 2004
|  genre       = [[Indie rock]]
|  length      =
|  label       = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[EMI]]
|  producer    = Ian Ball, [[Ben Frost (musician)|Ben Frost]], Gelbison
}}

;Track listing
#"All the Rage"
#"Holy"
#"Keep It Clean"
#"I Don't Want to Die Here with You"
#"The Snow"
#"All Your Scars"
#"Summer of Love"
#"Had to Lose"
#"This Is a Warning"
#"Poets"
#"See the World"
#"Be Broken to Be Whole"

=== Singles ===

* "Metal Detector" (October 2002) [[Virgin Records]]/[[EMI]]<ref name="AMO Metal">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080807045329/http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=4197 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=4197 | title = Releases :: 'Metal Detector' | publisher = [[Australian Music Online]] | archivedate = 7 August 2008 | accessdate = 3 August 2016 }}</ref>
* "Homelands" (February 2003) Virgin Records/EMI<ref name="AMO Homelands">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080807045126/http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=4587 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=4587 | title = Releases :: 'Homelands' | publisher = Australian Music Online | archivedate = 7 August 2008 | accessdate = 3 August 2016 }}</ref>
* "Good God" (May 2003) Virgin Records/EMI<ref name="AMO Good">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080807045126/http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=4587 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=4587 | title = Releases :: 'Good God' | publisher = Australian Music Online | archivedate = 7 August 2008 | accessdate = 12 September 2020 }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{Official website|gelbison.com.au/}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080705124042/http://thekahnbrothers.com/ Kahn Brothers website]

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[[Category:Australian pop rock groups]] 
[[Category:Australian indie rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2000]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Sydney]]