Gabardine 12 existed between 1985 and 1991 and are, perhaps, one of the most unknown treasures of modern urban music from the second half of the 80s. Based in Guarda, their most emblematic members were Alberto Lopes (aka Albrecht Loops, guitar) and Jorge Cardoso (drums). They participated in the compilation “Insurrectos” with the song “Oscilante” and released, in 1990, also through Área Total, the tape “Capítulo Primeiro”.
Shortly after, they will cease their activities. It had a sound very close to Echo & The Bunnymen. It is said that the band’s first name was “Sérgio & Those Who Killed The Father Because The King Tell Them To Do That Band”, a name that – thank God and common sense – would be changed to just “Sérgio And Those” and, later, to Gabardine 12.
At the end of the 80s, they recorded, in a home studio on Rua de Santos Pousada, in Porto, a set of originals that would be included on the aforementioned cassette in an edition that was limited to just 50 copies. At that time, the project already enjoyed some popularity in the academic circuit of the city of Braga. In 1989 they had already given a memorable show at Johnny Guitar, in Lisbon.
Its members developed a project called Deadly Gas in parallel, whose sound was much more primitive, reminiscent of The Fall in their early days. After abandoning these projects, Loops formed with Andrej Kowalski, Nuno Rebelo, Carlos Zíngaro, Rui Eduardo Paes, Peter Kowald, Gunter Muller and Fernando Meireles and has been linked to experimental music.
A banda Gabardine 12 foi uma das mais desconhecidas pérolas da música urbana moderna da segunda metade dos anos 80 em Portugal.Formada em 1985 na Guarda, destacou-se pelo seu som próximo ao de bandas como Echo & The Bunnymen.Os membros mais emblemáticos foram Alberto Lopes (também conhecido como Albrecht Loops, na guitarra) e Jorge Cardoso (bateria).O grupo participou na compilação Insurrectos com o tema “Oscilante” e, em 1990, lançou a cassete Capítulo Primeiro, editada pela Área Total, limitada a apenas 50 cópias.
Originalmente chamada “Sérgio & Those Who Killed The Father Because The King Told Them To Do That Band”, a banda foi posteriormente renomeada para “Sérgio And Those” e, finalmente, para Gabardine 12.No final dos anos 80, gravaram em um estúdio caseiro na Rua de Santos Pousada, no Porto, um conjunto de originais que seriam incluídos na cassete mencionada
Após a dissolução da banda, Alberto Lopes formou o projeto Deadly Gas, com um som mais primitivo, reminiscente dos primeiros tempos de The Fall.Posteriormente, esteve envolvido em projetos experimentais com músicos como Andrej Kowalski, Nuno Rebelo, Carlos Zíngaro, Rui Eduardo Paes, Peter Kowald, Gunter Muller e Fernando Meireles.