- Campag Velocet
Campag Velocet were a British
Indie rock band who were at their peak during the late 1990s. The band's musical style was influenced by bands such asPrimal Scream , and at the time were lumped into an indie dance genre which then included bands such asLo Fidelity Allstars andRegular Fries . The name of the band is probably a reference to theCampagnolo [ [http://www.campagnolo.com/groupsets.php?gid=4&cid=all VeloceCampagnolo. com website notes] ]groupset , and much of their artwork draws fromroad bicycle imagery. Another major influence in the Campag vocabulary and artwork isNadsat , coined byAnthony Burgess in the book "A Clockwork Orange ". The single "Drencrom Velocet Synthmesc" uses Nadsat words forrecreational drug s, with the text being shown in the opening frame of the "Clockwork Orange film".The band's lineup was Pete Voss (vocals), Ian Cater (
guitar s, keyboards, programming), Barnaby Slater (bass) and Lascelles Lascelle (drum s,percussion , samples).Campag Velocet released their debut album, "Bon Chic Bon Genre" in 1999, and released three singles off it, "To Lose La Trek", "Vito Satan" and "Drencrom [Velocet Synthmesc] ", the latter of which was an
NME magazine 'single of the week'. The band were hailed as the 'best new band in Britain' by the NME, appearing on the cover of the magazine during 1999 and playing on the NME Tour in 2000 (appearing aboveColdplay in the lineup). They later suffered the same fate as some of the other bands to be pushed by the NME (such asTerris andGay Dad ) by losing their record deal due to poor sales and disappearing off the musical radar.fact|date=February 2008The band signed a new
recording contract withrecord label , Pointy Records, and in 2004, they released their second album, "It's Beyond Our Control", to mixed reviews.Campag Velocet broke up in 2005. Pete Voss formed a new band in 2006 called The Count.
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