Campag Velocet

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Campag Velocet are a British Indie rock band who were at their peak during the late 1990s. The band's musical style was influenced by bands such as Primal Scream, and at the time were lumped into an indie dance genre which then included bands such as Lo Fidelity Allstars and Regular Fries. The name of the band and the title of one of their singles come from Nadsat words for drugs, coined by Anthony Burgess in the book A Clockwork Orange.

The band's current lineup is Pete Voss (vocals), Ian Cater (guitars, keyboards, programming), Barnaby Slater (bass) and Lascelles Lascelle (drums, 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 indeed 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 above Coldplay in the lineup). The but later fell to the same fate as some of the other bands to be pushed by the NME (such as Terris and Gay Dad) by losing their record deal due to poor sales and disappearing off the musical radar.

The band signed a new contract with label Pointy Records, and in 2004, they released their second album, It's Beyond Our Control, to mixed reviews.