Ikara Colt
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Ikara Colt were a four piece art-rock band that was formed by art students at London Guildhall University and had a five year career, starting in 1999 and splitting on the 17th of January 2005. Ikara Colt had stated in interviews that they would disband before they " turn into some old, tired and jaded outfit" and this they duly did. Ikara Colt's sonic assault seemed to be directed at expressing frustration and dissatisfaction at society and British culture in general. They did not operate in any particular music scene or creative movement and supported diverse bands while touring. They signed with a British Independent label Fantastic Plastic and Epitaph in America. Ikara Colt forged its minimalist sound through the use of linear guitar structures, a psychotic rhythm section and socially reflective lyrics. The NME once described them as "the cocked and loaded shotgun against the temple of popular culture, just daring it to get any more boring" and for a time this was apt. The original line up (1999-2003) was the superior band both in live and studio recordings. The departure of Jon Ball in 2003 was unfortunate and his replacement Tracy Bellaries was misjudged, the band never creatively recovered. This is evident on the second album (Modern Apprentice. Producer Alex Newport), though more professional in execution, the songwriting was less focused and the production lacked direction. It is the first album (Chat & Business. Producer Loucas Antoniades)and the follow up EP( Basic Instructions. Producer Dan Swift) that the band succeed in instilling their youthful postmodernist attack on record. Ikara Colt influences leaned heavily on early Sonic Youth, The Fall, The Stooges and Warsaw but contained elements of mid seventies disco, electronica and early The Who.
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[edit] Band members
- Claire Ingram (guitar/vocals)
- Paul Resende (vocals)
- Dominic Young (drums)
- Jon Ball (bass) 1999-2003.
- Tracy Bellaries (bass) 2003-2005.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Chat and Business - (March, 2002)
- Re-released in December 2003 with Basic Instructions
- Modern Apprentice - (June, 2004)
[edit] Singles
- Sink Venice - (May, 2001)
- One Note - (October, 2001)
- Basic Instructions EP - (September, 2002)
- Live at the Astoria - (November, 2003)
- Wanna Be That Way - (February, 2004)
- Wake in the City - (May, 2004)
- Modern Feeling - (October, 2004)
[edit] Trivia
- In 2003 they did a 6 week tour of America with Sweden's Sahara Hotnights and USA's The Washdown.
- The name of the band came to the four members in one simultaneous dream, in which they saw a horse riding on an anti-submarine missile.
