Ikara Colt

Ikara Colt were an English four-piece indie rock band, formed by art students at London Guildhall University. They had a five-year career, beginning in 1999 and ending on 17 January 2005. The band had stated in interviews their intention to disband before they "turn into some old, tired and jaded outfit"; this was the reasoning behind the decision to break up after just two albums and one EP.^[1] In the UK, the band were signed to the London-based independent record label, Fantastic Plastic Records, while Epitaph distributed their records in the US.

The band were not typically associated with any particular music scene, playing on tour with a variety of diverse bands, though influences included bands such as Sonic Youth and The Fall.^[2]

In 2003, they undertook a six-week tour of the US, with Sweden's Sahara Hotnights and the US's The Washdown.

Original bass player Jon Ball left the band in 2003, to be replaced by Tracy Bellaries (formerly of Soulbossa), although Ball was still involved for most of the songwriting process and some of the recording of Modern Apprentice, the band's second and final album. Bellaries afterwards joined the group Mystery Meat, and later Part Chimp.

Band members

• Claire Ingram (guitar/vocals)
• Paul Resende (vocals)
• Dominic Young (drums)
• Jon Ball (bass) (1999-2003)
• Tracy Bellaries (bass) (2003-2005)

Discography

Albums

• Chat and Business - (March 2002)
  • Re-released in December 2003 with Basic Instructions EP
• Modern Apprentice - (June 2004)

EPs

• Basic Instructions EP - (September 2002) #7

Singles

• "Sink Venice" - May 2001 (b/w "At The Lodge" & "Escalate") #187
• "One Note" - October 2001 (b/w "Surf 2" & "Kite") #109
• "Rudd" - February 2002 (b/w "Your Vain Attempts" & "Memory") - UK #72
• "Live at the Astoria" - November 2003 (b/w "I'm With Stupid" & "At The Lodge")
• "Wanna Be That Way" - February 2004 (b/w "Leave This Country", "The Other" & "Start Up") - UK #49
• "Wake in the City" - May 2004 (b/w "Til The End", "Keep It To Yourself" & "Repetition") - UK #55
• "Modern Feeling" - October 2004 b/w "Seeing Double", "Ring Road" & "Modern Feeling JCB Mix") - UK #61^[3]

References

External links

• Fansite
• Ikara Colt discography at Discogs
• Ikara Colt discography at MusicBrainz