The Aloof:
Unlike many bands who started out playing straightahead rock but in the
late '90s began
to assimilate electronic elements, the Aloof was formed as a strictly
dance squad but
later added a vocalist and tighter song structures. Begun in 1990 when
DJ Dean
Thatcher and producer Jagz Kooner (who also worked with Sabres of
Paradise) issued
the single "Never Get Out of the Boat" on a limited white-label
pressing, the band was
officially launched when ffrr Records gave the single a proper release.
By the following
year, the duo added vocalist Ricky Barrow and programmer Gary Burns
(also with the
Sabres), and recorded several singles for Cowboy Records. While playing
live PAs at
nightclubs around Great Britain, the Aloof grew disgusted with the
burnt-out house scene
and decided to become a true live band. Adding drummer Richard Thair
(later with Red
Snapper) in 1993, the now-expanded quintet set up their own Flaw
Records and
released Cover the Crime in 1994. The album became popular on British
indie charts,
and earned the Aloof a contract with EastWest, which reissued Cover the
Crime in
1995 and released second album Sinking one year later. The group played
several
festivals that summer, opened for Leftfield, and saw the single "One
Night Stand" reach
the British Top 30 late that year. -- John Bush, All-Music Guide
Smoke City had one cd released in 1997 called "Flying Away"...
Phil
Art Vandelay wrote:
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The Aloof:
Unlike many bands who started out playing straightahead rock but
in the late '90s began
to assimilate electronic elements, the Aloof was formed as
a strictly dance squad but
later added a vocalist and tighter song structures. Begun
in 1990 when DJ Dean
Thatcher and producer Jagz Kooner (who also worked with Sabres
of Paradise) issued
the single "Never Get Out of the Boat" on a limited white-label
pressing, the band was
officially launched when ffrr Records gave the single a proper
release. By the following
year, the duo added vocalist Ricky Barrow and programmer Gary
Burns (also with the
Sabres), and recorded several singles for Cowboy Records.
While playing live PAs at
nightclubs around Great Britain, the Aloof grew disgusted
with the burnt-out house scene
and decided to become a true live band. Adding drummer Richard
Thair (later with Red
Snapper) in 1993, the now-expanded quintet set up their own
Flaw Records and
released Cover the Crime in 1994. The album became popular
on British indie charts,
and earned the Aloof a contract with EastWest, which reissued
Cover the Crime in
1995 and released second album Sinking one year later. The
group played several
festivals that summer, opened for Leftfield, and saw the single
"One Night Stand" reach
the British Top 30 late that year. -- John Bush, All-Music
Guide
Smoke City had one cd released in 1997 called "Flying Away"...
Phil
Art Vandelay wrote:
deer list: Who ever heard of a group named the Aloof they are--------------8CBFF30A751E19751085F9D4--
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