Velour 100
Velour 100 was a dream pop / ethereal rock band from Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. The band existed from 1995 to 2000, with most of its music seeing release via Tooth & Nail Records in 1996 & 1997. The band was essentially masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Trey Many of His Name Is Alive and Liquorice. Warren Defever (also of His Name Is Alive) helped with production. The band's 4AD Records-influenced sound often led to comparisons to artists such as Cocteau Twins, Low, and Slowdive.
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Origin | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States |
Genres | Dream pop Indie rock |
Years active | ca. 1995 - 2000 |
Labels | Tooth & Nail Records |
Associated acts | His Name Is Alive, Liquorice, Pedro the Lion, Starflyer 59, Lo Tom |
Members | Trey Many Amon Krist Jeremy Dybash Matt Hudson Rosie Thomas Alicia Luma Karin Oliver Sydney Rentz Tess Wiley |
Amon Krist was the vocalist on the group's 1995 cassette The Rainwater EP and their Tooth & Nail debut Fall Sounds.[1] She also sang on Tooth & Nail's re-release of their debut cassette on CD, called Songs from the Rainwater EP, after which point she left the group. The second album Of Color Bright used three new vocalists: Tess Wiley of Sixpence None the Richer, Sydney Rentz of Morella's Forest and Karin Oliver, also of His Name Is Alive.[2]
The band then went on hiatus. They self-released an EP in 1999 featuring Rosie Thomas[3] and Trey Many on vocals. The band played a few more shows[4] and short tours until their last appearance at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor on October 16, 2000.
Discography
Albums
- Fall Sounds (1996, Tooth & Nail)
- Of Color Bright (1997, Tooth & Nail) [5]
EPs
- The Rainwater EP (1995, self-released cassette)
- Songs From The Rainwater EP (1997, Tooth & Nail)
- For An Open Sky (1999, self-released)
References
- "Fall Sounds - Velour 100 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- http://opus.fm/reviews/of-color-bright-velour100
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rosie-thomas-mn0000346563
- http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/in-one-ear/Content?oid=2190878
- "Of Colour Bright - Velour 100 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-06.