Death in Vegas is a psychedelic rock and electronica band from the United Kingdom, currently comprised of two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes. Influenced by a wide range of musical genres including psychedelic rock, electronica, krautrock, dub and industrial, the band's sound is constantly in flux, moving between live rock sounds, electronica and minimal techno. The band was formed in 1994 by Fearless and Steve Helier and signed to Concrete Records under the name of Dead Elvis. Objections from the Elvis Presley estate forced them to change their name, and Dead Elvis became the title of their debut album instead. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... See also: 1993 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experiences brought on by drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in Germany in the late 1960s. ... Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze) is a style of alternative rock that emerged in southern England in the late 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Drone Records is an independent record label from Germany specialising in drone/ambient/noise music. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experiences brought on by drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in Germany in the late 1960s. ... This article is about the Jamaican music genre. ... Canadian scene leader Richie Hawtin Minimal techno, a minimalist sub-genre of Techno music, is characterized by a stripped-down, glitchy sound, simple 4/4 beats (usually around 120-135 BPM), repetition of short loops, and subtle changes. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Dead Elvis was the first album by British band Death In Vegas. ...

History

Dead Elvis

Their debut album was a mixture of many musical genres, although most of the tracks are predominantly based in electronica. Many of the band's musical influences can be heard in the tracks, with "GBH" taking inspiration from reggae, "Rekkit" and "Rocco" taking inspiration from techno, and "Rematerialised" showing the band's dub influences. The track "Dirt", perhaps the most misleading track on the album, became tied to the big beat genre that emerged in the mid- to late-1990s (contrary to popular belief, DiV were not a big beat band), and "All that Glitters" is a jazzy, laid back track that almost evokes the trip-hop genre. Shortly after the release of the album, Hellier left the band and was replaced by Tim Holmes, who had already been involved with mixing and engineering tracks on Dead Elvis. Dead Elvis was the first album by British band Death In Vegas. ... Big beat (sometimes called chemical breaks) is a term devised in the mid 1990s by the British music press as a way of describing the work of The Chemical Brothers, but was defined by the work of Fatboy Slim and The Prodigy. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap) is a term coined by British dance magazine Mixmag, to describe DJ Shadow s hip hop instrumentals that (inspired by Organized Confusions track Releasing Hypnotical Gases) changed-up the beat and pallet mid-cut, giving the listener...

The Contino Sessions

The band's second album, The Contino Sessions (1999), marked a slight change in direction with more attention to live instrumentation than their debut and the inclusion of guest vocalists (including Dot Allison, Bobby Gillespie, Iggy Pop, and Jim Reid). Although predominantly rock-influenced, the album still retained some electronic elements, in particular the opening track "Dirge" with its drum machine-based rhythm track. "Dirge", featuring a haunting vocal chant by Allison, is perhaps one of the band's most recognisable tracks. "Dirge" was featured on a Levi's jeans commercial, and was used in the trailer for the 2006 film The Black Dahlia (film). Along with "Aisha" (with vocals from Iggy Pop), "Dirge" helped the band gain more recognition, culminating in a Mercury Music Prize nomination in 2000. The Contino Sessions was the second album by British band Death In Vegas. ... The Contino Sessions was the second album by British band Death In Vegas. ... Dot Allison performing as a member of Massive Attack Dot Allison is a Scottish singer/ songwriter who has made significant inroads in electronic music circles, most notably as a result of her tenure fronting the band One Dove in the early 1990s. ... Bobby Gillespie (born 22 June 1964) is a Scottish rock and roll musician who is the singer for and founding member of the seminal alternative dance combo Primal Scream. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Jim Reid on-stage in 1999 Jim Reid (born 29 December 1961) was the lead singer for critically acclaimed British indie band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid. ... Dot Allison performing as a member of Massive Attack Dot Allison is a Scottish singer/ songwriter who has made significant inroads in electronic music circles, most notably as a result of her tenure fronting the band One Dove in the early 1990s. ... Levis is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... The Black Dahlia is a 2006 film directed by Brian De Palma. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

Scorpio Rising

In September 2002, the band released their third album, Scorpio Rising, after almost a three year gap. During their time off, the band had toured and briefly returned to their techno roots with the track "Scorpio", which, although not appearing on any album, was included as the b-side of "Hands Around My Throat", the first single from Scorpio Rising. Scorpio Rising takes its name from the cult avant-garde film of the same name by Kenneth Anger. Anger's distinctive aesthetic style, rebellious use of pop music, and a theme of gay Nazi bike-riders became an inspirational film for filmmakers, artists and musicians. Fearless was inspired by the film and decided to name the album after it, with the lyrics of the title track (featuring vocals from Liam Gallagher) reflecting the controversial nature of Anger's film. The rest of the album remained a similar affair to The Contino Sessions, with attention to live instrumentation and guest vocalists, and it also continued to attract attention from advertisers and filmmakers with "Hands Around My Throat" being used in a Sony Ericsson advert and appearing on the soundtrack to The Animatrix, while the track "Girls" was used on the soundtrack to the Sofia Coppola film Lost In Translation. This was their last studio album for Concrete Records. Concrete released a best-of, entitled Milk It, in 2004. Scorpio Rising was the third album by British band Death in Vegas. ... Scorpio Rising was the third album by British band Death in Vegas. ... Kenneth Anger Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927 in Santa Monica, California as Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer) is an underground avant-garde film-maker and author. ... Animatrix The Animatrix is a major part of the Matrix series, a collection of nine animated short films set in that fictional universe. ... Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American director, actress, producer, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... It has been suggested that Lost on Location be merged into this article or section. ...

Satan's Circus

Death in Vegas set up their own label, Drone Records, and released their fourth album, Satan's Circus, in 2004. Satan's Circus is markedly different from the rock-influenced Contino Sessions and Scorpio Rising. It features a more electronic sound, with drum machines, synthesizers and programmed rhythms replacing live bass, guitar and drums. German krautrock was also a significant influence - the melody of Kraftwerk's "Trans-Europe Express" is featured in the track "Zugaga". This led some fans to be disappointed, while others saw this as a return to some of the hypnotic instrumentals included on Dead Elvis (unlike the previous two albums, Satan's Circus did not feature any guest vocalists). The album was also released as a limited edition double pack including a live CD, recorded on the Scorpio Rising tour at the Brixton Academy, London. Drone Records is an independent record label from Germany specialising in drone/ambient/noise music. ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in Germany in the late 1960s. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group which has made significant contributions to the development of experimental and electronic music. ... Brixton Academy The Brixton Academy is a large music venue in Brixton, South London with a capacity of 4,921. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Trivia

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On 30 April 2005, Death in Vegas presented a unique event mixing music and surf movies, entitled "Chairman of the Board", at The Barbican Centre of Arts, London, England. According to the band's website, the new material played at this show (some of which, for the first time, saw Richard Fearless and other band members contributing vocals) will form the basis of the band's next album. The songs heard so far are a return to a less abstract, more rock-based sound, along the lines of The Contino Sessions. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

All of the band's visual artwork is created by Richard Fearless, who is also a graphic designer.

Live video projections and visuals on the Scorpio Rising tour were performed by Lazy Eye, also incorporating video material from Richard Fearless.

Discography

Death in Vegas have produced four studio albums.

• Dead Elvis (September 1997)
• The Contino Sessions (September 1999)
• Scorpio Rising (June 2003)
• Satan's Circus (October 2004)
  1. Ein für die Damen
  2. Zugaga
  3. Heil Xanax
  4. Black lead
  5. Sons of rother
  6. Candy McKenzie
  7. Reigen
  8. Kontroll
  9. Anita Berber
  10. Head
  11. Come On Over to Our Side

Satan's Circus also contained the Live at Brixton album, recorded during the performance at Brixton Academy. After the release of Satan's Circus, the disappointment felt by many fans was appeased by this mix of songs taken from all three previous albums. Dead Elvis was the first album by British band Death In Vegas. ... The Contino Sessions was the second album by British band Death In Vegas. ... Scorpio Rising was the third album by British band Death in Vegas. ... Brixton Academy The Brixton Academy is a large music venue in Brixton, South London with a capacity of 4,921. ...

• Live at Brixton
  1. Natja
  2. Leather
  3. Girls
  4. Death Threat
  5. Rekkit
  6. Blood Yawning
  7. 23 Lies
  8. Flying
  9. Dirge
  10. Help Yourself
  11. Scorpio Rising
  12. Hands Around my Throat

The band has also released a compilation album as part of the Back to Mine series. Back to Mine is a series of mixtapes, usually (though not always) mixed by renowned DJs or composers of electronic music. ...

• Back to Mine Vol. 16 (February 2004)
  1. The Upsetters - Cloak and Dagger
  2. Fad Gadget - Back to Nature
  3. Gene Clark and the Godsin Brothers - Only Colombe
  4. Nina Simone - My Sweet Lord
  5. Songs: Ohia - Soul
  6. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Nashville Blues
  7. Dillard & Clark - Polly
  8. Sam Gopal -The Sky Is Burning
  9. Bo Diddley - Elephant Man
  10. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
  11. Au Pairs - Headache for Michelle
  12. Piero Piccioni - Psychedelic Mood
  13. Joy Division – Decades
  14. Mmm – Donna

Recently, Richard Fearless completed Fabric Live 23 a mix CD in the FABRICLIVE series. Less recently, volume n°3 of "Live at the social" (on Heavenly records) also features him playing as a DJ. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist and civil rights activist. ... Songs: Ohia is largely a solo project for singer-songwriter Jason Molina. ... The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since the original founding in California in 1965. ... Bo Diddleys emphasis on rhythm largely influenced popular music, especially that of rock and roll in the 1960s. ... Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian country music and alternative rock band, formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family. ... The Au Pairs were a post-punk band who formed in Birmingham in 1979. ... Joy Division was a rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Fabric Live 23 is a DJ mix compilation album by Death In Vegas, as part of the Fabric Live Mix Series. ...