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". They broke up after two albums and one EP. 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.
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....(Read more)
==Links to Peel==
The band recorded four sessions for JP's programme and appeared at the Medicine Bar live: later that year, while introducing their sole Festive Fifty entry, Peel stated that they were the one of the best live bands he had seen that year. He once mentioned vocalist Paul Resende's similarity to Mark E. Smith.
One of Peel's single selections for his August 2002 (Peel's Record Box) and September 2002 (Peel's Record Box) was Basic Instructions EP (Fantastic Plastic). The June 2004 (Peel's Record Box) also included the album Modern Apprentice (Fantastic Plastic). In 2002, Resende reflected on how the band had come to his attention:
"We sent him a demo and he liked it and gave us a Peel Radio 1 session . He has been really kind to us."
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*2001 Festive Fifty: 'One Note' #33
==Live==
*01 November 2001: from The Medicine Bar for One Live. The BBC Listing for the set includes "Here We Go Again" as the sixth track, but this does not appear to have been broadcast.
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#One Note
#After This
#Pop Group
#At The Lodge
#Bishop's Son
#Rudo
#Video Clipshow
#Sink Venice
== Sessions ==
*Four sessions, none available commercially.
1. Recorded: 2001-03-25. First broadcast: 10 May 2001. No repeats.
*One Note / Pop Group / The Bishop's Son / From The Beginning
2. First broadcast: 10 April 2002 (live at Maida Vale). No repeats.
*Escalate / One Note / At The Lodge / After This / City Of Glass / Bishop's Son / Rudd / Pop Group / Video Clipshow / Sink Venice / Untitled
3. Recorded: 2002-11-13. First broadcast: 27 November 2002. No repeats.
*Leave This Country / Seminal Lie / I'm With Stupid / Panic
4. Recorded: First broadcast: 03 March 2004. No repeats.
*White Horses / Automatic / Rewind / Wake In The City
== Other Shows Played ==
;2001
*21 August 2001: One Note (single) Fantastic Plastic
*05 September 2001: One Note (single) Fantastic Plastic (JP: 'I think we want an LP by these kids.')
*09 September 2001 (BBC World Service): One Note (single) Fantastic Plastic
*13 September 2001: One Note (7") Fantastic Plastic
*26 September 2001: One Note (Single) Fantastic Plastic
*27 September 2001 (Radio Eins): One Note (CD Maxi single) Fantastic Plastic
*11 October 2001 (Radio Eins): One Note "7"
*06 November 2001: One Note (maxi-single) Fantastic Plastic
*22 November 2001: (track/format not announced) Fantastic Plastic
*11 December 2001: 'Rudd (7")’ (Fantastic Plastic)
*26 December 2001: 'One Note (CDS)' (Fantastic Plastic) 2001 Festive Fifty #33 (JP: 'One of the best live bands I've seen this year as well.')
;2002
*16 January 2002: Rudd (single) Fantastic Plastic
*24 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Rudd (single) Fantastic Plastic
*January 2002 (FSK): Rudd (CD Single) Fantastic Plastic
*13 February 2002: Pop Group (LP - Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*14 February 2002: Belgravia (LP - Chat and Business) Fantastic Plastic
*19 February 2002: Sink Venice (LP - Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*21 February 2002 (Radio Mafia): Sink Venice (Fantastic Plastic)
*26 February 2002: '?' (LP 'Chat And Business') Fantastic Plastic
*28 February 2002: Video Clip Show (LP – Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*06 March 2002 (BBC World Service): Pop Group (LP - Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*06 March 2002 (Radio Mafia): Sink Venice (Fantastic Plastic)
*07 March 2002: Pop Group (LP – Chat & Business) Fantastic Plastic
*13 March 2002 (BBC World Service): Belgravia (CD - Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*14 March 2002 (Radio Eins): Pop Group (album - Chat & Business)
*21 March 2002 (Radio Eins): Belgravia (album - Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*21 March 2002 (Radio Mafia): Here We go Again (album - Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*28 March 2002 (Radio Eins): Sink Venice (album - Chat And Business)
*11 April 2002 (Radio Eins): Pop Group (album - Chat And Business)
*18 April 2002 (BBC World Service): Pop Group (LP - Chat And Business) Fantastic Plastic
*22 August 2002: Bring It To Me (EP - Basic Instructions) Fantastic Plastic
*29 August 2002: 'Bring It To Me' (Fantastic Plastic)
*05 September 2002: 'Panic' (Fantastic Plastic)
*11 September 2002: Bring It To Me (EP – Basic Instructions) Fantastic Plastic
*13 September 2002 (BBC World Service): Bring It To Me
*20 September 2002 (BBC World Service): Panic
;2003
*10 December 2003: Wanna Be That Way (CD Single) Fantastic Plastic (JP: 'He can sound a bit like Mark E Smith at times, I think - nothing wrong with that either, obviously.')
*18 December 2003 (Radio Eins): Wanna Be That Way (CD Single)
*26 December 2003 (BBC World Service): Wanna Be That Way
;2004
*28 January 2004: Wanna Be That Way (Single: Wanna Be That Way) Fantastic Plastic Records
*13 May 2004: 'Wake In The City' (Single) (Fantastic Plastic)
*21 May 2004 (BBC World Service): Wake In The City
*02 June 2004: 'Jackpot (LP-Modern Apprentice) Fantastic Plastic
*10 June 2004: How's The World Gonna Take You Now? (LP - Modern Apprentice) Fantastic Plastic
*15 June 2004: I'm With Stupid (LP – Modern Apprentice) Fantastic Plastic
*17 June 2004: Repro/Roadshow/Nightmare (LP - Modern Apprentice) Fantastic Plastic
*23 June 2004: How's The World Gonna Take You Now? (LP - Modern Apprentice) Fantastic Plastic
*03 July 2004 (BBC World Service): How’s The World Gonna Take You Now?
== See Also ==
* August 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*September 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*November 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*February 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*August 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*September 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*June 2004 (Peel's Record Box)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Pitchfork review of Chat And Business
Category:Artists