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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)

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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."[1]

Festive Fifty Entries[]

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.
  1. Escalate
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  2. One Note
  3. After This
  4. Pop Group
  5. At The Lodge
  6. Bishop's Son
  7. Rudo
  8. Video Clipshow
  9. 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
2002
2003
2004

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