Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas is a British band founded in London ( Great Britain ) in 1994 whose sound includes elements of pop , psychedelic rock , big beat and dub .
Band history
Death in Vegas was founded in 1994 by Richard Fearless and Steve Helier under the name Dead Elvis and shortly thereafter received a recording contract with Concrete Records . Because of reservations from Elvis Presley's heirs , they were forced to rename the band Death in Vegas ; however, Dead Elvis was the name of their 1997 debut album. The pieces on this album were heavily influenced by dub , techno and partly also big beat and trip-hop . Steve Helier left the band shortly after the album was released and was replaced by Tim Holmes, who was already involved in the production of Dead Elvis .
In 1999 the album The Contino Sessions was released , on which more real instruments and guest singers were used for the first time. Dot Allison, Iggy Pop , Bobby Gillespie ( Primal Scream ) and Jim Reid ( Jesus And Mary Chain ) appeared on this album . The sound was now more influenced by rock; electronic elements were still clearly present. Due to the success of the song Dirge , which was used in a commercial for the Levi's company , the band became known to a wider public. In 2000 Death in Vegas were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize .
The album Scorpio Rising was released in June 2003 and marked a partial return for the band to their electronic roots. The album title is inspired by the film of the same name by Kenneth Anger . As with the previous album The Contino Sessions , real instruments and guest singers like Liam Gallagher , Paul Weller and Hope Sandoval were also used. The song Girls was also featured on the soundtrack for the film Lost in Translation . Scorpio Rising was the last album for the Concrete Records label , from which Death in Vegas parted after ten years.
After they founded their own label Drone Records , their fourth album, Satan's Circus , was released after contributing to the remix series Back to Mine . In contrast to the two previous albums, there were no guest singers here; the music now had a much more electronic touch, which is partly reminiscent of Kraftwerk . Satan's Circus was also released as a special edition with an additional live CD that was recorded on the Scorpio Rising tour at Brixton Academy in London .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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1997 | Dead Elvis |
UK52 ![]() (1 week)UK |
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1999 | The Contino Sessions |
UK19th ![]() (22 weeks)UK |
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2003 | Scorpio Rising |
UK19th ![]() (4 weeks)UK |
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2011 | Trans-Love Energies |
UK57 (1 week) UK |
More albums
- 2004: Back to Mine
- 2004: Satan's Circus
- 2005: Milk It
- 2007: Best Of Death in Vegas
- 2016: Transmission
Compilations
- 2004: Back to Mine Vol. 16
- 2005: Milk It: The Best of Death in Vegas
- 2005: FabricLive . 23
- 2007: The Best of Death in Vegas
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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1996 | Dirt Dead Elvis |
UK79 (1 week) UK |
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Rocco Dead Elvis |
UK51 (3 weeks) UK |
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1997 | Rekkit Dead Elvis |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
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Twist And Crawl Dead Elvis |
UK81 (1 week) UK |
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Dirt (Slayer mix) Dead Elvis |
UK61 (1 week) UK |
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2000 | Aisha The Contino Sessions |
UK9 (5 weeks) UK |
feat. Iggy Pop
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Dirge (Slam mix) The Contino Sessions |
UK24 (3 weeks) UK |
feat. Dot Allison
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2002 | Hands Around My Throat Scorpio Rising |
UK36 (2 weeks) UK |
feat. Nicola Kuperus
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Scorpio Rising Scorpio Rising |
UK14 (8 weeks) UK |
feat. Liam Gallagher
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More singles
- 1999: Dirge (feat. Dot Allison)
- 1999: Neptune City
- 2000: One More Time (feat.Bobby Gillespie)
- 2016: You Disco I Freak ( feat.Sasha Gray )
- 2018: Honey (feat. Sasha Gray )
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Web links
- Death in Vegas on Myspace
- Death in Vegas at Allmusic (English)
- Death in Vegas at Discogs (English)
- Death in Vegas at laut.de