Velour 100

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Velour 100
Origin Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Genres Dream pop
Indie rock
Years activeca. 1995 - 2000
Labels Tooth & Nail Records
Members Trey Many
Amon Krist
Jeremy Dybash
Matt Hudson
Rosie Thomas
Alicia Luma
Karin Oliver
Sydney Rentz
Tess Wiley

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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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.

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References

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