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Infobox musical artist|name = Velour 100|image =|caption =|background = group_or_band|origin = Michigan , USA |genre = Dream pop Indie rock |years_active = ca. 1995 in music|1995 - 2000 in music|2000 |label = Tooth & Nail Records |associated_acts = His Name Is Alive , Liquorice, Pedro the Lion , Starflyer 59 |current_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 , USA . The band existed from 1995 in music|1995 to 2000 in music|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 (band)|Low , and Slowdive .
Amon Krist was the vocalist on the group's 1995 cassette The Rainwater EP and their Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail debut Fall Sounds . She also sang on Tooth & Nail Records|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 .
The band then went on hiatus. They self-released an EP in 1999 featuring Rosie Thomas and Trey Many on vocals. The band played a few more shows and short tours until their last appearance at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor on October 16, 2000.
Discography
Albums
Fall Sounds (1996, Tooth & Nail)
Of Color Bright (1997, Tooth & Nail)
EPs
The Rainwater EP (1995, self-released cassette)
Songs From The Rainwater EP (1997, Tooth & Nail)
For An Open Sky (1999, self-released)
External links
http://www.velour100.com Velour100.com
http://www.myspace.com/velour100 Myspace
http://www.facebook.com/velour100 Facebook
Category:Dream pop Category:Musical groups from Michigan Category:Musical groups established in 1995 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2000
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