The Veldt

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Soul in a Jar 00:00 Tools
It's Over 00:00 Tools
Intro (I'll Say Anything) 00:00 Tools
Until You're Forever 00:00 Tools
You Take the World 00:00 Tools
Revolutionary Sister 00:00 Tools
Juicy Sandwich 00:00 Tools
Heather 00:00 Tools
Wanna Be Where You Are 00:00 Tools
Daisy Chain 00:00 Tools
Dusty Blood 00:00 Tools
Last Call 00:00 Tools
I Couldn't Care Less 00:00 Tools
Outro (Shaved) 00:00 Tools
Cccp 00:00 Tools
Sanctified 00:00 Tools
It Breaks My Heart 00:00 Tools
In a Quiet Room 00:00 Tools
/​[​This Rain] 00:00 Tools
Soul in a Jar (The Drug Store mix) 00:00 Tools
One Day Out Of Life 00:00 Tools
And It's You 00:00 Tools
She Stoops To Conquer 00:00 Tools
A Token 00:00 Tools
Soul in a Jar (Guitar mix) 00:00 Tools
Pleasure Toy 00:00 Tools
Willow Tree 00:00 Tools
The Color of Love is Blue 00:00 Tools
Tinsel Town 00:00 Tools
Black and Blue 00:00 Tools
Reprise 00:00 Tools
Dakini 00:00 Tools
Soul In A Jar - The Grug Store Mix 00:00 Tools
Symmetry 00:00 Tools
Fit to Be Tied 00:00 Tools
Monkey No Oshiri 00:00 Tools
Soul In A Jar - Guitar Mix 00:00 Tools
Soul in a Jar (Drug Store Mix) 00:00 Tools
Camus 00:00 Tools
High 00:00 Tools
Involved 00:00 Tools
Slow Grind 00:00 Tools
Chanteuse 00:00 Tools
Token 00:00 Tools
Chantuese 00:00 Tools
Best Revenge 00:00 Tools
Dandelion Wine 00:00 Tools
Sad Cabaret 00:00 Tools
Interlude 00:00 Tools
Interlude (Station Id) 00:00 Tools
All Around Town 00:00 Tools
Broken 00:00 Tools
Steel Feathers 00:00 Tools
Intro Interlude 00:00 Tools
Just A Friend 00:00 Tools
Veda 00:00 Tools
Tinsel & Silver 00:00 Tools
Baby Talk 00:00 Tools
Shoot Up Sunshine 00:00 Tools
The Fact Is... 00:00 Tools
End All To Be All 00:00 Tools
I Like the Way You Talk - A.R. Kane Mix 00:00 Tools
Don't Lie 00:00 Tools
Sigh 00:00 Tools
3/5ths A Man 00:00 Tools
lost In Space 00:00 Tools
Interlude (V.E.L.D.T.) 00:00 Tools
Charteuse 00:00 Tools
Low And Behold 00:00 Tools
<Unknown> 00:00 Tools
Everlasting Gobstopper 00:00 Tools
モンキのおしり 00:00 Tools
Soul In A Jar (Guitar Mix( (by The Jesus And Mary Chain) 00:00 Tools
Soul In A Jar (The Grug Store Mix) 00:00 Tools
Kinky Black Girl 00:00 Tools
i like the way you talk (a.r. kane mix) 00:00 Tools
The Cradle Will Fall 00:00 Tools
Deadmau5 00:00 Tools
Outro(Shaved) 00:00 Tools
Sweet Thing 00:00 Tools
Monkey 00:00 Tools
I Like The Way You Talk (A.R.Kane Mix) 00:00 Tools
The Claim 00:00 Tools
Dakini (Carlos Bess / Jason Furlow Mix) 00:00 Tools
[untitled] 00:00 Tools
[See Insert] 00:00 Tools
/[This Rain] 00:00 Tools
White Panda (Vocal Edit) 00:00 Tools
Low & Behold 00:00 Tools
Two Days Gone 00:00 Tools
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The Veldt fell just short of being an anathema in the Chapel Hill indie rock scene of the early '90s. Sounding and looking nothing like the striped shirt contingent of Superchunk, Polvo, or Archers of Loaf, the band was more at home with the likes of England's dream pop bands. They were predominantly black, an unfortunate mark against them. What could be more natural than black men playing rock & roll? Keep the atmosphere of the Cocteau Twins and A.R. Kane, add some aggression and more prominent guitars — that was the Veldt. They were influenced by Echo & the Bunnymen just as much as Jimi Hendrix and Prince, adding discernible lyrics and upping the emotional power where most bands of their ilk shied from the microphone, burying their vocals in guitar wash. Founded in 1986 by vocalist Daniel Chavis and his brother, guitarist Danny Chavis, they added drummer Martin Levi two years later. With Cocteaus and A.R. Kane associate Lincoln Fong producing, engineering, and providing bass, the Veldt recorded Marigolds, an EP released in 1992 on Stardog/Mammoth. Shortly after its recording, they recruited a full-time bassist in Dave Burris. Signed on the strength of the EP to Mercury, they released Afrodisiac, an excellent, muscular dream pop record. In keeping with the A.R. Kane ties, studio comrade Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant) produced, while the Cocteaus' Robin Guthrie provided some guitar. A number of the record's tracks had "alternative radio hit" written all over them, but unfortunately this didn't happen. Ejected from the major-label world, they issued Universe Boat on the independent Yesha, an EP of demos. At some point prior to the recording of the quietly released 1998 album Love at First Hate (on their own End of the World Technologies), tensions between the Chavis brothers led to Danny's dismissal; Burris also left. Daniel carried on with Sam Clowney and Des White, but the band didn't survive long after support dates for the record. Somewhat fittingly, the band received their warmest response while touring in the U.K with the Cocteau Twins. The textured guitars went over well, and concertgoers were more than happy to see a band who could sound layered and emote vocally at the same time. As the well-worn cliché goes, this didn't translate across the ocean. The Brighton-based three piece known as Veldt is at http://www.last.fm/music/Veldt Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.