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Starpilots
OriginVienna, Austria
GenresIndie rock, Alternative Rock
Years active2001–present
MembersGernot Grassl
Horst Rüger
Thomas Schauppenlehner
Werner Rammer
Florian "Flo" Fessl
Past membersJohannes Prem
Websitehttp://www.starpilots.net/

Starpilots is an Indie-rock-Band from Vienna, Austria. The formation was founded in 2001 by three former members of Scapegoat Delu:xxe and was influenced by Bands such as Joy Division, Oasis, or The Smiths. In 2012 the line-up was extended with Florian Fessl (drums) and Werner Rammer (guitar). The band released 2014 an EP Everything will be good soon, freely downloadable at www.starpilots.net.

History

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The history of the band starts in 1993, when Johannes Prem (guitar) and Thomas Schauppenlehner (bass, vocals) start the Postpunk-formation Scapegoat in Waidhofen/Ybbs, Austria. In 1994 Gernot Grassl joins the band and takes over the lead vocals part. Inspired by the rise of electronic music, Scapegoat changed its name to Scapegoat Delu:xxe and released an experimental album Stories from the Research Labs (P.A.M. Records/edel). Due to the secret machinations of international distribution channels, this album is still available at Amazon Japan. In 2001 the founding member Johannes Prem quits the band. As a consequence, the band changes again the name to Starpilots and shifts the musical focus to Indie-Pop with heavy electronic influences. With the LP Population (released 2007, Hoanzl, available at iTunes ) the band achieved some recognition in Austrian TV gotv and radio stations.

Discography

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Singles
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Scapegoat Delu:xxe: Planet B (1999)
Starpilots: Ambulance 13 (2001)
Starpilots: Invade Me, Invader (2007)
Starpilots: Gasping For Air (2007)
Starpilots: Heat (2008)
Starpilots: Population (2008)

LPs
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Scapegoat: These Words Are Not Really Important (Tape, Bourbon Records, 1994)
Scapegoat/Re-Evolution: Incisor (Split-CD, Bourbon Records, 1996)
Scapegoat Delu:xxe: micro pop music (Tape, 1997)
Scapegoat Delu:xxe: Stories From the Research Labs (CD, P.A.M. Records, 1999)
Scapegoat Delu:xxe: Promo-Single (Projekt pop!-CD, 2000)
Starpilots: Ambulance 13 (Maxi-CD + Remixes, 2001)
Starpilots: Population (CD, Hoanzl, 2007)
Starpilots: Everything Will Be Good Soon (Soundcloud-EP, 2014)

References

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Skug #48: Der VW Sound Foundation Sampler 02 mit Starpilots u.a.
SRA - Archiv der österreichischen Popmusik: Starpilots
SRA - Archiv der österreichischen Popmusik: Scapegoat Delu:xxe
Szene1: Das Jubiläumskonzert Jellybeat & Starpilots

Category:Austrian band Category:Rock music groups Category:Indie rock