The Aloof were a British electronic music group. They formed in

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, England, in 1990. The group consisted of Ricky Barrow, Gary Burns, Jagz Kooner, Richard Thair, and Dean Thatcher. They were active during the 1990s, and released four studio albums: ''Cover the Crime'' (1994), '' Sinking'' (1996), ''Seeking Pleasure'' (1998), and ''This Constant Chase for Thrills'' (1999). On the day of the death of Diana Princess of Wales, BBC Radio 1 played their instrumental, "The Last Stand", every thirty minutes for several hours.

Members

* Ricky Barrow - vocals * Jagz Kooner - producer, keyboards, programming, engineering * Gary Burns - keyboards, bass * Dean Thatcher - keyboards * Richard Thair - drums, percussion

Touring members

* Nick Abnett - bass (1994-1999) * Dave Stone - guitar (1994-2000) * Nick Strasburg - keyboards (1994) * Will Blanchard - drums (1994) * Simon Hanson - drums (1998-1999)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Cover the Crime'' (1994) * '' Sinking'' (1996) * ''Seeking Pleasure'' (1998) * ''This Constant Chase for Thrills'' (1999)

Singles

* "Never Get Out the Boat" (1991) UK No. 98 * "Scooter" "The World as One" (1991) * "On a Mission" (1992) UK No. 64 * "Purity" (1992) * "Purity (Remixes)" (1992) * "Agent O" (1994) * "Cover the Crime" (1994) * "Mind" (1994) * "Society" "Drum (Live Mix)" (1994) * "Favelas" (1995) UK No. 95 * "Stuck on the Shelf" (1995) * "Wish You Were Here..." (1996) UK No. 61 * "One Night Stand" (1996) UK No. 30 * "Sinking" (1997) * "What I Miss the Most" (1998) UK No. 70 * "Infatuated" (1999) * "Doing It for the Money" (2000)

References

External links

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