The Skatt Bros. (or Skatt Brothers) were a band from

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, formed in 1979. At first they were compared to bands like the Village People for parallels in music on their first album, but later returned to their more rockish roots with the release of their second album titled "Rico & The Ravens", issued in Australia only.

History

Sean Delaney, who had worked closely with

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, formed the band in 1979. Signed to Casablanca Records by Neil Bogart, the original lineup consisted of Delaney himself as well as Peter Sweval, Richard Martin-Ross, David Andez, Richie Fontana and Craig Krampf. Andez and Krampf were later replaced with Danny Brant. In 1979, the band released " Walk the Night" (written by Andez and Fontana ), on the ''Strange Spirits'' album. "Walk the Night," considered a cult classic and the band's most famous release, reached No. 9 in the Dance/Disco list of the U.S.

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. In 1980 the band obtained gold record status in Australia for their hit single “Life at the Outpost”. The video for "Life at the Outpost" was generated by their distributing record company in Australia (Polygram/Mercury) who hired dancers/actors to lip-sync the song in the video, thus regarded as a total misrepresentation of the band by their management (Aucoin Management), their fans, and anyone who has seen them perform live in concert. No members of the Skatt Bros. appeared in the video, verified by former band member Richie Fontana. "Life at the Outpost" managed to sell over 50,000 copies in Australia, earning it an Australian Gold Record award. In 2010, European music company Premium Series reissued the ''Strange Spirits'' album. The reissue claimed to be "24 bit digitally re-mastered from original master tapes".

Popular culture

The band's classic "Walk the Night" appeared on the official soundtrack of the video game '' Grand Theft Auto IV'', released in 2008. According to Rockstar Games, the company thought the song so important to have on the soundtrack that they hired a

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to locate Delaney's surviving relatives (he had died in 2003) and secure the rights to include it. "Walk the Night" was used under the credits in ''

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'' Season 1 Episode 7 "And Yet One of You is a Devil". The song was again used in the Netflix series "The Andy Warhol Diaries" (Season 1, Episode 2). It was also used in the FX series “American Horror Story: NYC” (Season 11, Episode 2). "Life at the Outpost" is often played by the morning podcast Daywave radio. The North Queensland Cowboys play "Life at the Outpost" through the stadium when they have a win at

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in Townsville. It also serves as an unofficial victory song for the team. Their song "Life At The Outpost" is the official song for the popular Twitch stream Perry Caravello Live. "Life At The Outpost" appeared in the fourth episode of the second season of Euphoria and the first episode of

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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External links

Richie Fontana's homepage: Skatt Bros.
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