Ed is Dead: Ikara Colt

Ed is Dead laments superb bands that are no longer with us. It’s named in honour of the Pixies song to remind us that even though it’s sad they split up, it’s far worse when they get back together.

Ikara Colt are one of those great undiscovered gems that arrived and left just a few years ahead of their time. They managed to release a couple of albums, both of which only scratched the surface of their potential. Coming across as sort of a cross between Sonic Youth and The Fall, they specialised it loud, fast and dirty guitar music. The band broke up in 2005, which apparently was the plan all along, and it’s members seem to have fallen off the edge of the earth.