Death in Vegas is an English electronic music group fronted by Richard Fearless.
Fearless began his career in the early 1990s as a resident DJ at the Job Club in London’s Soho, playing alongside artists such as Claude Young, Derrick May, Dave Angel and Andrew Weatherall. He later became a resident at the legendary Heavenly Social, alongside the Chemical Brothers, where Death in Vegas was formed.
Across six studio albums, Death in Vegas has collaborated with a wide range of guest vocalists, including Dot Allison, Bobby Gillespie, Iggy Pop, Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval.
The band’s 1999 album ‘The Contino Sessions’ was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, with its single “Aisha” reaching the UK Top 10. The title track from the 2002 album ‘Scorpio Rising’ peaked at number 14 in the UK charts.
In 2000, Death in Vegas performed their signature track “Dirge” on Later… with Jools Holland. Twenty-five years later, in testament to its enduring influence, the track was sampled by Celeste on her recent single “Everyday”.
Death in Vegas’s music has been widely used in film and television, notably featuring in Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and The Animatrix.
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