The Aloof

The Aloof were a British electronic music group. They formed in London, England, in 1990.^[1] The group consisted of Ricky Barrow, Gary Burns, Jagz Kooner, Richard Thair, and Dean Thatcher.^[2] 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).^[1][2]

The Aloof
Origin	London, England
Genres	Electronic
Years active	1990–2000
Labels	Cowboy Flaw East West Screaming Target
Members	Ricky Barrow Gary Burns Jagz Kooner Richard Thair Dean Thatcher

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.^[3][4]

Members

• Ricky Barrow – lead vocals
• Jagz Kooner – producer, keyboards, programming, engineering
• Gary Burns – producer, keyboards, bass, guitars
• Dean Thatcher – keyboards^[1]
• Richard Thair – drums, percussion

Touring and session members

• Ali Friend – bass (1994–1995)
• Nick Abnett – bass (1996–2000)
• Dave Stone – guitar (1996–2000)
• Nick Strasburg – keyboards (1994–2000)
• Will Blanchard – drums (1996)
• Simon Hanson – drums (1996–1999)
• Andrew Small – drums, electronic percussion (1998–2000)

Discography

Studio albums

• Cover the Crime (1994)
• Sinking (1996)
• Seeking Pleasure (1998)
• This Constant Chase for Thrills (1999)^[1]

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)^[5][6]