Quite

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The band formed under the moniker Quite in June 1997, and consist of two members: Phill Good (vocals) and Keith Orbell (synthesisers). The synthetic pop sound is reminiscent of Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Erasure and other synth heroes although influences to the band are spread far wider from the likes of Bowie to Aqua. Originally Phill and Keith met in September 1991 at the University of Hertfordshire (then Hatfield Polytechnic) near London, England, when Keith placed a singer wanted advert in the student bar. After a brief audition a band was formed with the name This Violet Desire. Initial rehearsals in a hall of residence resulted in original tracks such as Laura and Don't Say It's The Last Time as well as cover versions of Depeche Mode's See You and Erasure's Am I Right?. Rough demo recordings were put together in January and February 1992 which still exist today. After the summer recess that year more tracks were composed (Thousand Loves, Nobody's Perfect) and a live set compiled which was aired at several gigs in 1993, the first on January 21st of that year, then taking in various London and Cambridge venues, culminating in an epic 2 hour set at the Locomotive in Cambridge in October. More demo recordings were also made in June 1993 containing the new track Maybe Just A Day, and a cover of Pet Shop Boys' It's A Sin, as well as tracks written by a co-member of one of Keith's previous bands, Graham Rayner (who would go on to form successful industrial outfit Cubanate). Ho

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