Biography
Comet Gain
Effective period / Period of releases: 1993 - 2024
Members: Woodie Taylor, Sam Pluck, Sarah Bleach, Jaxx Coombes, James Hornsey, Jon Slade, Phil Sutton, David Feck, Kay Ishikawa, Christopher Appelgren, Rachel Evans (2), Darren Smyth, Ben Phillipson, Blair Cowel, Anne Laure Guillain
London-based punk and soul and damaged rock n' roll band. Long-term members include David Feck/Christian, Rachel Evans, Jon Slade, Kay Ishikawa, Anne-Laure Guillian and Woodie Taylor. The band was formed in Oxford in 1992 by David, who roped in housemate Phil Sutton. In 1993, Sarah Bleach, Jaxx Coombes and Sam Pluck joined, and in 1997 everyone except David splintered off into Velocette (2), leaving Comet Gain's album 'Sneaky' and next single "Get Yourself Together" abandoned at the test pressing stage.