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Starpilots is an Indie-rock-Band from Vienna, Austria. The formation was founded in 2001 by three former members of Scapegoat Delu:xxe and was influenced by Bands such as Joy Division, Oasis, or The Smiths. In 2012 the line-up was extended with Florian Fessl (drums) and Werner Rammer (guitar). The band released 2014 an EP Everything will be good soon, freely downloadable at www.starpilots.net.

History
The history of the band starts in 1993, when Johannes Prem (guitar) and Thomas Schauppenlehner (bass, vocals) start the Postpunk-formation Scapegoat in Waidhofen/Ybbs, Austria. In 1994 Gernot Grassl joins the band and takes over the lead vocals part. Inspired by the rise of electronic music, Scapegoat changed its name to Scapegoat Delu:xxe and released an experimental album Stories from the Research Labs (P.A.M. Records/edel). Due to the secret machinations of international distribution channels, this album is still available at Amazon Japan. In 2001 the founding member Johannes Prem quits the band. As a consequence, the band changes again the name to Starpilots and shifts the musical focus to Indie-Pop with heavy electronic influences. With the LP Population (released 2007, Hoanzl, available at iTunes ) the band achieved some recognition in Austrian TV gotv and radio stations.

Singles
Scapegoat Delu:xxe: Planet B (1999)

Starpilots: Ambulance 13 (2001)

Starpilots: Invade Me, Invader (2007)

Starpilots: Gasping For Air (2007)

Starpilots: Heat (2008)

Starpilots: Population (2008)

LPs
Scapegoat: These Words Are Not Really Important (Tape, Bourbon Records, 1994)

Scapegoat/Re-Evolution: Incisor (Split-CD, Bourbon Records, 1996)

Scapegoat Delu:xxe: micro pop music (Tape, 1997)

Scapegoat Delu:xxe: Stories From the Research Labs (CD, P.A.M. Records, 1999)

Scapegoat Delu:xxe: Promo-Single (Projekt pop!-CD, 2000)

Starpilots: Ambulance 13 (Maxi-CD + Remixes, 2001)

Starpilots: Population (CD, Hoanzl, 2007)

Starpilots: Everything Will Be Good Soon (Soundcloud-EP, 2014)