MERCURY/CHARLOTTE SHOWCASE:
CAMEL ONE AND FAZED
THE CHARLOTTE, LEICESTER
REVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES

10:30 - 11 June 2004
Camel One immediately took things up several notches with Hammond organ-driven gusto, displaying bags of energy, a full sound and a bit of much-needed stage presence.

They kept up the energy levels with quirky bass and polyrhythmic drumming, before easing down into their third song, an intriguing, more laid-back 60s-influenced piece of pastoral psychedelic pop whimsy.

From here on, they moved further and further from my expected Charlatans/Doors Hammond-dominated sound, into a sound with hints of a more 70s theatrical rock feel.

Howard Bliss, Lush FM
"Possibly the most exciting band in Leicester at the moment, great songs and big sound"