Underwater Pilots are Manuel G. Richter and Gregoire Vanoli. They are a german band creating electronic pop music with subtile darkness, melodic hooklines and dancable beats. Mostly they are located in the area of dark-electro and the future-pop-scene. Their debut album ''Tranquil Places'' is best described as catchy electro / future pop with strong influences from Depeche Mode's ''Violator'' period, ''Tranquil Places'' contains a number of potential club-hits, such as the amazing ''Icecream'' or the track ''Loud And Clear'' ( from the ''Advanced Electronics Vol. 3'' compilation ). A great debut for all fans of quality electro.