Strange Advance
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| Strange Advance | |
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| Origin | Vancouver, BC, Canada  |
| Genre(s) | New Wave |
| Years active | 1980 – 1995 |
| Label(s) | Capitol Records |
| Website | http://www.strangeadvance.com |
| Members | |
| Drew Arnott Darryl Kromm Ric deGroot Ian Cameron Joey Alvero David Quinton |
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Strange Advance was a Canadian band from the 1980s whose music was a fusion of progressive rock and new wave. The band's signature sound combined highly synthesized melody, driving rhythm, and space opera themes. Strange Advance was made up of Drew Arnott (keyboards, percussion, vocals) and Darryl Kromm (lead vocals, guitars), who met in Vancouver and founded the group in 1980. Paul Iverson would play bass in the band leading up to the second album.
Strange Advance released three albums between 1982 and 1988. The first, Worlds Away, brought the band's biggest hit singles: "Kiss in the Dark", "She Controls Me", and the title track "Worlds Away", which saw modest airplay in North American markets in 1983. Their 1985 album 2WO brought them another big hit with "We Run". Arnott and Kromm added musicians Ric deGroot(keyboards), Ian Cameron(guitar, violin), Joey Alvero(bass) and David Quinton(drums)and supported the first two albums with a tour of Eastern Canada. Their third album The Distance Between produced the hit single "Love Becomes Electric". In 1995, the album Worlds Away & Back featured a mix of old and new material.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Worlds Away - 1982
- 2WO - 1985
- Over 60 Minutes with... Strange Advance - 1987 (compilation)
- The Distance Between - 1988
- Worlds Away & Back - 1995
[edit] Singles
- "She Controls Me" - 1982
- "Kiss in the Dark" - 1982
- "The Second That I Saw You" - 1983
- "Worlds Away" - 1983
- "We Run" - 1985
- "Running Away" - 1985
- "Love Becomes Electric" - 1988
- "Till Stars Fall" - 1988
[edit] External links
- Strange Advance - Official website
- Strange Advance entry - from JAM! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
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