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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Strange Advance| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada | genre = New Wave music|New Wave | years_active = Start date|1982& ndash;Start date|1995| label = Capitol Records|Capitol | associated_acts =| website = URL|www.strangeadvance.comDead link|date=February 2011| current_members =| past_members = Drew Arnott Darryl Kromm Ric deGroot Ian Cameron Joey Alvero David Quinton Paul Iverson Strange Advance was a Canadian New Wave music|New Wave band formed in 1982 in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . They were nominated for a Juno Awards of 1983|1983 Juno Award as Juno Award for New Group of the Year|Most Promising Group of the Year and again in Juno Awards of 1985|1985 as Juno Award for Group of the Year|Group of the Year . Their 1982 album Worlds Away (Strange Advance album)|Worlds Away was a Canadian gold selling record.
History
Strange Advance was initially made up of Drew Arnott (keyboards, percussion, vocals), Darryl Kromm (lead vocals, guitars), and Paul Iverson (bass). The three met up in Vancouver and founded the group in 1980.
The group's first album, Worlds Away , featured the title track "Worlds Away", which saw modest airplay in North American markets in 1983. The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn , known for his work with Loverboy and Prism (band)|Prism , but featured a very different sound from those groups. Rather than commercial hard rock , Strange Advance's music was a fusion of progressive rock and New Wave music|new wave , with a heavy reliance on synthesizers and keyboards.
Iverson left the group after the first album and was not replaced. The group's 1985 album 2WO was produced mainly by Arnott, used an extensive array of session players, and brought the band their first big Canadian hit with "We Run". Strange Advance had never played a live gig prior to 1985, so Arnott and Kromm added musicians Ric deGroot (keyboards), Ian Cameron (guitar, violin), Joey Alvero (bass) and David Quinton (drums) to the line-up as session players, and supported the first two albums with a tour of Eastern Canada.
Strange Advance's third album, 1988's The Distance Between also used sessioneers (including Randy Bachman and Allan Holdsworth ), and produced the top 20 single "Love Becomes Electric". Following this album's release, the group became essentially inactive.
In 1995, the Strange Advance compilation album Worlds Away & Back featured a mix of previously released material, outtakes, remixes, demos, and three newly-recorded tracks -- one from 1991, and two from 1995.
Over 60 Minutes with... Strange Advance - 1987 (compilation album)
The Distance Between - 1988
Worlds Away & Back - 1995
Video
Strange Advance - 1985 (Spectel Video Inc)
See also
Portal|Music of Canada
List of bands from Canada
List of bands from British Columbia
References
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cite web| url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/strange-advance-p20793/biography | title = Strange Advance Biography | author = John Bush | date = | month = | year = | work = URL|www.allmusic.com| publisher = Allmusic | format = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = 19 February 2011 | quote = | postscript = .
cite web| url = | title = Top Singles - Volume 38, No. 23, August 06 1983 | author = RPM (magazine) | date = | month = | year = | work = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-100.01-e.php? PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12| publisher = Library and Archives Canada | language = | format = PDF | archiveurl = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php? & file_num=nlc008388.6259& type=2& interval=50& PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12.pdf | archivedate = 31 March 2004 | accessdate = 19 February 2011 | quote = | postscript = .
cite web| url = | title = Adult Contemporary - Volume 38, No. 23, August 06 1983 | author = RPM (magazine) | date = | month = | year = | work = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-100.01-e.php? PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12| publisher = Library and Archives Canada | language = | format = PDF | archiveurl = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php? & file_num=nlc008388.6253& type=2& interval=50& PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12.pdf | archivedate = 31 March 2004 | accessdate = 19 February 2011 | quote = | postscript = .
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cite web| url = http://junoawards.ca/database/artist-summary/? artist_name=Strange+Advance | title = Juno Awards Database | author = | date = | month = | year = | work = URL|junoawards.ca/database/| publisher = Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences | format = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = 19 February 2011 | quote = | postscript = .
External links
http://web.archive.org/web/20080709103720/ http://strangeadvance.com/ Strange Advance - Official website from 9 July 2008 archived at Web.archive.org
Use dmy dates|date=February 2011 DEFAULTSORT:Strange Advance Category:Musical groups established in 1982 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1995 Category:Canadian New Wave musical groups Category:Canadian electronic music groups Category:Synthpop groups Category:Musical groups from Vancouver Category:Capitol Records artists
