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Who Are Strangefates? |
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Strangefates are a real life band within the virtual world of Secondlife. In real life they known as the Molecules. They were formed by brothers Dave and Rob in Sheffield in the eighties producing a number of albums that reflected their influences in Krautrock, Space Rock, and Ambient music. They toured briefly in the 80s and 90s, but the band are more renowned for their epic studio recordings and accompanying graphics.
Rob's talents in 3D art led to a new lease of life for the band when they became a cartoon parody of themselves and a number of memorable images and animations appeared on the website www.invisibleray.co.uk and www.strangefates.com
The brothers continued to record with And.D becoming the regular drummer, and Johnny Nightingale, the band's legendary Silent Vocalist, despite having a pretty good singing voice.
In November 2006, Dave used the virtual world Secondlife as a platform to link up the graphics, music, animations the Molecules had previously created and to further develop the virtual image they had accidently developed for themselves.
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Dave (aka Didier) joined forces with the amazing Secondlife characters Salamander Maroon, Harrie Skjellerup, Cat Gisel, and Bittersweet Lime who became virtual band members. The band, now re-named Strangefates then set off on tour throughout Stages and Clubs in Secondlife, and continues to this day. The virtual band members originating from America, England, Ireland, and Germany and real life members from Wales and England, the band is truly international.
The fan base membership continues to grow, and the band now have an official virtual photographer Natasja Koenkamp to support this website.
Their performances continue to gain recognition, as the band members interact with the audience with a particular brand of humour alongside the striking graphics and effects. Pages covering the Strangefates Secondlife World Tour can be found here.
Meanwhile, Dave, And.D, The Robot Alien, Rob, and Johnny continue to record music under the names Molecules and Strangefates in Real Life. The band has been critically acclaimed across the globe. Some of the reviews can be found here.
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