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Los Angeles, United States (1994 – present)
Cinema Strange is an American deathrock group based in Los Angeles, California. Their performances also incorporate film, dance, and visual art.
The California-based Cinema Strange Project made headlines around the world this past February when they completed a 1/20th scale model of Big Ben using toothpicks, fly legs, and fingernail clippings. The unpredictable ensemble commented, “We’ve played music in Europe a bunch of times, we’ve made films about zombies and dancing military men, and we made our last album like a story book. The Big Ben model was a logical next step.” The band is infamous in the North American gothic scene for their unique and theatrical stage shows, sometimes involving up to a dozen or more actors and performance artists. Their music, while originating humbly in 1994 as a high-tempo post-punk expression, has evolved into a bizarre and exciting species of musical storytelling, breaking new ground and taking over where bands like the Virgin Prunes left off. After two self-released records and two albums with the German label, Trisol, they have left an unidentifiable but very real mark on the world gothic scene, and it’s anyone’s guess what they’ll do, or where they’ll be, or who they’ll claim to be next.
-Retch Dempsey, February, 2003
The California-based Cinema Strange Project made headlines around the world this past February when they completed a 1/20th scale model of Big Ben using toothpicks, fly legs, and fingernail clippings. The unpredictable ensemble commented, “We’ve played music in Europe a bunch of times, we’ve made films about zombies and dancing military men, and we made our last album like a story book. The Big Ben model was a logical next step.” The band is infamous in the North American gothic scene for their unique and theatrical stage shows, sometimes involving up to a dozen or more actors and performance artists. Their music, while originating humbly in 1994 as a high-tempo post-punk expression, has evolved into a bizarre and exciting species of musical storytelling, breaking new ground and taking over where bands like the Virgin Prunes left off. After two self-released records and two albums with the German label, Trisol, they have left an unidentifiable but very real mark on the world gothic scene, and it’s anyone’s guess what they’ll do, or where they’ll be, or who they’ll claim to be next.
-Retch Dempsey, February, 2003
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The Astonished Eyes of Evening
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SergeyBolnoy wrote:
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coldream wrote:
αι μις δι ολντ ντεις
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xtiandeth wrote:
I miss them :(
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goffaar wrote:
One day the band members will lose all their hair. I don’t know how many fans they’ll lose without their over-the-top hair to glare at, but i bet we won’t get to see it happen cause everyone knows they won’t stay together long enough :D
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Prototype_RD04 wrote:
Hah, I always listen to them when I come home at night. [2] LOL
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adrynalyna wrote:
Hah, I always listen to them when I come home at night.
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Enna_bat wrote:
Searching Cinema's 7" (both)!!! Help, maybe someone want to sell?
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ohyouchatterbox wrote:
@Goffaar. And you've joined Last.fm just to say this and spam band profiles? No mentally healthy person would do that.
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goffaar wrote:
devoid of sanity and self respect. I can’t imagine a mentally healthy person choosing to behave like these fucks lol
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WorldsEdge wrote:
Yes, because people are devoid of free will.
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goffaar wrote:
Objection!!! This band is an assault against creativity; they think stupid hair styles and dresses will make them look expressive. They’re just completely pretentious AND they’re probably a bunch of wannabe nazi femm dykes anyway, with no future in sight, I mean who the fuck is going to employ these bastards. Seriously don’t listen to their music, or you’ll turn into one of them..!
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kiddRasta wrote:
this is...huh, wow
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Riverter wrote:
Awesome
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Calyx7 wrote:
The best Deathrock. Perfection.
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Nichoxxx wrote:
♥
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belltower337 wrote:
quite possibly my favorite deathrock act. self-titled is amazing.
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palebblueeyes wrote:
no new albums? no concerts? :-(
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spondszbob wrote:
this is... creepy. and I love it :D
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Bastafa wrote:
↓ can't tell if troll or just very very stupid
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Neue_regel_ wrote:
So I heard that this is a band that scares the hell out of 'normal' Emos. Gotta check this a bit.
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LelahKobain tagged Cinema Strange with gothic rock, batcave and deathrock. yesterday evening
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