Strange Nature

About Strange Nature

Strange Nature was an indie rock band from the United Kingdom signed to Pete Waterman’s PWL record label in the UK, Warner Music in Europe, and Warner Chappell Music for worldwide publishing. The band was popular in Europe during 1992 to 1995. Strange Nature recorded one album, World Song and two singles, "Incantation Man" and "New Messiah". Winning 'Best Album' from the Sunday Mirror and receiving airplay from all major European radio stations and MTV, all 3 releases charted in Europe. In 1995 Strange Nature split amicably to enable band members to follow successful solo careers and projects including The Lights, Dub Pistols and Two Lone Swordsmen. Early History Formed in 1986 by Gordon Mills, son of 60s pop producer and music manager Gordon Mills Snr., and Imogen Andrews, niece to Julie Andrews, the band consisted of five members including Keith Tenniswood, lead guitar, Jason O'Bryan, bass guitar, and Justin Rabbetts, drums. In 1991 Strange Nature, a coupling taken from two separate lines from a Jimi Hendrix song, recorded a series of demos at Matrix Studios London that gained the attention of East West Records, Warner Brothers, and more notably record executive and tour manager for Aerosmith, Kick Van Hengel. Hengel's music management company Tantamount Artist Management signed the band in 1991 and by 1992 TAM struck a three-album, 9 single deal with Pete Waterman's PWL label via record former CBS record executive David Howells

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