Carving out a unique slice of the creative underground for over two decades, fueled by a succession of critically acclaimed albums,selling over 50,000 to date.
The band has toured all Europe and North America, Mexico and Asia, appeared at major festivals and had their music included on a number of film soundtracks.
Formed in 1980 by Martin Bowes and Julia Waller in Coventry, England, influenced by a mix of punk ideology and experimental art aesthetics, they emerged as part of the early 80′s UK Industrial scene alongside contemporaries Test Department, Coil, Legendary Pink dots, In The Nursery, Portion Control et al.

Their music is an undefinable marriage of dark and light,of futures and pasts,probing unexplored sonic landscapes with an eclectic marriage of experimental and traditional sound, of electronics and acoustics, of male and female.

"Attrition have always been a nexus of industrial fury, gothic drama, ambient structural finesse and classical chamber orchestrations. Stunning in scope, character and intellect, Martin Bowes has been a paragon of true creative prowess, holding in two hands the past and future of music, and smashing them together with a calculated and charismatic menace.Bowes builds his dark industrial music with all the compassion and attention to detail of a classical musician" [Electroage /US]

On Dec 8th in this year it`s the 30th anniversary of the first ever Attricion Show.

The band will release a best of colletion " Dreamtime Collectors", a 16 track CD album compiled by Martin,featuring many rare versions of ATTRITION classics and a cover designed by Russian artist and film maker Edward 209. The album will be released worldwide by US label Metropolis records on November 9th. A new album is in the pipeline. It will be released in 2011.
Check out confirmed live dates of the 30th Anniversary show below!

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Strange Attractor is one of thise special bands that prove that entertainment doesn`t necessary mean shallowness.
Their cinematic popscapes are always on the cutting edge of contemporary production. On stage, they create an intense atmosphere and delicately seduce the audrience to step into their universe.
A tasty mix of ambient jazz and dark triphop, peppered with post-rock outings.

Shifting from subtle electronic songscapes to monumental triphop songs, Strange Attractor has created their own musical blend of new wave tingled triphop. They have toured Europe 5 times since 2006, headlining in 11 countries.
Their releases feature a string of underground celebrity guests like Graham Lewis [Wire], Peter Christopherson [Throbbing Gristle,Coil],Winston Tong [Tuxedomoon], David J [Bauhaus], Jarboe [Swans], Edward Ka-Spel [Legendary Pink Dots] and Blaine L. Reininger [Tuxedomoon].
The attraction of their live performance is built around the warm, soulful vocals of Marie-Claudine [Sonar Lodge], the diverse wind instruments of "natural born performer" Niels van Hoorn [Legendary Pink Dots], and the energetic acoustic and electronic drumming of Richard van Kruysdijk [Music for Speakers].

This time Strange Attractor will share the bill with David J [Bauhaus member, iconic artist and regular collaborator with Strange Attractor]. David J. will be promoting his new solo album, support Strange Attractor, and will join them on stage for several songs.
With David J [Bauhaus) on vocals and Kenny Annis on guitar and serod, this intimate live set will feature new interpretations of songs spanning David J's long career with Bauhaus, Love & Rockets. The Jazz Butcher & solo as well as various carefully chosen covers.  Accompanied by the brilliant multi instrumentalist, Kenny Annis.
David J will also tell some of the stories behind the songs.

More information for David J can be found here : http:www.myspace.com/davidjonline

Full european tour plannes Spring 2010 [ April, May]

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