The Molecules

The Molecules or Molecules is a band.

Ron Anderson formed the Molecules with Chris Millner and Tom Scandura in 1990, a “hyper-brid” style of music, that combined free improvised noise and notes with tightly arranged angular songs. The trio, led by Ron, became known for its frantic shows and bombastic mixture of prog-rock, no wave, noise and punk.

The Molecules played the local San Francisco Bay Area scene relentlessly, including participation in the Bay Area Second Annual Improvised Music Festival, and performances with Elliot Sharp, Sun City Girls, and locals Caroliner Rainbow, Three Day Stubble, Splatter Trio, and Pluto to name a few. They also opened local shows for the Japanese noise acts Boredoms, Ruins, Zeni Geva, Omieda Hatoba, Melt Banana, Space Streakings, CCCC, and Merzbow

The Molecules recorded five CDs and toured the USA, Europe and Japan many times.

In 1996 John Shurba became the third bass player for the group after their Japanese and second bassist Ryo was denied entry back into the United States by U.S. Customs.

The Molecules did a reunion concert in San Francisco in April 2006 and decided to release a CD of music that they recorded in 1996-97 and a DVD of past performances. The release date is January 2007, which will be followed by a West Coast tour from San Francisco to Vancouver, Canada in February 07, and in May 07 of the tour of clubs and festivals in Europe.

There is also a UK based band called the Molecules, founded by the Szczerba Brothers in 1980. They recorded 6 studio CDs under the name Molecules, before changing their name to Strangefates in November 2006

Mirfield Moments; Audio Can Change Your Life; Gravity Always Lets You Down; Strangefates; Two Tone Tornado; Clockwork Love;

External Links

• Ron Anderson, Molecules