There are at least three artists with the name Strobes. 1. A band from Montreal (2005) 2. A band from New Zealand (2013) 3. A band from London (2016) 1. Strobes was formed out of the desire of three Montreal musicians to get together and make some noise. Brooke Crouser (HṚṢṬA), Felix Morel (Fly Pan Am) and Sophie Trudeau (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion, Set Fire to Flames, Diebold) played a few times before their debut show in November 2005, recorded their last practise at The Pines in Griffintown, and put out the limited hand packaged CD-R for their reunion show a few weeks later. Never intending to be a permanent collaboration, they have since disbanded and pursue many other musical projects. 2. http://strobes.bandcamp.com - LRD JXN, Benny Tones & BOOFA 3. Formed of keyboardist Dan Nicholls (who has worked with Squarepusher and Matthew Herbert), drummer Joshua Blackmore (Troyka) and guitar and synth man Matt Calvert (Three Trapped Tigers, Heritage Orchestra) – this band has created, via their debut release Brokespeak, an album that eschews genre and feels free from time-stamps. They are an intensely high-octane group that fire off frantic tempos and intricate complexities, yet they also retain an accessibility through fluid grooves and an engaging sense of melodic intuition. https://strobesband.bandcamp.com/
