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, in 2007 as a collaboration between producer Szam Findlay with vocalists Dandilion Wind Opaine ( Dandi Wind) and Marta Jaciubek-McKeever. Findlay then moved to

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, where the lineup changed to Findlay and sisters Kasia Elizabeth and Tessa Marie as vocalists. The band is named after the South Korean notion that suggests that sleeping in an enclosed room with an

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remixed and released their debut single "Veronica's Veil" on his Phantasy Sounds label. The following year, Tokyo-based independent label Big Love Records released the EP ''Cannibal'' featuring remixes from CFCF and Manderson. Fan Death played shows with

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in Moscow. The band was featured in international magazines such as the ''

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'', '' Dazed & Confused'' and on the cover of Italian fashion magazine ''Pig'' surrounded by naked men. Also in 2009, Fan Death remixed songs by artists such as Ladyhawke,

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on the European leg of their world tour and released their album '' Womb of Dreams'' in the UK on August 30, 2010. Following this tour, the band dissolved. In August 2011, the official Fan Death website (defunct) announced the 2012 release of a new EP titled ''Awakenings'', but it did not materialize.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Womb of Dreams'' (2010)

Extended plays

* ''Cannibal'' (2009) * '' A Coin for the Well'' (2010)

Singles

* Veronica's Veil (2008) * Reunited (2009)

References

External links

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