By Nils Jacobson For all practical purposes, multi-instrumentalist Adam Pierce is Mice Parade.
Pierce plays drums, guitars, organs, vibes, and cheng.
Using studio tools, he blends all these sounds together to craft groovy, percolating textures. His third disc under the Mice Parade moniker, Mokoondi, gains extra personality through the efforts of additional musicians on saxophone, vibes, violin, and voice. However, it's Pierce's personal vision which organizes the music and sets the tone. The combination of fluid improvisation with studio textures helps define Mokoondi as post-rock, though one has the sense that Pierce is not interested in definitions. As a result, Mokoondi has an authentic, home-made flavor.