The Verdict Cincinnatians have John Cage, Raymond Scott and Sun Ra to blame for the latest experimental musings to emerge locally in the form of Dark Audio Project. Shofar-sounding squawks and squeaks weave in and out of percussion crashes and detuned guitar modalities to form one big sonic visual.
Scenes are individual compositions that together form the sonic movie.
Tip Sheet One of Cincinnati's Best Nominated for best experimental group. The Project takes music that would normally be pegged as cyberslasher soundtrack material and presents it in various forms so as to avoid being pigeonholed as mere film score fodder. Consider blaming electronic sound pioneer Raymond Scott , or just go the Dark Audio Project Website and blame them personally . The record really should be listened to in toto, perhaps on a night when one is in a pensive, but not depressed, mood. Old St. George's , or other underground venues.