The Mad Scietnists' LABlog

hink Rob Zombie remakes "Them" - Cool Review from No Fold

2008-01-07T07:47:00.000-08:00

Very nice review we got last weekend from NoFold (http://nofold.beloblog.com/ see archive)

Saturday Night's Shows
Strawberry Fields(2310 W. Oak, 9pm, cover varies cheap-to-free)
Violent Squid
Mad Scientists

Last weekend a lot of us got together to play a cover show at Hailey's as sort-of end of year/Christmas party. Mad Scientists were tapped to put on a set of early Pink Floyd, and I think that was pretty much the closest you could get to the real thing without the original members, a time machine, and a LOT of drugs.
There's a lot of talent in that band, though they're not exactly on the highest rung of the popularity ladder. Their original material is weird at best, a sort of jazz-metal infused background score to a modernized version of a 1950's movie about a science experiment gone terribly wrong. (Think Rob Zombie remakes "Them"). I think it's impressive in the age of clone radio that a band still plays exactly what they set out to play a few years ago without giving in and playing what's popular.

Soma Holiday - GB's Experimental Track of the Day

2007-12-13T08:34:00.000-08:00

Soma Holiday is doing well in the experimental category on Garageband (http://www.garageband.com). We almost didn't classify it as experimental because for us its pretty straight forward but then decided most of what gets thrown in to experimental rock on that site doesn't really belong in that category anyway and the songs that do well are fairly generic pop songs. But we've never really understood how most people think anyways. So, we called it experimental (although we think its a bit of a stretch but its not exactly rock, jazz or any other simplistic category either) and of course what happens it gets track of the day.

If you want to download this song you can always go to itunes
or for the rest of December you can get it FREE! Not only will you get it free but you'll get all the songs off Geoparasitism (our cd) free and some extra bonus live/demo tracks. Just sign up for the email list on our myspace (www.myspace.com/TheMadScientists) or the website (www.TheMadScientists.biz) and fill out the email list sign up form. OR you can send us a myspace message or regular email with your email address and will send you the zip file.

MySpace, Website, and Pics & Videos, OH MY!

2007-11-29T14:08:00.000-08:00

EyeGore(our webmaster)has been putting in lots of extra hours the last couple of weeks fixing up the website and our myspace page. The myspace page (www.myspace.com/TheMadScientists) has been fixed up with a new bio, cdbaby AND itunes links, improved readability (or at least we think so), and LOTS of new pictures. Feel free to check out EyeGore's hard work when you have a chance. The website (http://www.TheMadScientists.biz) is still being worked on but should be completely updated by the end of the week. If you have some extra time you should definitely stop by and see all the hard work EyeGore did just for you. Plus, you can see pictures of our new drummer Brandon Whitehead. And maybe (just maybe) there will be some video clips up on both sites before the end of the year. If you have any video, audio, or pictures you've taken at our shows send us an email and we will put them up on the website and give you our un-dieing love.

Free CD Download (Plus Bonus Tracks) All December!!!

2007-11-27T16:39:00.000-08:00

A few months ago (long before Radiohead's big annoucement) we hinted on our email list that everyone on it (what we refer to as Test Subjects) would get a free download of Geoparasitism as a tremendous thank you for being so incredibly awesome. Well, we thought about and we changed our minds. JUST KIDDING! No, the more we thought about how so many have already bought the album we wanted to do something special for everyone. So, what we came up with is that the free download version will include about half of the original tracks and about half alternate versions. Also, we are throwing in a couple of bonus cuts of live songs and early demo versions. Several people have told us they prefer the original demo recordings from our little 4 track recorder and we thought we would include those as a bonus and let you decide. But, to make things fun there will be different versions of the bonus downloads. You may get a live version of Amethyste and demo of Hideously Mutated Life. Someone else on the list may get a live version of The Burning Circus Tent and demo of Masquerade of the Macabre. We're still digging up tracks so its all a mystery to even us right now. If you want to post a comment either here or on the myspace blog or on the guestbook (www.TheMadScientists.biz/guest.html)) and see if someone wants to trade you mp3s go for it.
Think of it as the Garbage Pail Kids of the 00's. Meet other Test Subjects like yourself online and then see each other in person at a show. So, now with all that hoopla your wondering how will you obtain the downloads to begin with. Aha! First, you must sign up for the email list. There is a form to do so on our myspace page (www.myspace.com/themadscientists) and on our website (www.themadscientists.biz) We will email the files to you within 24 of the time you sign up starting Sat. Dec. 1st (if you sign up by Fri. you'll get them on Sat.).

It's Over

2007-10-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

Today is the that we finally announce that it is over, our search for a drummer. That right, we are proud to announce that Brandon Whitehead will be the newest Mad Scientist. Brandon is a hard hitting maniac with an old school punk background. He bring a new level of heaviness
to the band but is the super strength industrial glue that binds the mayhem together. We hope you can make it out to one of our shows this month (Oct. 19th (this Friday) or Halloween) and check him out. We also plan on debuting at least one new song at the Dallas Scaregrounds (2001 Irving Blvd.) on Friday. We plan on keeping the new stage show underwraps though until Halloween night at Hangman's House of Horrors in Ft. Worth. Friday at the Scaregrounds will be really fun. Its a great haunted house and we are playing with our dear friends Violent Squid and Silk Stocking.

If you want to read more go here for the press release

We're Gigging Again

2007-10-04T06:38:00.000-07:00

While nothing is secured on who or what the drummer will be (or if there will be one) we will be playing this month as we return to some of our favorite haunted houses in the area.

First, is the Dallas Scaregrounds on Oct. 19th (The night before Kim's bday stop by and wish her the good tidings). We will be playing with our longtime friends and two of the best bands in DFW Violent Squid and Silk Stocking. You do not have to pay for the house to see us play but I do believe there is a small ($2) charge to see just the bands. If your interested in the the houses (which are super cool btw) you can print out coupons on the website, find us, or keep your eyes peeled while your out and about. The website it www.dallasscregrounds.com

Next, to announce is our return Hangman's House of Horrors in Ft. Worth on Halloween night. If you can't make 7pm have no fear (yet) there will be three sets of insanity for you to come lose yourself to. You can come see or show for free or purchase tickets for the haunts (HIGHLY recommended - money goes to charities) Hangman's had been featured on the Travel Channel's America's Scariest Halloween Attraction and is the 1 charity haunted house in the U.S. Come out and help support four excellent charities: Safe Haven, American Cancer Society, A Wish With Wings, and Rock Top Therapy Center. Print out coupons or get more details at www.hangmans.com

Lab Explosions (aka Where Have We Been?)

2007-06-19T05:54:00.000-07:00

If you thought we were blown up in a lab explosions and would never be heard from again you weren't exactly wrong. If you recall a week after our last show with Christina, Denton was hit with a flood of almost biblical proportions. Unfortunately, the laboratory was on the perimeters of the affected area. On the evening of the first big set of storms the roof to the lab began to leak and eventually cave-in in a few spots. Do not fret the mutants, lab equipment, and music gear were safely stored in a more secure area of the lab and nothing was damaged. So, needless to say since all this occurred drummer auditions and much more have been put on hiatus while we found a new laboratory and moved. Fortunately, that has been taken care of and the unpacking is almost complete so drummer auditions and song writing for the upcoming album can resume. The new laboratory is bigger, nicer, and has an area we are fixing up into a small recording studio so in the end this really worked out for the best.

Thanks!

2007-04-23T09:32:00.000-07:00

We want to thank everyone who made it to Secret Headquarters on Friday and for helping make it an unforgettable night. Violent Squids put on an amazing show that had the crowd going nuts. It was one of the best sets I've seen them play. I felt like our show was bad ass as well. Thanks to all you crazies that were dancing, singing, and providing general chaos. It couldn't have been a better way to say goodbye to Christina.

Our Most Requested Song - Hideously Mutated Life

2007-04-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

We have discussed so many of the songs we rotate on the myspace player but haven't really talked about any of the ones available for free download or on our demo cd. So let's begin with our most requested song, Hideously Mutated Life. This song is a heavy bluesy rocker injecting toxic slime into your brain. It was one of the earliest songs written by Kim & Brannon and has been a set list staple since the earliest days of the band. This song is fun to play live and get the crowd up and moving but it also has an important message check it out at (http://www.themadscientists.biz/lyrics). Now to demonstrate just how mad we actually are, we make this song available for free download at (http://www.themadscientists.biz
http://www.myspace.com/themadscientists or
http://www.download.com/themadscientists ). Please realize these are mp3s and they will be of inferior quality to what we offer on our
demo cd available at all of our shows and various locations across the DFW area. Plus, the cd comes with cool fetal olive artwork!

Christina's Final Show This Friday 4.20.7

2007-04-16T08:59:00.000-07:00

Friday will be your final chance to see this incarnation of The Mad Scientists. Christina is leaving to pursue her visual art interests and will be playing this last show with us. We are very fortunate to
be doing this show at such an amazing venue as Secret Headquarters (SHQ). If your not not familiar with SHQ it a DIY venue in Denton (210 E. Hickory - the old Art Prostitute building). It is a cool, funky, BYOB venue where the music is always amazing and the coolest Dentonites hang out. It is definitely a music venue but it has the laid back vibe of a great house party. Your almost always guaranteed to meet new people and see people you haven't seen in a long time. Given all this it seems like a great place to play our final show with Christina. If you sign up for the email list at the show or are already on it and make it out we will give you a special gift so you can remember Christina always. We will be playing with our good friends and an amazing group of musicians Violent Squids. Violent Squids will be doing a special collaboration with the Oveo that night. With the Squids you never know what to expect; they're experimental, improvisational, and insane. Also, hitting the stage is the young Denton band, Christian! Teenage Runaways.

Liquidating Earth's Assests (April MySpace song - Geoparasitism)

2007-04-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

Its a new month and that means a switch of songs on the old myspace player (http://www.myspace.com/TheMadScientists). This month we are featuring the title track, Geoparasitism. This is one of the strangest tracks on the album
(http://www.cdbaby.com/madscientists or if this is more your style itunes).The best can be described is prog metal with brain blistering time changes and loud experimental noise fests that release you from their grip only once you brain cells have been perfectly rearranged. This was the final song written for the album and one of the most difficult as it features several times signatures (7/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8, and the weirdest of all 4/4). You almost have to hear it to believe it.

What is GarageBand?

2007-04-02T09:02:00.000-07:00

We keep telling you about awards various songs have won on GarageBand.com (http://www.garageband.com). GarageBand is a website where you can review other band's songs and give them constructive criticism and ideally they do the same for you. You also rank songson several factors and the song moves up or down that genre's charts accordingly. It is a lot of fun and always interesting to see how different people from a wide variety of musical backgrounds react to our music. Our page there is www.garageband.com/themadscientists We currently have 7 songs that have been entered into the contests; the most recent being Slow Collision. Clicking on the song title will take you to that songs page and you listen to that song, download (if applicable), view awards, and/or read reviews (just click on title of individual review under reviews).

Are You Mad Enough to Pound These Skins? Pt. 2 (What We're Looking For)

2007-03-22T09:44:00.000-07:00

DFW/Denton's most divisive band, The Mad Scientists, seeks drummer. We are three piece band (Guitar/Vox, bass guitar, drums-that's where you come in) that makes experimental dark psychedelic jazz metal that explores the boundary between chaos and structure. We have played at a wide variety of venues across the state of Texas and will continue actively gigging as soon as you are familiar with the music. We are also developing an increasingly elaborate multi-media stage show and are working on the music for our follow up to the debut album, Geoparasitism.

We do require that you be able to practice at our practice space in Denton a minimum of 4 times a week while learning new material and 3 times a weeks once your more familiar. Also, be prepared to gig on a weekly basis with the out of DFW area shows once a month and assist in promotion for these shows.

To hear mp3s please go to www.TheMadScientists.biz or www.myspace.com/TheMadScientists.

What Reviewer's are Saying:
If you haven't seen them, they play this weird blend of psyche influenced rock with sharp funk rhythms and half shouted vocals. There is also some inexplicable guitar shredding to top it off but I've enjoyed them when I've seen or heard them. I prefer the originality of their music over a lot of Denton's "tasteful" retro country rockers, music theory students, jazz heads, and gear fetishists. - We Shot Jr - It List: Sat. 9/2/06

Welcome to the dark underbelly of experimental psychedelic jazz funk, where conspiracies have global relevance and humanity (to quote brilliant comedian Bill Hicks), is “a virus with shoes”. The Mad Scientists descend into their laboratory to blaze musical trails like hallucinogenic tracers, mocking and deconstructing the capitalism, competition, greed, selfishness, waste, and spiritual disconnection that lead our human race to the precipice of self-annihilation. Geoparisitism will challenge listeners musically and socio-politically. A few of the songs function as fine singles, but this eclectic fusion is rich with sonic layers and overarching lyrical themes, and so deserves to be experienced in full, with a macrocosmically enlightened ear. - Christopher Largen's Review of Geoparasitism on WarOnJunk.com

ARE YOU MAD ENOUGH TO POUND THESE SKINS? - Dallas/Ft. Worth’s Most Devisive Band’s Drummer Departs; Replacement Sought.

2007-03-20T06:22:00.000-07:00

After nearly two years of keeping The Mad Scientists anchored to
planet earth Christina Cooper leaves us in order to focus on her
visual art. She will play her final show with us on Friday, April 20,
2007 at Secret Headquarters (210 E. Hickory St.) in Denton at 8pm. We
hope that you will be able to be there and say good bye and rock out
with us and The Violent Squids. It will be an excellent night.

While we are sad to see our friend and fellow sonic scientist leave,
we wish her all the best in the exploration of her own creative
endeavors. Meanwhile, we have begun auditioning for the newest
Scientist, since Christina refused our proposal of an experimental
cloning technique to be done in an undisclosed location. Interested
drummers may contact us at TheMadScientists@mac.com. Or, to hear
mp3s, visit the band's website (http://www.TheMadScientists.biz) or
mypace (www.myspace.com/TheMadScientists).

We have no plans of slowing down and will use this time to continuing
writing for the follow-up album to Geoparasitism, on which Christina
played drums (and you can hear parts of at
www.cdbaby.com/madscientists); not to mention increased gigging and a complete multi-media stage show to be debuted after the newest Scientist is properly initiated.

We would appreciate it if you can pass the word on to any drummers who are looking for projects or other musicians who may know a drummer/percussionist.

View the official press release here

Thanks,
The Mad Scientists
Brannon, Kim, & Christina (until 4/20.7)

Late News but Brief

2007-03-16T05:49:00.000-07:00

Life Left Behind won Most Original in Alternative Rock on GarageBand.com (Life Left Behind on Garageband) for the week of 2.17.7. We should have another song in the contest early next week. Go to http://www.garageband.com/themadscientists to find out which one and listen.

Happy Holiday to Math & Science Nerds Everywhere!

2007-03-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

Today is the April 20th for proud nerds everywhere. Today is March 14th. A "holiday" celebrated by math geeks everywhere. Pi is approximately 3.14, and March the 14th is 3/14.

And don't forget to
wish Albert Einstein a Happy Bday today.

Be sure to celebrate Al's bday with a slice of Pi.

Some Quotes From Albert to Think About
-Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

-Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.

-Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

-We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

-Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.

-I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

-Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

-He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

Website Temporarily Out of Order

2007-03-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

The website is temporarily down so if you have experienced any problems we greatly apologize. There was some miscommunication with the host. Our trust webmaster, Eye Gore, is trying to get this resolved as quickly as possible. So please be patient and contact us on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/themadscientists) in the meantime.

The 1/2 Church of Mad Scientology (aka a rant in Bb minor)

2007-01-31T11:32:00.000-08:00

First a huge thanks to everyone that came out and/or participated (especially Chris & Boris). It was a very fun if abbreviated set and we hope to have a revival meeting in the not too distance future that will be a full length performance (perhaps a human sacrifice will be in order this time). If you missed the show don't worry you catch the extended version next time it comes around AND we may have some video of the show up in the next week or two! A huge apology to all who missed the show due to us going on later than expected and having a 3 song set.

Now time for a Rant in Bb minor (an explanation of the abbreviated set). Note: The opinions expressed here are only that of The Mad Scientist known as Kim and may or may not reflect the opinions of the rest of the band. Any hate or love regarding the following should be directed at her and not Christina or Brannon (unless they of choose to voice their own opinions then direct responses accordingly). The complaints here are only directed at one band on last night's and that band is not from Denton/DFW.

First, I admit I had some concerns about the band booking this show from the start but did not listen to my instinct (bad me). I personally think its a bad idea to load a bill with so many band that there if a delay happens the whole show become 12 car pile up but hey that's just me and I'm a bit wacky. Also, its a good idea to let the bands know ALL the band on the bill and what order sometime before the show. Promotion for the show was significantly delayed since we couldn't get a response on 3 different emails sent about the lineup (thus my early concerns) and one band got no promotion because had no way of knowing there was a 5th band playing. While we were waiting for the band who planned everything to arrive it came to light that we were all pretty much in the dark (to varying degrees) about the evening. Once, the band arrived it got no better as they seemed to think everything would just magically fall into place and didn't feel the need to tell bands the set order or modified times (since things were running late) unless you tracked down the right person. We were told after the 1st band had started that bands would not have 30 min. sets as originally planned but 3 songs sets. Said person didn't feel the need to inform any other band of this since they didn't hunt him down. This includes the first band who were already playing while we were being enlightened. While we did ponder the idea of playing 2 songs and making them Slow Collision and Amethyste (our instrumental jams that can go from 5 - 20 min each) we realized this would only hurt the other bands who had done nothing wrong so we simply shortened the original set. Band number 2, who booked the show (and originally told us they wanted to headline), then went on to play a 6 song set! Not cool. Then they bailed out before the last band's set. I don't mean to come off as whining or complaining that is not my intention but the lack of togetherness was utterly shocking. Additionally, I felt a need to explain what happened to those who missed our set because they stepped outside for a smoke, some fresh air, etc. and when they stepped back in we were breaking down and thus utterly confused.

The 1st Church of Mad Scientology - Jan 30, 2007

2007-01-16T07:51:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday January 30th, one of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area’s most divisive bands, The Mad Scientists, will transform the basement of J&J’s in Denton, TX. and usher in a new era of strangeness to their musical mayhem. The band is calling this particular experience The 1st Church of Mad Scientolgy. Music will begin at 8pm and The Mad Scientists are expecting to begin services at 9:15pm.

-A collection plate will be passed to assist weary travellors zelazowa (http://www.zelazowa.com ) from Pensylvania in their speading of the word. -Hymnals will be provided
-Communion will be taken
- and lets not forget RITUSALISTIC SACRFICE !!!

Masquerade of the Macabre All Jan. on Myspace

2007-01-02T12:25:00.000-08:00

Since Masquerade of the Macabre won GarageBand.com's Best Lyrics in Experimental Rock a few weeks ago we are featuring it all month long on myspace (www.myspace.com/themadscientists). It is probably our song most likely to get stuck in your head. So, I guess that's our "radio friendly" tune if we have such a thing. It is also the only song on Geoparasitism that the lyrics were not written by Brannon. Brannon did however add the two line refrains that end the verses throughout the song as well as come up with the title. The rest however was written by Kim. While this may be as close as to radio friendly as we get there is one notable mutation. The choruses are instrumental only. Let the dance begin...

Masquerade of the Macabre

I think I'll begin where the end has no name
I think I will write what you cannot say
To be lost for words in a world of doubt
Silence speaks volumes
Just because you hear doesn't mean you listen
Just because speek doesn't mean you know
The truth always lies in between all the lines
You are not your own Your being played
Dancin' on a string in the Masquerade of the Macabre

It will never be farther than where it dwells
Not quite Heaven but almost Hell
Their thoughts will remain forever unknown
Because madness makes a house a home
Give them all a piece of your mind
And they will take it all just to leave you blind
But never loose yourself or let your spirit fade
Never be a prop in the Masquerade of the Macabre

Then someone came and stole their land
Only to return it with blood on their hands
Blood will spill for the need of oil
Will the Earth start to shake and the waters boil
Man will become the dinosaur just to quinch his need for more, more, more
Is it not for you do you feel betrayed?
Walk away from the Masquerade of the Macabre

Masquerade of the Macabre - Best Lyrics at garageband.com

2006-12-20T13:30:00.000-08:00

Masquerade of the Macabre has won the award for best lyrics in experimental rock for the week of Dec. 18, 2007! Check it out at http://www.garageband.com/themadscientists.

I think I'll begin where the end has no name
I think I will write what you cannot say
To be lost for words in a world of doubt
Silence speaks volumes
Just because you hear doesn't mean you listen
Just because speak doesn't mean you know
The truth always lies in between all the lines
You are not your own Your being played
Dancin' on a string in the Masquerade of the Macabre

It will never be farther than where it dwells
Not quite Heaven but almost Hell
Their thoughts will remain forever unknown
Because madness makes a house a home
Give them all a piece of your mind
And they will take it all just to leave you blind
But never loose yourself or let your spirit fade
Never be a prop in the Masquerade of the Macabre

Then someone came and stole their land
Only to return it with blood on their hands
Blood will spill for the need of oil
Will the Earth start to shake and the waters boil
Man will become the dinosaur just to quench his need for more, more, more
Is it not for you do you feel betrayed?
Walk away from the Masquerade of the Macabre

Where Have We Been?!?!?

2006-12-18T10:04:00.000-08:00

So, you may have noticed it seems like we've taken a little vacation from the world. But that is hardly the case for the last month and a half we have been in our secret secluded underground laboratory working on new sonic mutants and a whole array of new surprises waiting to be unleashed unsuspecting test subjects on Jan 30, 2007 when we return to the stage at J&Js in Denton. We promise a show like you've never seen from us and the opening of new dimension of weirdness even by our standards. We like to think of it as shock and gawk. After this week we will be emerging more often from the laboratory other than for cheap black elixirs to keep us going.

Meanwhile check out December's featured gem of a song on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/themadscientists), Amethyste.

Note: This had to be compressed way more than we would like to get it into myspace's size requirements, so this sound quality is not ideal.

Saturday's Show - Flashforwards and FlashBacks Were Induced!

2006-10-17T08:20:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the show Saturday. It was great to see some of you we haven't seen in ages! Even though the rain poured down it didn't effect the enthusiasm of the crowd. We played an old school two piece show due to Christina being sick with an upper respiratory infection (she'll be back and ready for the heaviest set we've done in a while, next week at Dallas Scaregrounds). The set was abreviated and we did extended (and weirder than usual) versions of Amethyste and Slow Collision. intodown (www.intodown.com) was amazing as always. If you missed them this time don't worry we will be playing with them again in the near future. A special thanks goes to this incredible band for playing an impressive extended set. On a sad note this was probably our last Denton show for the year as we our going to be spending the next two months working on the next album. There will be two more chances to see us this year (Oct. 26th Dallas Scaregrounds and Oct. 31st Hangman's House of Horrors in Ft. Worth) before we descend down into the laboratory and re-emerge in January.

Why So Many Jazz Bars Close...

2006-10-11T07:01:00.000-07:00

A "C", an "E-flat" and a "G" go into a bar. The bartender says,
"sorry, but we don't serve minors." So the E-flat leaves, and the C
and the G have an open fifth between them.

After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and the G is out flat. An
F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp
enough.

Then a D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom,
saying, "excuse me, I will be a second."

An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this
relation of C is not a minor.

Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and
exclaims, "get out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this
bar tonight."

The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back into the bar the next
night in a three piece suit with nicely polished shoes. The bartender
(who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized)
says, "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a new
development."

This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and
everything else, and stands there au natural. Eventually the C sobers
up, and realizes in horror that he's under a resolution.

C is brought to trial, and is found guilty of contributing to the
diminution of a minor, and sentenced to ten years of DS without Coda
at an upscale correctional facility.

On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even
accidental, and the accusations to the contrary are bass-less.

The bartender, however, decides that since he's only had tenor so
patrons, the soprano in the bathroom, and everything has become alto
much treble and needs a rest, and closes down the bar.

October Featured Band: intodown

2006-10-09T10:44:00.000-07:00

We have been trying to feature a different local band each month on
the website (on the right hand column). This month's featured band is intodown. Who, we just so happen to be playing with at Texas Jive this Saturday. intodown features Mike Clark on guitar working with hand picked top DFWmusicians. Mike spent his youth opening (in another band) for Rocky
Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators and as you might expect the
music of intodown is very psychedelic. As he describes it on his
website, ( http://www.intodown.com) "deep, improvisational, psychedelic rock and rock". The music of intodown is more about art than commerce and is of the highest musicianship. On the band's myspace page ( http://www.myspace.com/intodown) influences include everyone from Pink Floyd, Cpt. Beefheart, and, Link Wray to Sonic Youth, Skinny Puppy, and Tiny Tim. While the mp3s are outstanding this is band that is all about the live show and is one of the best live performances I've seen this year. If you are unable to make it out to the show on Sat. at Texas jive in Denton be sure to check out the mp3s on the their website or myspace page.

Oct. Featured MySpace Song --- Slow Collision

2006-10-04T09:04:00.000-07:00

Slow Collision is this month's featured song and it is fitting a song this Psychotic and scary would be available for the month of Halloween. Don't let the ballady melodic intro fool you this song song lures you in with its beauty and pulls you down into a musical meat grinder. If you attend our lives shows (thank you) this is what we typically close with and given the nature of the song it can vary widely from show to show. This is good example of what it can be when we nail it.

WARNING: In order to get this song to fit myspace size requirements its been compressed way more than we like.
Check it out all month on myspace and of course as always you can download (a higher quality but no perfect) at itunes

or get the whole album and hear it with no sonic compromises at cdbaby

Last Night's Show - A Study In Sleep Deprivation

2006-09-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to last night's show. It was a fun time and we appreciate it. Not our worst but not our best. Christina's bass drum pedal kept busting its nut and that's not the kind of thing you want to happen on stage. Plus, we were all exhausted from a very long and strange day in our personal lives. But we met a lot of cool people and preformed smoking versions of The Senders and Masquerade of the Macbre. The Test Subjects (email list members) got a free t-shirt for coming out as well as some of the new Test Subjects who signed up last night. You can sign up for the email list online at (www.themadscientists.biz/free.html) All things considered it was a good set and the sound system at Club Dada is fantastic. If you didn't make it out I highly recomend you check out Conastants (WWW.CONSTANTSOUND.COM) they put on an amazing show and are wonderful people. If you like you rock a little more humorous check out Tober Omi (http://www.myspace.com/toberomi). Unfortunately Okay James was unable to make the show due to a car wreck. We heard it was pretty bad but that everyone is okay. Listen to their music at www.myspace.com/okayjames. A big thank you to Callithump (Carlin) and Club Dada for hosting a fun night.

Sept Featured MySpace Song - Key to the Universe

2006-09-11T10:28:00.000-07:00

September featured song on myspace is Key to the Universe. This epic psychedelic ballad that turns on a dime was the first song Kim & Brannon wrote together. On a fateful January night Kim took her Christmas money and purchased a fretless bass. Later that night Brannon and her began jamming and the majority of Key was written that night. A couple of months later Brannon was up studying for a biology test when the lyrics came to him and poured out onto the page in a matter of minutes. And volia, Key to the Universe was born. Key to the Universe also won Best Guitars in Experimental Rock for the week of Sept. 11, 2006 on GarageBand.com

Check it out all month on myspace and of course as always you can download at
itunes

Dodging Bullets

2006-09-08T12:13:00.000-07:00

We got mentioned by the We Shot JR crew and we were pleasantly surprised to discover they don't think we suck! Don't forget to read the comments
of those who disagree with the review. Much love to those who put some positive comments. If some people didn't hate us we would be doing something wrong.

The Mad Scientists are also playing and I think they'll be an appropriate match for Deep Snapper's debut. If you haven't seen them, they play this weird blend of psyche influenced rock with sharp funk rhythms and half shouted vocals. There is also some inexplicable guitar shredding to top it off but I've enjoyed them when I've seen or heard them. I prefer the originality of their music over a lot of Denton's "tasteful" retro country rockers, music theory students, jazz heads, and gear fetishists. - www.weshotjr.com

August MySpace Song of the Month - Blue Jam Sammich

2006-08-09T08:09:00.000-07:00

August featured song on myspace, is the shortest on Geoparasitism. Blue Jam Sammich is one of the earliest songs we wrote and the next to last to get a title. Imagine if Led Zeppelin and The Velvet Underground had a love child and Captain Beefheart adopted the little one. Well, it might sound something like Blue Jam Sammich. Simply put, this is what happens when the blues exposed to radioactive substances. Eat this mutated meal! Eat it, eat it! It takes less than two and a half minutes.

If you like what you eat, you can always download the Sammich at itunes

Geoparasitism Cheaper in August!

2006-08-07T08:08:00.000-07:00

The summer heat has driven us even madder than usual. Geoparasitism is available for $3 cheaper at CDBaby (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/madscientists) during the month of August. So, if you've been thinking about ordering it now is the time. Do you enjoy music that challenges rather than insults your intelligence (musical and otherwise)? Do you prefer albums that provide a new sonic experience with each listen? Then Geoparasitism is the album for you. You’ll find genres change not from song to song; genre lines blur within songs. Songs spiral from experimental psychedelic jazz funk to prog metal with teleporting time changes and noise fests that would confuse Lou Reed. So go now to http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/madscientists and save $3.

"Your Like A Punk Rock Thelonious Monk"

2006-07-10T18:27:00.000-07:00

While it may have been our shortest set ever (20 min.) it was also one of our finest. We rocked the house, made people dance, and got to meet some really cool new fans. Especially the jazz sax player who said, "Your like a punk rock Thelonious Monk". That made our night. All the bands, writers, solo artists, etc. that were involved came out in full force and had amazing sets. It was great fun to be part of such an exciting event. If you didn't make it out be sure to check out Cohesion's Second Saturdays at Texas Jive. They will be hosting shows featuring 3-4 local bands. It will be similar to the Birthday Bash only not 12 hours long. Thanks Denton Cohesion for letting us be a part.

July Featured MySpace Song - Geoparasitism

2006-07-03T10:24:00.000-07:00

Geoparasitism is prog metal with brain blistering time changes and loud experimental noise fests that release you from their grip only once you brain cells have been perfectly rearranged. This was the final song written for the album and one of the most difficult as it features several times changes (7/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8, 9/8, and even 4/4). Check it out all July at www.myspace.com/themadscientists

Geoparaitism is now available on itunes

Geoparasitism
Profit motive, power trips
humans in corruptions grip
Amputated defunct tribes
Misspent knoweldge, ecocide

Born within this culture's fickle heart
how can one exist and not take part?
Voice outnumbered , feel encumbered,
must not concede
Reaper grins, the vultures circle high
Time to shake our fists and raise a cry
Is it in vain? World gone insane.
How shall it end?

Liquidating Earth's assests
Spin the cylinder, place your bet
So now blithely live your dream
while the tempest gathers steam
Life will outlive man by far
but Earth will always bear our scar

Born within this culture's fickle heart
how can one exist and not take part?
Voice outnumbered , feel encumbered,
must not concede
Reaper grins, the vultures circle high
Time to shake our fists and raise a cry
Is it in vain? World gone insane.
How shall it end?

Hideously Mutated Life - GarageBand Track of the Day - 6.16.6

2006-06-16T08:31:00.000-07:00

Hideously Muated life is today's (6.16.6) GarageBand's track of the. This heavy bluesy rocker injects toxic slime into your brain is available for free download at http://www.garageband.com/artist/themadscientists or at www.myspace.com/themadscientists.

Check out this review:
The Mothers had children
Superb, but then I am a longtime Zappa freak. Absolutely fantastic guitar, luscious REAL tones, flawless lead and rhythm work.
Reviewed by: Permanent_Waves

June Featured Band - jetscreamer

2006-06-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

Texas blues punk from Saturn. If this band's live shows don't get you moving you have no soul. jetscreamer (www.jetcreamertx.com) manages to capture the very best of a diverse range of musical genres often times in just one song. The first song off the album Starjob, Front Porch, starts off as a Texas blues rocker that would make SRV proud and then turns into a psychdelic guitar fest ala Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. Songs like Black Hole combine a radio friendly feel while still retaining a true underground punk spirit by emphasizing chaotic noise based solos instead of melodic scale work. Any song that mentions Texas most notorious legends has to be doing something right. The band is a three piece (2 slide guitars and drums) which is difficult to believe considering the wall of sound they get in song like meow!!! and bliss. And if you enjoy epic noise fests in the vein of Sonic Youth you should also check out the Eliminator e.p., a fine example of what independent music can be.

If this Mad Robot is a Rockin'....

2006-06-12T10:20:00.000-07:00

If you missed our show at the Darkside this Saturday. You missed one of our best performances. The sound guy Brian is a genius and really knows his stuff. Plus, he is very hospitable (as is all of the staff) and very funny. The Darkside is currently my favorite club is Dallas. When you do the kind of craziness we do you really know and appreciate the importance of someone of his caliber. We played a rockin' 45 minute set covered in a thick layer of slime and funk. Kim's wah wah pedal made its first on stage appearance ever, even though she has owned it for 7 years. A college roommate or a friend(s) of said roommate is suspected of breaking it. But thanks to a little bit of help the minor surgery was conducted earlier this week (6.6.6) and it has been reanimated. The crowd although small was very receptive to our experimentations. It turns out there were some very large shows that night in Dallas and we had a lot of competition. So, thanks to all of you showed up and decided that we were more important than reunion shows. If you missed the show you must check out Rubber Robot (www.myspace.com/rubberrobot). They are an excellent band out of Austin and they make a great companion with us on a bill. Heavy psychedelic/experimental rock with a theramin and the whole bands wears military type shirts and horse heads. Awwwwww yeah!
Headlining was SALVIA DIVINORUM (www.myspace.com/salviadivinorum. Also, from Austin they brought some old school heavy guitar based garage rock to the stage. I can promise not a single subject walked away disappointed after the unleashing of monstrosities on this night. (Sorry Sam for missing your bday party.) More live experimentations coming soon...

Mad Robots with Salvia explore the Darkside this Saturday 6.10.6

2006-06-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

We will be playing this Saturday, June 10th, at the Darkside Lounge in Dallas. The Darkside is onend that is no easy task given the craziness of our sonic experiments). The Darkside doesn’t just treat it everyone well it looks cool as well. There’s art work up from cult and classic movies and it manages to combine a down to earth lets party vibe with urban chic. And best of all unlike other Dallas venues there’s no stuck up attitude. We’re going to be playing a great show with two amazing Austin bands Rubber Robot (www.myspace.com/rubberrobot) and Salvia Divinorum (http://www.myspace.com/salviadivinorum). You can also check out ou of the best venues in Dallas and is located in Deep Ellum ( 2810 Elm St). The venue treats the bands and customers with the utmost professionalism and courtesy. The sounds guy have always done a fantastic job for us in the past (ar amazing 420 special that is only available at our live shows or just drop by and say hi. You never know what surprises may escape the lab.

WM3 Benefit Outcome

2006-06-05T15:40:00.000-07:00

We are very pleased to announce that the West Memphis 3 benefit show (5.22.6) raised $90. Every penny will be going to the West Memphis 3 Legal Defense Fund. You can learn more about how Damien, Jason, and Jesse are doing and what you can do to help by going to www.wm3.org Thanks to everyone who took the time to come out and support these guys or went to the website and learned more about what happened.

June Featured Song on MySpace

2006-06-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

June's featured song on myspace (www.myspace.com/themadscientists) is Life Left Behind. Its quarky upbeat jazz infused rock. Lyrically this is something everyone can relate and you get a blazing guitar intro. Damn the man and rockin' guitar this is what rock is about.

Work my life away
tryin' to get ahead
trying to climb that ladder
have to move on up
don't have time to live
have to get that raise
don't you get in my way, buddy

We're all in search of something more but it's so hard to find
So far removed from our own world no wonder we're all blind to the fact
that the best life for our kind is the one we've left behind
Live you life authentically if you're so inclined
Reclaim your own culture and liberate your mind
The best life for our kind is the one we've left behind

Work is who you are;
your whole identity
Better jump on it
Your status is at stake
Exist without experience;
live without life
'cause the money's all that matters anyway

We're all in search of something more but it's so hard to find
So far removed from our own world no wonder we're all blind to the fact
that the best life for our kind is the one we've left behind
Life you life authentically if you're so inclined
Reclaim your own culture and liberate your mind
The best life for our kind is the one we've left behind

Repeat
Better not think or you might wake up
better swallow your pill or you might go mad
Better not think or you might wake up
better swallow your pill or you might go mad

Geoparasistim Now Everywhere & Cheaper!

2006-05-18T09:56:00.000-07:00

Geoparasitism can now be bought in 2400 stores worldwide (mainly U.S. though). Just ask your local record store and they can probably order it. If not you can always purchase it online at http://www.cdbaby.com/madscientists.

There is now a limited time (last day is June 30) discount of 20% at cdbaby if you order more than one copy at the same time.

May Featured Song - Masquerade of the Macabre

2006-05-16T23:51:00.001-07:00

Our Myspace featured song for the month of May is Masquerade of the Macabre. It is probably our song most likely to get stuck in your head. So, I guess that's our "radio friendly" tune if we have such a thing. It is also the only song on Geoparasitism that the lyrics were not written by Brannon. Brannon did however add the two line refrains that end the verses throughout the song as well as come up with the title. The rest however was written by Kim. While this may be as close as to radio friendly as we get there is one notable mutation. The choruses are instrumental only. Let the dance begin...

Masquerade of the Macabre

I think I'll begin where the end has no name
I think I will write what you cannot say
To be lost for words in a world of doubt
Silence speaks volumes
Just because you hear doesn't mean you listen
Just because speek doesn't mean you know
The truth always lies in between all the lines
You are not your own Your being played
Dancin' on a string in the Masquerade of the Macabre

It will never be farther than where it dwells
Not quite Heaven but almost Hell
Their thoughts will remain forever unknown
Because madness makes a house a home
Give them all a piece of your mind
And they will take it all just to leave you blind
But never loose yourself or let your spirit fade
Never be a prop in the Masquerade of the Macabre

Then someone came and stole their land
Only to return it with blood on their hands
Blood will spill for the need of oil
Will the Earth start to shake and the waters boil
Man will become the dinosaur just to quinch his need for more, more, more
Is it not for you do you feel betrayed?
Walk away from the Masquerade of the Macabre

May Featured Song - Masquerade of the Macabre

2006-05-16T23:51:00.000-07:00

Die Die Die my Denton...

2006-05-04T12:08:00.000-07:00

If your not from Denton please read anyway. This WILL happen to your town if it hasn't already. This is the new trend. Since the economy has to keep growing more more places will be pilaged, raped, beaten, and left to die.

Being a Dentonite for 6 1/2 years I've heard people bemoan the death of this town since I got here. During this time I've watched a cool artsy town strongly based around a local economy become and more coporatized and gentrified into another Frisco/Plano/Lewisville surban hell. Are we there yet? No, but we are certainly on the fast track. When I first got here the only thing on the loop once you got away for I-35 was Mal-Wart and Lowes, then trees that reached to the sky. Now, its a bustling area that looks like it was surgically cut out of Plano and grafted onto the Denton landscape. Over the last few the City Council has been drooling like vampires in a blood bank over this new plan. They want more bourgois mcmansion owning types and less alternative lifestyle artsy types, all the while claiming Denton as an arts town. They've been chipping away at the soul of this town for a while but sent an A-bomb recently. Fry St. will exsist no more as we have come to know and love it. Kiss is goodbye. No more sitting on the roof of Cool Beans listening to a great band. No more drinking at TJs and finishing the night with some great wings, a good band, and pool. Forget rifling through for burried riches at Treasure Isles, singing Bohemian Rhapsody with strangers at the Tomato, or a romantic night of pasta, wine, and hookahs at Bagheri's. This is all ancient history. Or at least that's the way the city council would have it. A large Californian company has bought the property where all these establishments are located. They are planning on bulldozing it and putting up an 8 story apartment complex with businesses on the bottom that open up to the street. I'm sure the rent for these buisness will be out of the range of most local entrepeneurs. I have to wonder if anyone gives a flying fuck? I've heard some grumblings but not the outrage such a tragedy deserves. Have we really grown this complacent? When will you care? When the Kharma is bought out and bulldozed for a StarFucks? When Zebrahead is replaced? When they use eminant domain laws to take the Delta Lodge? Maybe when Voertman's becomes a Barnes & igNoble college book store and the Inferno becomes a Coyote Ugly? Or will you wait until they decide to change the laws the yard Nazis enforce, and that siding or wood on your home is no longer up to "community standards," and you have to get bricks or tear it down? Maybe when carports aren't good enough and are considered "trashy". Ironic, considering most stuff designed/created by Frank Loyd Wright is out of this world expensive but carports equal white trash. Maybe when there are no clubs left for your band to play at so you'll have to drive to Dallas or Ft. Worth but can't afford the gas so your bands dies from carbon monixide because you can't get out of your garage. It seems like the University might care, but it's sitting on its obsese ass dining off the corpses of the overworked students populus. When college towns lose what makes them unique people stop coming. Denton is on the verge of losing just that. IF UNT wants to change its image from a communiter school they better give students more of an inncentive to live here. That incentive doesn't come from huge corporations. Those are available where they live now. Why move to a place that's just like your hometown but your going to have to pay lodging? UNT, as an alumnus you disgust me. You are a sick bloated whore that needs to have your abssess drained. You do not listen to your student body only to your accountants. Students cry more parking and you give them more dorms. Housing is plentiful in this town. You do not need an eight story apartment complex. You're not that large of a school and never will be if you assist in sucking the individuality out of this town. Many people come here when looking at schools and like the fact its a smaller Austin. You can recognize most of the regulars in the area, but it is made up of a diverse range of backgrounds. Those people will leave when you take away (or at least cut it in half) a cultural haven like Fry St. Thus you will lose students who come here for that reason. The mayor and city council can kiss my ass in Hell. You claim you want an arts town; you want to build an arts walk, you care about the arts in this community. Then why don't you back your words with actions? What you define as art has no underlying substance but it matches that new couch and rug well. This town has more artists (painters, sculptors, writers, musicians, filmmakers) per capita than any town than I can think of. The only problem is they don't make "art" that is pretty and to your liking. Instead of helping bands you hurt them and the clubs (local businesses) by passing ordincences that make it more difficult for them to draw crowds. You don't want Art, you want arts & crafts. Just be honest about it and don't hide behind these facades.
Denton is dying and if you don't think so your either in denial, unobservant, or maybe you just enjoy the suburban nightmare. There is still time left to save her but it is running short. Are you going to strum your guitar while it burns or are you going to crank that amp to 10 and tell the fuckers whose town this really is?

West Memphis 3 -It could happen to me, it could happen to you. - Jello Biafra

2006-05-02T08:10:00.000-07:00

If you visit our website (www.TheMadScientists.biz) regularly you know that each month we focus on a different relevant political/cultural issue to help raise awareness. When you look at our myspace page we have a small banner supporting the West Memphis Three. This month on the the website we are also turning our focus on these three young men. For those of you not familar with this case I'll post a brief synaposis from their website (www.wm3.org)

Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes. Evidence?
The same police officers coerced an error-filled confession from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too late Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994.
Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.
For over 12 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didnt commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment.

Over the years many people have been drawn to this case for a variety of reason but two primairy reasons stick out. Anger over the justice systems and its failings as well as its biasises against those who are different and poor (I would liked to add disabled as well, the number of people in prisons who have experienced head trauma, have low IQs, etc. is staggering). Or sympathy from people who were Damien, Jason, and Jesse. "Weirdos" in small towns (and not so small towns) that dressed in black, and listened to "evil" music. T

There is currently a letter writing campaign to the governor of Arkansas going on that you can find out more details at here. Please get the letters in before May 26, 2006. Also, WM3 awareness day (June 3) is quickly approaching and in honor of these events. We are organizing a benefit show at J&Js in Denton on May 22. There will be information about what is currently going on, how you can help, and the current letter writing campaignWe are asking a $3 suggested donation all of the door will be going to help the West Memphis Three. This is in its early stages but all details should be known by the end of the week.

Tom Waits on the WM3:
"These boys didnt get a fair trial. They got picked for wearing black clothes and having long hair. I am fundamentally opposed to the death penalty, and as Lenny Bruce said, In the halls of justice, all the justice is in the halls. Perhaps, a jury is composed of twelve men and women of average ignorance. and a judge is a lawyer who once knew a politician. In our system of justice, the best client for a lawyer is a scared millionaire. The worst thing in our criminal justice system is to be broke or different."

Freak St. Fair: The Aftermath = 1 birth + 1 death

2006-04-25T07:52:00.000-07:00

Well, maybe not a birth exactly but a birthday was celebrated. (Thanks for celebrating it with us Rissa). I'm a Sad Scientist since once again I failed at my ultimate experiment, to hit the brown note. One day it will happen! We are hoping to turn this into an annual event. Thanks to everyone who came out for the inaugural one. And a special thanks to gym mat nap, The Noise Revival, and the Violent Squids. Everyone put on a fabulous show. I would like to give an apology to gym mat nap and The Noise Revival for the sorry sound equipment. We had no idea that J&Js speakers had been stolen again and you did great with a crappy little amp. After the Noise Revival's set we found out The Squids had speakers that could be used for the rest of the evening. Thanks for saving the night guys. And to whoever stole the J&Js speakers. You are scum. This is a cool LOCAL DIY venue that is trying to keep a scene alive in a community that is narrowly escaping being swallowed by the suburban hell that is Lewisville. We need more places like J&Js and you are helping kill it when you pull shit like this. I'm sure you won't read this are even care but when the only place left to play in this town is Starfucks and rock bands have to drive to Dallas and Ft. Worth you'll be sitting around trying to figure out what happened. Just know you contributed to it that tragedy. Now go back to eating you corporate gentrified meal from some fast food corporate garbage place, sipping your "coffee" beverage from Starfucks, and listening to Clear Channel. You will be the death of true culture and I leave that on your conscience.

Kim

Online Laboratory Reconstructive Surgery Complete

2006-04-20T00:59:00.000-07:00

After two weeks of hard work we have completed the website's reconstrutive surgery. We hope you like the new look and find it easirer to navigate and communicate. There will be a few more follow up precedures in the coming weeks but by late May early June the last treatment should be completed (at least until a nose caves in or the botox wares off). If you experience any difficulties or feel like you may be experiencing the early stages of spontaneous combustion (from rapture, frustation, or down right disgust) please report them to you can post them on the brand new guestbook page or just email them to me Eye Gore the over-worked and underpaid (fish heads, fish heads, rolly polly fish heads) hunckbacked caretaker oc the online Laboratory. Please don't tell the Scientists what I said about being underpaid or they will conduct sonic experiments unfit for test subjects on me again. They're Mad Mad I tell you. No! No, not the electrodes...

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Freak St. Fair: A Night of Psychedelic Mayhem 4.21.06

2006-04-06T14:29:00.001-07:00

Please Repost
FREAK ST. FAIR: A NIGHT OF PSYCHEDELIC MAYHEM
April 5, 2006 (Denton, TX) -- -- Dentons Fry St. fair has long gathered attention for not only a full day of music but a day of bacchanalian decadence as well. The infamous fair has become a tradition in the North Texas area, a day for locals and former residents to party side by side and reminisce of old time and make new memories. But another lesser known tradition to mainstream Fair-goes also exists, anti-fairs and alternate fairs. On this weekend house parties with other great bands are only a drunken stumble away. And in this tradition is Freak St. Fair.

Freak St. Fair will be held J&Js in Denton on Friday April 21, 2006 (the night before Fry St. Fair). Organizers emphasize that in no way are they trying to compete with Fry St. Fair. Brannon Barr (organizer & guitarist/vocalist for The Mad Scientists) expounds, We are very much in the spirit of the Fry St. Fair. Our aim is to help people get in the mood and psyched up for the day to come. A lot of former residents return to Denton once a year for this event. They can meet up with friends and come out to Freak St. Fair eat great pizza, have a few beers, and hear eclectic music that is not typically featured elsewhere, and pay no cover. Freak St. Fair begins and ends early running from 8pm to Midnight.
The bands featured are a psychedelic lot that are more eclectic and bizarre than those typically featured at Fry St. Fair. The line up includes three Denton bands that have strong reputations for pushing boundaries and dont neatly fit into any one genre. The Violent Squid(Denton's ultimate noise band with a sense of humor), The Mad Scientists (the psychedelic mutants that escape from their lab leave observers enraptured, confused, or enraged), gymmatnap (one man creating multiple soundscapes). Also, coming in for one night only is Austins The Noise Revival(groove rock that makes the needle jump). Brannon states, We are fans of many of the bands playing at Fry St. Fair we just wanted an opportunity to expose the more chaotic and esoteric bands. A night of psychedelic mayhem is just what Freak St. Fair goers will get as a wamup for the day of debauchery to follow whether they attend Fry St. Fair or not.

April Featured Song: Slow Collision

2006-04-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

This song is often our closer though sometimes it falls else where in the set. It has been known to clear a room and fill it up (often in the same venue on the same night). We think of it as instrumental psychedelic noise eplorations into the the outer realms of beauty and maddness. But its best for us to just shut up and let you experience this song yourself at www.myspace.com/themadscientists (incense, candles, and any other mood setting accessories/accroutements are recommended). If you like this and the Burning Circus Tent you really should attend Freak St. Fair April 21, J&Js in Denton 8pm (stay tuned a new blog regarding this will be up tomorrow).
One more thing I would like to add. We had to compress the hell out of this to get the mp3 small enough to upload on myspace. So what you are hearing his has lost soooooo much. This is just to give you a little taste of this sonic concoction to experience it fully you must go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/madscientists
or better yet support Awesome local music stores:
Dallas:
Bill's Records & Tapes
Denton:
Cd Warehouse
Recycled Books
Houston:
Sound Exchange
Austin:
Waterloo

Geoparasitism (the album) Lyrics now Available

2006-03-13T16:49:00.000-08:00

As you may have noticed we have a new addition to the site. The lyrics for all our songs available for you to check out. If you've been having trouble figuring out what is going on (lyrically speaking only) you can now rest easy. You can even read them while listening to the songs on the mp3 player. Just click on the title under field guide and the lyrics for that song should appear in a new browser window. This is one of several new pages to come in the next week or two so stay tuned.

March MySpace Featured Song - Key to the Universe

2006-03-09T09:48:00.000-08:00

Each month on our MySpace site (www.myspace.com/themadscientists) we feature a different song. For the month of March it is Key to the Univerese. Key to the Univese was the first song Kim & Brannon wrote together. The music was written the night she got her fretless bass and after listening to several Hendrix albums back to back. The lyrics came a few weeks later when Brannon was supposed to be pulling an all nighter for a test but inspriation doesn't necessarily strike at the most convient times. Ironically, it was one of the final songs Christina learned after becoming Mad. Check it out this month and provide feeback. We love feedback but if you've seen us live you've probably already figured that out.

Key to the Universe
Stars we see at night are light from eons past
matter changes constantly to energy
Will our structured minds ever grasp
the harmonic balance of enthropy?
Great marvels reside inside the human mind
but our knowledge of the universe is tattered.
We've learned so much yet we remian blind
our view is obscured by dark matter.
For every great mystery there lies an answer.
There are no true anomalies.
Bust as globalization spreads like a cancer
we know not who holds the key.

Metal spider probes are our window into space
They who know no god map His creations.
The atmosphere destroyed by the human race;
laid to waste as we construct space stations.
Interstellar travel still lies beyond our reach;
space itself we must learn how to bend
The world could be destroyed by laws of nature breached
Will the means be justified by The End?
The mysteries of life may lie beyond the stars
Dogmas for which mankind is not prepared.
Enlightenement is not won by way of fighting wars;
we can't progress until we learn to care.

3 Free Songs & Preview the Album Before You Buy

2006-03-07T20:56:00.000-08:00

On our myspace site (www.myspace.com/themadscientists) we are making three songs (The Senders, The Burning Circus Tent, & Hideously Mutated Life) available free to download because we love you. Please share among your friends. These same songs are available as a free three song sampler (with the now somewhat infamous fetus martini artwork) at all of our shows and randomly at various places in the DFW area or cities we may be playing. If you would like to make your own sampler contact us and we will send you the necessary files. The fourth song changes from month to month. This is our way of letting you preview the album before you buy (Denton CD Warehouse, Recycled Books, Dallas - Bill's Records & Tapes, Houston - Sound Exchange, and Austin - Waterloo, or on the web at www.cdbaby.com/cd/madscientists).

UBL Featured Arist!!!

2006-03-03T09:28:00.000-08:00

We are a Ultimate Band List's featured artist this week. Don't ask why we're in the electronic category, it shocked us as well. You can vist the featured artist page or just go directly to our individual page.

Photos

2006-01-05T20:40:00.000-08:00

Check out these photos of our mini tour. We would have liked to have taken more but once in Austin we kept forgetting the camera.

Leaving Super Happy Funland

Pinata Palace - a single wide trailor with built on shanties full of pinatas! If your ever on 290 from Houston to Austin stop here.

Christina at Pinata Palace on the mini Texas Tour '05

Kim & Christina outside Pinata Palace with our biggest fan. See the piggy pinata. It will be fattened and slaughtered this spring at The Mad Scientists' barbecue.

We're baaaaaaack

2006-01-02T13:01:00.000-08:00

After several grueling days on the road we made it back to Denton. The truck's brakes sound horrible but other than that we're in good shape. We met some cool people and had a good time. Both of the shows we played rocked and everyone (the audience and the band) enjoyed it. I'm also pleased to announce you can now purchase our music in Houston (Sound Exchange)and Austin (Waterloo). We do not have any shows scheduled for a while as we will be working on some new material and very special top secret creations.

Today Austin Tomorrow Denton.

2005-12-31T11:12:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we began by hitting Guadalupe and promoting the show. We got to the venue only to find we weren't on any of the promotional materials and none that we sent were at the venue. There was a slight mix up but all was resolved and we rocked the place. The bill was on the punky side so we took a heavy route as opposed to a full fledge noise freak fest. It was all and all a good set. Brannon's amp is having a problem that is intermittent which makes it diffiuclt to track down the cause. We will try to get this cleared up when we return. The audience was receptive to the music especially considering how different we were from the other acts on the bill. I have some thoughts about the Austin vs. Denton that I will express in an upcoming blog. Today's plans include hitting Waterloo, Cheapo Records, Austin MoMA, and other adventures.

Fear & Loathing in Funland

2005-12-29T18:35:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we began our long and ardous journey to Houston. We intended to leave before noon and made it out of Denton at about 1:00pm. We almost left Kim's bass head but narrowly escaped this tragic fate. We made it into Houston and entered the mysterious & magical world of Super Happy Funland. This is one of the best venues we have ever played. It was non-smoking and beautifully decorated with stylish artwork. Everyone there was exteremely cool and hospitable. We learned about an intriguing Texas legend that no one in the band (even with are vast knowledge of all things arcane and morbid) knew about. It seems there was a serial killer in the Heights (the neighborhood Super Happy Funland is located in) during the 70's known as the Candyman who lured 10-14 year old boys (some from the very street the venue is located on) to parties and then tortured and killed selected ones. The police told the parents of the missing boys that they had gone to California (with an aching in their hearts?) like all those other damn hippies. Then one of the young men the Candyman used to lure the boys killed the Candyman and told the cops where to find the bodis. We played an excellent set. We did one that was a little heavy on the craziness which was appropriate for an equally crazy venue. We also stopped at Sound Exchange and they agreed to carry Geoparasitism. This is a fantastic record store with a vary impressive collection of obscure and underappreciated music. Their vinyl selection was fabulous as well. Frank Zappa's Freak Out on vinyl, enough said. Drool... When we left this morning we got lost in Brenham (the ice cream haze of the city confused or hungry minds) and took the wrong highway. Once we realized our mistake we continued back but not after getting to see off the path road marks such as New Year's Creek, Christmas Road, and Gay Hill. Throughout our journey we saw many remarkable sights (ie. an enormous statue of Sam Houston and the abandoned Jezabel Saloon) that for various reasons we were unable to stop at but we did make time for one very special place, Pinata Palace (Yes, we took pictures. They'll be posted on here when we return.). This is the most increadible place a single wide trailer plus some build on shanty structures full of almost nothing but pinatas!!!!!! If you are ever on I-290 toward Austin you have to stop and check it out. We purchased a small piggy pinata for our Mad Scientists' barbecue this spring (details are in the making). Tomorrow we will ascend on Trophy's and show them Austin has nothing on Denton when it comes to weirdness. We are now in the lap of a luxurious 4 star hotel in Austin being treated in the manner we have become accostomed SOS if you get this please send more peanut butter we are running low...

Test Subjects Needed in Houston & Austin ASAP

2005-12-27T10:03:00.000-08:00

We are packing up the lab and taking our sonic experimentations south to unveil our Frankensteinian monster of experimental dark psychedelic jazz metal and are seeking willing and not so willing subjects in Houston & Austin.
The first experiments will take plan in Houston at Super Happy Funland (2610 Ashland Street), December 28, 8:00 pm. Then the sonic slime will ooze northward on December 30, to Austin's Trophy's ( 2008 S. Congress) at 10:00 pm.
Audiences can expect a wide range of music of musical stylings from traditional slow blues to prog. metal with brain blistering time changes and loud experimental noise fests that release you from their grip only once you brain cells have been perfectly rearranged. While we make no promises on the results of the experiments former subjects have reported states of euphoria and synthesia. Subjects have also been observed to partake in strange gyrations that have been described as dancing. Side effects may include confusion, pupil dilation, and questioning of authority. Results may vary.

Continuing Mutations...

2005-12-26T12:34:00.000-08:00

The website is continuing to mutate at rapid yet unpredicatable pace. The three newest became noticable last night but had been undergoing the strange changes for sometime. On the homepage you may notice random quotations appearing at the bottom of the page. Do not be alarmed these are naturally occuring mutations that are a result of more subjects becoming involved in our sonic experimentations. Next, on the mp3s page you may notice a field guide. This will assist you in selecting songs. Finally, on the press page you will find a new press release regarding the southbound spread of our sonic slime to Houston and Austin.

The End is Nigh!!!!!!

2005-12-25T19:38:00.000-08:00

There is only one week left to vote on our MySpace poll. Subjects may select between making Geoparasitism or Hideously Mutated Life available for download. You have several options in voting. Go to www.myspace.com/themadscientists and listen to both. If your already on myspace you can send a message or rate the song and comment. Other options are posting a comment on this blog or sending us an email at webmaster@themadscientists.biz
Thanks to all who have already voted and don't forget you can download The Burning Circus Tent and The Senders at www.myspace.com/themadscientists

Welcome!

2005-12-13T16:33:00.000-08:00

This is the first of several new changes in our online laboratory. The news room has been converted into our LaBlog. Over the next few days you will see other mutations to the site but because we love surprises you'll have to check back to find out. If you subscribe to the blog you will be updated as events unfold and in the future you can stay on top of all the new discoveries in the lab.