The Mad Scientists

The Mad Scientists have been described using a wide array of musical terms. So, for those looking for commerically accessible scholock rock flee now or abandon all hope. But, for those who crave adventure, originallity and return to when rock music made parents turn away in disgust (or a least scratch their head) t hen welcome to the laboratory. The music could be described as experimental, dark psychedelic, jazz, metal hat explores the boundary between chaos and struture. And if that confoundes you further wait until you hear the music.

With a new drummer joining the group in in late 2007 the band has big plans for 2008. After only weeks of joining the band has 3 new songs with plans to record a new album in the new year. 2008 will see lots of explosions coming from the lab with the addition of multi-media stage shows, a live album, a video, losts more live show, extensive touring, and more than dare not be said. The remainder of 2007 will be used as a warm up for what is to come and to put any final touches on ideas that have spent months incubating in the lab.
The Mad Scientists have had several incarnations. Initially, the band played shows as a two piece (guitar & bass) until they found a drummer. And while drummers have come and gone Brannon Barr (guitar/vocals) and Kim Fry (bass guitar) have remained the key ingredients in this sonic concoction. Brannon could easily hone his guitar playing to fit any mainstream style but instead he writes and plays using all of them creating a style that is like multiple weather fronts colliding. Kim often conjures up strange tones and sounds on her bass but the one thing she has yet to capture is the infamous, "Brown Note". The search for this elusive musical legend does not stop her from laying down deeps groves and twisted bass lines. The recent addition of Brandon Whitehead as drummer has made The Mad Scientists' overall feel more tight and condensed but stills retains the more intricate and weird elements the band has a reputation for due to Brandon being a heavy, driving, punk player.
The Mad Scientists very well may be DFW's most divisive band. Audiences are often filled with love and disgust for the show but they always stay and pay attention. This is one of the unfortunate side effects of making unique music. As DefensiveListening of the local and even more controversial WeShotJr.com noted, "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." The band does not necessarily aim to please everyone. They just want to try to shake up the current complacity that is pervasive in music and society in general. So, for those that enjoy an unpaved ride the Hearse is always ready but for those that don't they can shake off the side effects by buying ane extra beer or two at the bar.