Artist description Dark and dissonant yet often drifting into the spacey and ethereal, DAP's music is focused on the role of progressiverock in the 21st century and not merely as an echo of the past.

Music Style Modern Progressive Rock

Musical Influences King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa

Similar Artists King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Tool, Primus, The Gathering, A Perfect Circle

Artist History The Dark Aether Project was formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1997 by Adam Levin. The first solid lineup featuringLevin on Chapman Stick/Loops, Yaman Aksu on guitar and Brian Griffin on Drums made its debut on November 21997. This trio recorded the group's self-titled debut CD during a weekend recording session in January of 1998. TheCD featured guest vocalist Jason Wilson of Emerald Tiers on three songs. Wilson performed in concert with the bandduring their 1998 concert schedule which saw them touring with several well known European and US based artists. In the late summer of 1998, Wilson was replaced by Ray Weston (Echolyn). During this time Levin switched fromStick to a custom built 8 string touchstyle guitar built by luthier Mark Warr of Warr Guitars. The band's second CDFeed the Silence was released in March of 1999 featuring the addition of keyboards to the band's sound andWeston's vocals to two songs. During touring following the release of Feed the Silence, drummer Allen Brunelle (Iluvatar) and guitarist Steev Geest(Solaris Guitar Trio/Fingerpaint) replaced Griffin and Aksu. The revamped lineup made their debut at the 5th AnnualProgday International Progressive Rock Festival held on Sep 4-5 1999, representing the US amongst severalinternational acts.In the space of a few weeks during the summer of 2000 the band played the Quarkstock festival in Columbus Ohio,The Mandelbrot Festival in Hartford Connecticut, headlined at New York's prestigious Knitting Factory's main spaceand was personally chosen by members of Happy The Man as their opening act at Virginia's State Theatre for thegroup's first concert in over 20 years. In the Fall of 2000, after a period of lineup retooling which included Rocky Cancelose (ex-Boud Deun) briefly filling infor Allen Brunelle, a new lineup emerged with vocalist Jennifer Huff and guitarist John McCloskey (On The Rocks)joining Levin and Brunelle. In early 2001 the band expanded into a 5 piece unit with the addition of keyboardist MartySaletta (ex-Chaos Code/The Web). Work is currently underway on the band's third studio release.

Group Members Allen Brunelle: Drums, Keyboards, Vocals - Jennifer Huff: Vocals - Adam Levin: Warr 8 String Touch Guitar, Guitar, Keyboards, Loops - John McCloskey: Guitar - Marty Saletta: Keyboards

Instruments Warr 8 String Touch Style Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Loops, Vocals

Albums The Dark Aether Project (1998), Feed The Silence (1999), The Gentle Art of Firewalking (2002)

Press Reviews "...jazz-inflected, often minimalistic...foreboding soundscapes...classy ...offers mature musicianship without pretentiousness" - John Collinge - Progression (US) "..intense and blistering lead work...amazing loops and shimmering textures that are at once haunting and dreamlike...worthy of attention." - Peter Thelen - Expose (US) "This is a rare example of a rock band whose extended solos are a strong point." - Mark Jenkins - The Washington Post (US) "...delivers what the demanding progressive rock fan wants: a unique and original product, dexterity, a sharp musical flair and the ability to play with the listener's emotions." - Cyclone Magazine (Quebec) "This is - forgive my colloquialism - some serious shit." - Larry Nai - Progression - (US)

Location Severn, MD - USA

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