Mice Parade was first started as an experimental post-rock project by Adam Pierce, in the ‘90s. Pierce has also played in the Swirlies, The Dylan Group, HiM, múm, and Philistines Jr. Pierce is a bold and inventive artist, whose strong sense of innovation led him to create a uniquely individual take on the post-rock/electronica movement. The name Mice Parade is actually an anagram for Adam Pierce, so the name is not just subtly humorous, but intentionally so. The project started out as an outlet for long-form instrumental works, a sort of alien indie rock, which has now turned to somewhat more traditional structures.The first album produced by Mice Parade was the 1998 release The True Meaning of Boodleybaye. The album featured a one-man band effort with a sound somewhat reminiscent of emo rock. The album was followed by Ramada in 1999, which revealed more of Mice Parade's brilliance. The contrasting elements of the album make it almost impossible to ignore once it has been heard. The album is one of the most fascinating audio compositions around, giving full reign to the imagination through the ears.Mokoondi was the first album that the band released after the millennium. The March 2001 release is architecturally balanced between post-rock, avant-rock, and acoustic folk. This CD marks a period when more artists joined Mice Parade. With the addition of members from the Dylan group and others the album takes off at a smart pace with international influences galore, including rubby guitars and a kind of Chinese harp called the cheng. The album is otherworldly, in many senses.Since Mokoondi, Mice Parade has released four albums, which have proved their worth as a group. Their most recent release, an eponymous album, sounds like nothing else that has ever been heard. It marks a point where Mice Parade is going in a whole new direction, and fans wonder what otherworldly adventure they are being taken on next.