 “An interestingly weird band mixing influences and sounds from all ends of the musical spectrum but, unlike many avant-garde and artsy bands, this WORKS to their advantage.”
~ Black Angel Promotions
(http://www.blackangelpromotions.com)
With its members hailing from different sections of the United States, Dark Humor is gradually building a fan base as diverse as their music. Since late 2003, the new lineup – consisting of founding members Terry Rice and Noah joined by newbie Joseph Y. Kamiya – have been working tirelessly on original material for a new studio album. Instead of following the crunchy punk-rock riffs and shouted expletives of their first album, they began to haunt more diverse regions of sonic soundscape. This resulted in acoustic ballads, gothic-romance rockers, and even some folk/country tunes. “[It’s] charming,” says Chicago rocker Ahab Rex (http://www.ahabrex.com). “Lots of lo-fi charm and pop sense bleeding through.”
Mainstream critics criticize Dark Humor’s experimentalism, branding it inconsistent and/or overtly strange. For the underground audience, Dark Humor is one of the risk-takers who have abandoned interest in everything acceptable to the average listener. Their courage to push traditional song structures and to break the boundaries of genres is attracting indie bands, listeners, and promoters alike. Sin, owner of @ntidote Records (http://www.antidoterecords.net), describes them as “a weird mix of [Frank] Zappa, Jane’s Addiction, R.E.M., and the Dead Milkmen.” “You can’t go wrong with catchyness,” says U.K.’s alternative rock threesome, Porcelain Mary (http://www.porcelainmary.co.uk), “Ain’t that what they say?!”
Although the band is currently unable to bring Dark Humor to life through live performances, Terry, Noah, and Joseph shall continue to sow musical chaos that will spread through stereo and computer speakers all over the multiverse and beyond...
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