Midnight Syndicate
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chardon, Ohio, US |
| Genres | Dark ambient, neoclassical dark wave |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Entity Productions (1997–present), Monolith Graphics (1998) |
| Associated acts |
Destini Beard Nox Arcana Parlormuse |
| Website | www.midnightsyndicate.com |
| Members | Edward Douglas Gavin Goszka |
| Past members | Scott Angus (1997) Mark Rakocy (1997) Dennis Carleton (1997) Jamie Barbour (1997) Ray Portler (1997) Christopher Robichaud (1997) Joseph Vargo (1998–2000) |
Midnight Syndicate is an American musical group that has been working mainly in the genre of gothic music since 1997 and is based out of Chardon, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
The band refers to their CDs as "soundtracks for the imagination" or "soundtracks to imaginary films." Most of the songs on their thirteen albums are characterized by a blend of instrumental music and sound effects and are commonly used to provide atmosphere during the Halloween season, in haunted attractions, and in the role-playing game industry.
Composer/filmmaker Edward Douglas formed Midnight Syndicate in 1996 shortly after releasing a micro-budget, direct-to-video horror film called The Dead Matter (1996) which he directed and scored and would later remake. Midnight Syndicate's self-titled debut album was released the following year. A majority of music on the album was written, arranged, and performed by Edward Douglas. Contributors included Scott Angus, Mark Rakocy, Dennis Carleton, Jamie Barbour, Ray Portler, the rap act Dark Side, and Christopher Robichaud. Douglas coined the term cine-fusion to describe the album. Cine-fusion is described in the album's liner notes as
Musically, the album contained an eclectic blend of styles including everything from dark instrumental music (of which three tracks appeared on future releases), rock,rock-a-billy, techno, rap, new-age, humor-pop, jazz, and space. Movie-style sound effects were employed in some tracks. In March 1998, a multimedia show was produced by Douglas and his company, Entity Productions, to support the album. The show included a blending of original short films, live music, animation, and stage performers.
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