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Columbus, United States (2003 – present)

Scissor Shock is the solo project of Adam Cooley (Robe., RUINHORSE, etc.) — who often employs the help of a small list of collaborators (most notably Aaron Booe) — usually described as being an avant-progressive/art rock/electronic/RIO/noise/free jazz/no wave/ambient band formed in Columbus, Indiana in 2003, but opinions differ.

“Scissor Shock has no near equal, much less an equal, and any attempt to try and nail them into a particular genre or sub-genre is a fruitless endeavor.” - Dusty.

Scissor Shock has had up to 30 members at a time before, though the band is mainly just credited to Adam. Scissor Shock has explored many different types of genres and production styles and rarely makes the same music twice. Scissor Shock is constantly progressing.

Through clever advertising, insane live shows, and a forward-thinking approach to making music, Scissor Shock has continued to gain attention and is listed by many artists as being an influence.

Today, Scissor Shock hardly has any elements of the sound they started with in 2003. No two albums are the same. Adam uses a wide, vast, and ridiculous assortment of sounds to make his songs, and sometimes spends weeks just recording one track. The only constant in Scissor Shock’s music, present on nearly every release, from the past to the present, is a strange balance of unhinged lunacy combined with uneasy, delicate ambience.
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  • DANCECORPS

    Wow! I am the third most similar artist! A bit weird since we're not alike at all and have at least 5000 listeners each but there you go...

    last month

  • adamcooleyisdea

    actually, I never thought about it, but some meshuggah is similar to psychic existentialism..

    February 2012

  • chaindinsanity

    why would i be redirected from something like Meshuggah to this?

    January 2012

  • Midwayer

    yeah...

    December 2011

  • DerekMcA

    i miss you scissor shock, come back to me.

    November 2011

  • theory_of_mind

    bona fide DIY hipster garabe, very good shit

    October 2011

  • bruno__________

    wondering why this one is tagged as the nww list.

    October 2011

  • loveandfear

    Never listened to him but he looks like Death In June on a budget.

    July 2011
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