by Heather Phares & John BushThe experimental post-rock of New Yorks Mice Parade, aka Adam Pierce, blends live instrumentation, layers of overdubs, and intricate percussion into a distinctive, playful sound. Mice Parades 1998 debut single, My Funny Friend Scott, introduced Pierces genre-bending style, which he expanded on with that years full-length debut, The True Meaning of Boodleybaye. On 1999s Ramda, Pierce upped the ante once more by recording the tracks and mixing the album in one take, lending it an improvised feel. The year 2000 saw the release of Collaborations, which featured contributors like Curtis Harvey, Jim ORourke, Doug Scharin, Aki Tsuyoko, and Nobukazu Takemura.Pierce formed a loose recording and touring band around Mice Parade in 2001, the year of Mokoondi, and also added harmonic influences from Africa and India. Vocals were the next frontier, introduced on 2004s Obrigado Saudade and expanded upon with 2005s Bem-Vinda Vontade and 2007s self-titled Mice Parade.