Begun in 2002 as a creative studio project. Founder members Mel Draper and Dan Precision integrated raw punk guitars with melancholy vocals and crisp programming. Blending this with many years of musical experience between them, and drawing on a diverse array of influences that ranged from gothic rock and post-punk to synth-pop and world music, a number of songs were penned that form the foundation of the soon to be released debut cd, Grave New World.
In Autumn 2002 Sam Ruppert joined on bass guitar and programming duties and the band released the three-track Dreamfree e.p. to wide acclaim in both the US and UK dark underground music scene, receiving club play both in the States and across Europe.
In January 2003 Dan reluctantly left the band due to the demands of his business as recording engineer and was replaced on guitar in March by long-time friend and Chicago scene stalwart Michael Verzani.
The band performed their debut live show in May 2003 to a sell-out audience at Chicago's Underground Lounge, followed in August by two spellbinding shows in St. Louis and the suitably atmospheric Subterranean club in Chicago.
In October the band performed their final concert of 2003 when they opened for top US darkwave act The Cruxshadows in Milwaukee to rave reviews.
Soulscape entered the studio over the winter and, after a highly successful spring Midwest-Micro Tour, are currently completing the recording of Grave New World which is scheduled for release in June 2004

Goth, punk, post-punk, synth-pop, industrial, metal