Cinetrope have been difficult to categorize in the years they have been together.
The have drawn comparisons to everything from Portishead, Siouxsie Sioux, Yeah Yeah Yeahs with a touch of Pink Floyd and the mood of David Lynch meets Quentin Tarantino.
Their work contains a sampling of characters within the songs that touch upon dark, dreamy yet danceable pieces.
After suffering multiple stabs wounds and left for dead on the floor of a basement in Virginia many years ago percussionist Julian “Scotty” Bryan dragged himself up the stairs and waived down a passing cab that would rush him to the hospital saving his life. Vowing to track down his attackers and take his revenge he ultimately faced them in an underground cage match where he took out all of his opponents with nothing but two drum sticks. He savored the victory so much he decided to relish the rush of his revenge by playing drums.
Washing up on the coast of Florida, a man suffering from amnesia had no identification on him and no clues to jog his memory. The only other item that had washed up with him at the time was a guitar. He picked it up, strummed it and was able to play it as if he had studied for years. Scratched into the back of the guitar was the name Steve “Big Time” Johnston. This was the identity the man took. Never regaining his memory he spent years piecing together his past that eventually led him on a journey into an unsavory world of underground cage matches where he ultimately met drummer Scotty. He still has hopes that he may regain his memory some day.
Born with a guitar in one hand and a hockey stick in the other, Charles Bennett had the makings of what would surely be a prosperous life with the multiple endorsement deals he had under his belt. Tragically, his career came to an end when he suffered an injury that would prevent him from ever playing again. He was able to continue with his music but never got over the allure of the violence of the game. He became the founder of an underground extreme sports league that bolstered matches of chopper hockey where the sticks were replaced with sickles. He was also an advisor in the underground cage fighting league where he would meet Scotty and Steve.
The Sinister Hologram Assignment Routed Recognition Over Negativity aka "Sharron" program was an experiment gone terribly wrong. The initial test was made up of the remains of 5 deceased women that were fused together and then had electrical currents passed through the remains to re-animate the mass. Is anyone reading this?
The beginnings of Cinetrope stemmed from conversations amidst two co-workers at a local bookstore. Their love for music and art
would ignite a friendship. In the summer of 2003 Sharron and Steve made a journey to Florida to perform for the first time together. This event would lead to the foundation for Cinetrope.
After many beers one evening with the trusty 16 track recorder, the skeleton of a couple of songs had emerged. Next enter the bassist. Charles and Steve had shared a job together
in a brief stint as office employees, trudging away in the vast cubicals of customer service.
Songs were being written when the final member of the band was found at a coffeeshop in Sharron’s neighborhood.
Scotty had just become bandless in a timely manner, when Sharron asked him to check out their demo. The personell of the band was complete.
The last thing to do now was to write more songs and come up with a name that fit the mood of the music. "This sounds like music you might hear in a film." Thus, Cinetrope, translating to "film music" became the monogram of the band.