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Blind With Rain is a project created in 2001 by Aaron Geis. Its name was inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 19th century poem, "The Portrait".

Aaron Geis, raised in a small Ohio town, now resides in Maryland. Aaron's musical journey began as a teenager, influenced by the Seattle grunge movement in conjunction with Cleveland's early to mid 1990's industrial music scene. Throughout this time period, Aaron formed several fledgling bands with friends such as the noise-band Cardboard, the Filter-influenced White Tree and the Swans-esque Children of Catharsis.

Beginning in 1997 and continuing over the course of the next few years, Aaron rotated between playing guitar and keyboard throughout different incarnations of the Detroit-based gothic band Plastik Acid - formed by Chris Bentley - whom Aaron had previously worked with on "Children of Catharsis". In 1998, Aaron self-published a collection of poetry and illustrations titled, "Certain Things Within". 2001 brought Aaron and Chris together once again for the Summon Room, a collection of spoken word pieces from a group of primarily underground artists, which includes a performance by Jarboe. Additionally; in 2001, Aaron released the short-run CD, "Early Morning" which contained his instrumental works from 1998-2001. 2001 marked an end to several commitments, and thus ample time became available for Aaron to focus on his new project, Blind With Rain. Although Blind With Rain wouldn't evolve into it's current form for another three years, demos were consistently being recorded in an attempt to holster the specific sound Aaron had envisioned for his new project.

Aaron relocated to Baltimore, MD in the spring of 2004, shortly thereafter he began the formal writing and recording process for "The Chemical Window" (E.P.). Completed a year later, and mastered by the renowned Tom Baker, Blind With Rain's debut was released in September 2005.

It can easily be said that "The Chemical Window" (E.P.) has an ongoing theme by addressing the chemical dependency of anti-depressants among today's society while also focusing on the almost addictive qualities that can manifest in relationships. The chemical symbol for dopamine (a neurotransmitter present in regions of the brain that regulate movement, emotion, motivation and feelings of pleasure) appears on the CD face and is the prominent subject matter of the E.P.'s title track. With his music, Aaron uses a methodical selection of instrumentation to create profound layers of depth and mood. In a world saturated by redundant, imitative pop culture, Blind With Rain strives to maintain an inspired originality through a balanced formula encompassing a memorable hook amalgamated with the dense, haunting mood of early industrial music. The result is a rhythmic style of musical art that is both personal and universally sympathetic. The release of "The Chemical Window" (E.P.) demonstrates the mastery of Aaron Geis's musical formula with every track.

Industrial Nation magazine, issue .. 21, hailed Blind With Rain's 4-track demo (2004) by stating, "...the music here is nothing short of excellent, with clever beat programming (not in the pain-in-the-ass-virtuoso sense of the word), great use of reversed vocal samples (see, even the oldest recipes can bring good results when you're talented), and there's a level of melody-crafting I hadn't heard in ages."

(DDR. "Man Bites Noise, Experimental/Noise, New Music Reviews." IndustrialNation 21 (2005): 65.)

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