Medusa Cyclone Is The Brainchild Of One Keir McDonald. He Began His Unusual Sonic Experimentation As Part Of The Electronic-Psychedelic Detroit Group Viv Akauldren Back In The '80s. When The Group Broke Up In 1990 McDonald Didn't Form A New Band Right Away He Stuck To Working On Solo Home Recordings And Participated In A Few Collaborations With Filmmaker/songwriter Clem Fortuna. When 1992 Rolled Around McDonald Started The Independent Record Company Manta Ray Fleet With Associate Chris Girard Out Of McDonald's Basement. The Duo First Released A 7" On The New Label "Rusted House" B/w "Wonderful Ear Trees" And Played A Show Here And There. Their Next 7" Would Prove To Be Their Last "Wristwatch Walk" B/w "Perfect World" As McDonald Decided To Work Solo Under The Moniker Medusa Cyclone While Girard Who Was A Librarian At One Point Decided To Do Research On UFO Mysteries And Altered Consciousness. McDonald Released A Total Of Three Medusa Cyclone Singles From 1992-1994 And Appeared On A Split 7" With Cyclone Fanatics Pavement On Third Gear Records In 1995. Medusa Cyclone's 1995 Full-Length Debut On Third Gear Was Essentially A Compilation Of The Manta Ray Fleet Singles With Several New Songs Sprinkled In. Mr. Devil Followed In 1998.