Cuneiform: Beat Circus – Dreamland / dieses Wochenende für Five

„Beat Circus has created a singular intriguing sonic identity by filtering certain bizarre old-time American and European pre-jazz styles through a progressive contemporary fearlessness.“ – Weekly Planet

You can hear echoes of Tom Waits, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Kurt Weill, Carla Bley, Hans Eisler, Bernard Herrman and much much more here, but what it all combines into could only come from Beat Circus!

„Brian Carpenter’s narrative songs evoke cabaret, Wild West saloons, circus sideshows, and Old World gypsies…but the prodigious musicianship and stylistic miscegenation is all modern; the results, refreshingly entertaining.“

All About Jazz NY

Beat Circus was formed in 2002 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Carpenter. Beat Circus delivers Weird American Gothic stories of children, dreams, fatherhood, revenge, redemption, and murder. Dreamland is their second album and is a uniquely fierce record of dark narrative songs and instrumental works, which is loosely based on historical events associated with turn-of-the-century New York and Coney Island. Brian leads a nine piece ensemble with a unique instrumentation.

released January 29, 2008

Brian Carpenter – vocals, pump organ, harmonica, trumpet
Käthe Hosletter – violin, viola
Julia Kent – cello
Alec K. Redfearn – accordion, jawharp
Ronn Caswell – tuba
Curtis Hasselbring – trombone
Brandon Seabrook – tenor banjo, mandolin, slide guitar
Briggan Krauss – saxophones
Matt McLaren – drums and percussion

1) Click this album link: https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dreamland
2) Click „Buy Digital Album“
3) Type „10“ into the Name your price field (The discount comes next! 😉 ).
4) Type the word „FIVE“ into the Discount code field.
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