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Beat Circus - Boy From Black Mountain CD [RUNE294CD] $14.25
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"Beat Circus was formed in Boston in 2002. The band is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist / singer-songwriter Brian Carpenter, who has been its only constant member since its inception. The music bridges a number of disparate genres including experimental music, Americana, cabaret, circus music, Appalachian string music, bluegrass music, old-time music, Southern Gospel, and funereal music. Boy From Black Mountain began shortly after Carpenter's son was diagnosed with autism in late 2006. He began writing songs inspired by the experience of living with his son during the time of diagnosis and treatment. Carpenter further dedicates the album to his father and grandparents, whose lives as watermelon farmers in the rural Bible Belt inspired songs which share their titles with classic Southern Gothic literature. The album was produced by Brian Carpenter and Bryce Goggin (Akron/Family, Antony and the Johnsons, Bishop Allen) and marks the second release in Carpenter's Weird American Gothic trilogy. Singer Larkin Grimm (Young God Records) and cellist Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons) special guest throughout the album. Recommended if you like: Nick Cave, Ennio Morricone, Warren Ellis, Wovenhand, Johnny Cash, Sixteen Horsepower. A very artful-yet-accessible album with great lyrics, memorable songs and rich orchestrations. In addition to the songs are a handful of haunting instrumentals which help to frame the overall work of the songs to a larger canvas."Need more info? Try an
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