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Festive and eclectic
In classic circus fashion, Circus Contraption performances feature live,
original music. The Circus Contraption Band
plays quirky-jerky loony-croony gypsy carnival opera
music, both to accompany our full-circus shows and to aurally ambush patrons at
finer musical establishments far and wide.
You want us to describe what we sound like?
Sometimes spooky, sometimes strange, sometimes
raucous, and sometimes sweet. Imagine an off-kilter carousel
accompanied by Halloween music gone wrong. At any given moment,
you could hear accordion, banjo, clarinet, musical saw, trumpet, marimba,
trombone, tuba, guitar, bass, theremin, 3 lead vocalists,
washboard, violin,
saxophone, drums, beer bottles, rusty junk and elbow grease.
Our CD collection
We have released five albums.
Click the album covers below to get details, including links to audio samples!
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The Show to End All Shows (2010)
New, new, new!
The soundtrack to our 2008-2009 show.
A departure from Circus Contraption's usual turn-of-the-century fare, The SHOW to End All SHOWS imagines a family-owned circus with all of the glamour and glitz of the 70's and 80's. The time, however, is now, and the glamour shows signs of decay. This twisted take on Americana tells the story of the show that must go on, despite all evidence that the show, maybe even the world, will be extinguished before the closing act.
The Half-Wit's Descent (2008)
Rather than featuring music from a particular
circus show, this album sets the band loose to wreak its own havoc, with stellar results.
Immerse yourself in tales of narcissistic crooners, lascivious hussies, Coney Island sideshows,
and parading pink pachyderms. Lots of songs by Shmoozti on this one.
Grand American Traveling Dime Museum (2005)
Filled with warped crooners, old-time piano, bombastic horns, and a beer bottle orchestra,
Grand American Traveling Dime Museum evokes the sights and sounds of a dingy curiosity museum
from the turn of the 20th century.
Our third album delivers 75 minutes
of music from the circus show of the same name. When the show debuted in 2004, it earned glowing praise
and sellout crowds in Seattle and San Francisco. In 2005 and 2006, the show drew even bigger Seattle crowds and
packed the house during summer runs in New York City.
Gallimaufry (2004)
Drunken waltzes, blazing klezmer, and more! This EP contains music from
our show, Gallimaufry, which toured throughout the western United
States in 2002 and 2003. As a special bonus, this CD also includes a video
of our acclaimed "Opera Diva" act, which won first place in the "Pizzazz!"
talent show at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival in 2003.
Thanks to Jack Straw Foundation's Artist Support Program for making this
CD possible.
Our Latest Catalogue (2001)
Our debut album! Lots of songs from our band-only shows, primarily featuring vocals by Armitage Shanks.
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A copy of your very own
Have we hooked you? Need a copy of one of our albums? Here's how to get them:
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Buy through CD Baby.
You can order CDs online for fast delivery. They offer MP3 downloads if you need instant gratification.
And if online shopping still makes you paranoid, you can even order by phone: 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.
- Visit a Seattle-area record store. Sonic Boom in Ballard usually has our albums in stock.
- Buy a digital copy. Our music can be found on CD Baby, iTunes, eMusic
Rhapsody, Napster, and over 40 other online stores.
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