Beat Circus: These Wicked Things

A mix of 50s rock guitar, C&W, film noir atmospheres and avant garde are displayed by the team of Brian Carpenter/p-voc-effects, Andrew Stern/g, Abigale Reisman/vi, Emily Bookwalter/va, Alec speigelman/bcl, Brad Balliett/bsoon, Paul Dilley/b and Gavin McCarthy/dr. Eerie clouds hover on the echoely “Bad Motel” and some murky drones team with a frantic pulse on “Just A Lost, Lost Dream.” The strings mix tones of Britten and Bartok on the 5/4 dance of “Murieta’s Last Ride” and the team waltzes on the twangy “The Key” before taking you to Monument Valley with mystical woodwinds for “Child Roland to the Dark Tower Came.” Long sepia shadows and a dash of Link Wray.

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