the store



Dreamland

Cuneiform Records 2008

Dreamland, the second full-length studio album by Beat Circus, produced by the legendary Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Foetus, The Dresden Dolls, Swans), is a uniquely fierce and magical record composed by singer/songwriter Brian Carpenter, who sings dark narrative songs of Deadwood saloons, gangsters from the Bowery, Coney Island sideshows, and the Santa Fe Railway. Based on historical events associated with turn-of-the-century Coney Island, Dreamland is the culmination of a two-year effort by Beat Circus and marks the first installment of Brian Carpenter's Weird American Gothic trilogy. Carpenter leads a 9-piece band featuring tubist Ron Caswell (Slavic Soul Party), cellist Julia Kent (Antony & the Johnsons), trombonist Curtis Hasselbring (Golem), saxophonist Briggan Krauss (Sex Mob), accordionist Alec K. Redfearn and drummer Matt McLaren (The Eyesores), and violinist Kaethe Hostetter. Dreamland was produced by legendary NY producer Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Foetus, John Zorn, Swans, The Dresden Dolls). Included is a beautiful 12-page, full-color booklet with historical images courtesy of the Coney Island Museum. Cover illustration by Brian Dewan.

Order in the US, $17 (shipping included), by clicking here


For international orders, $22 (shipping included), please click here

 

 


Ringleaders Revolt

Innova Records 2004

Recorded in August 2003 after a summer-long residency and mixed by Danny Blume of Good&Evil Studios, Ringleaders Revolt rolls through a few gin-soaked versions of music from the 1920s, including Kurt Weill's "Mandalay Song" and American circus music composer Karl King's "Triumphal March". The rest is a Fellini-esque fiction of the past, a crazy burlesque circus spun out of control featuring the formidable first incarnation of Beat Circus. Cover illustration by David Goldin.

Order in the US, $15 (shipping included), by clicking here


For international orders, $20 (shipping included), please click here

 

Beat Circus / HUMANWINE / Mucca Pazza / Ara Anderson Poster

Poster by Lure Design
(click image for larger view)

August 11 2007
9 "x 24" 2 color screen print

$10 (includes shipping within the US)
For all orders outside the US, please add 5 USD.

 

Beat Circus / HUMANWINE Vitriola Poster

Poster by Lure Design
(click image for larger view)

April 15 2006
9 "x 24" 2 color screen print

$10 (includes shipping within the US)
For all orders outside the US, please add 5 USD.

 

Beat Circus / Barbez / Sxip Shirey / Gutterhelmet Poster

Poster by Lure Design
(click image for larger view)

May 26 2005
18"x 24" 2 color screen print

$10 (includes shipping within the US)
For all orders outside the US, please add 5 USD.

 

Ringleaders Revolt CD Release Poster

Poster by Eye Noise
(click image for larger view)

Ringleaders Revolt cd release poster
September 29-30 2004
19"x 25" 3 color screen print
(blue, red and yellow) on white cover stock

$7 (includes shipping within the US)
For all orders outside the US, please add 5 USD.

 

LOGO T-Shirt

Colors : Black / Dark Chocolate
Sizes : S/M/L/XL
(Click image for larger view of logo)

$12 (includes shipping within the US)
For all orders outside the US, please add 5 USD.