Ancient Greeks and Circus Freaks

Ancient Greeks and Circus Freaks

This album entered a new world for the IML. By opting for two themes at once we stood the chance of getting completely mixed up but oddly there turned out to be lots of consistency. We knitted the tracks together with a short story for the first time (though there was a beautiful spoken word track on Superheroes of the Sea). This album contains some of the heaviest and some of the most sensitive moments from the group yet.

Release date: December 2009
Album artwork: Tim Donderevo
Album wrangler: Barney Brown, Layla Vandenbergh
Album mastered by: Tim Donderevo
Number of tracks: 14

Track listing

    1
    Overture

    Written and performed by Barney Brown and Joseph Ashley-Smith

    2
    The Freeekshow
    Subject: Circus Freaks

    Written by Greg Dean. Performed by Greg Dean, Barney Brown and Layla Vandenbergh

    3
    The Story of Chang and Eng Bunker
    Subject: Chang and Eng Bunker

    Written and performed by Julian Peters and Sam Berry

    4
    La Salsa Des Immortelles
    Subject: Gorgons

    Music by Dan Waldkirch. Lyrics and vocals by Audrey Fisher. Guitar solo by Rob Fisher

    5
    Medusa
    Subject: Medusa

    Written and performed by Barney Brown

    6
    The Blacksmith
    Subject: Hephaestus

    Music by Joe Dean. Lyrics and vocals by Greg Dean

    7
    The Stretcher
    Subject: Procrustes

    Written and performed by Dan Waldkirch

    8
    Interval
    Subject: Ancient Greeks and Circus Freaks

    Written and performed by Barney Brown and Joseph Ashley-Smith

    9
    I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
    Subject: Prince Randian

    Written and performed by Tim Donderevo

    10
    Really Tall People
    Subject: Robert Wadlow

    Written by B.T. Apricot. Performed by B.T. Apricot, Julian Peters and Sam Berry

    11
    If You Close Your Eyes
    Subject: Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Man

    Music by Dan Gresham/Greg Dean. Piano and Cymbal by Don Schwartz. Lyrics by Greg Dean. Vocals by Audrey Fisher and Greg Dean

    12
    Captivated
    Subject: Mabel Stark

    Written and performed by Layla Vandenbergh

    13
    Ordinary Bones
    Subject: Julia Pastrana

    Music and vocals by Rob Fisher. Lyrics by Bercilak de Hautdesert

    14
    Denouement

    Written and performed by Barney Brown and Joseph Ashley-Smith

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