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

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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