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dark circus

from cat soup by bushytunes

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I chose eight synth sounds at random, setting myself the challenge of finding a way to make them all work together.

Some of the sounds seemed downright creepy, evocative of old fairgrounds, the circus, the carnival, the darkness lurking beneath the cheery facade. It reminded me of the film ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ and some of Tom Wait’s deliciously dark imagery. A title, ‘dark circus’, appeared.

I set about using the most melodic sound to create a chord sequence, something slightly skewed, and gradually added in the other sounds, to try and make something off-kilter and pregnant with menace.

For the lyrics, I decided to improvise around the idea of a showman welcoming patrons in, his words blistering with demonic duplicity. I played with the voice quite a bit before I got what I wanted.

I like this one - the distorted voice, the creepy chromatic runs, sounds which seem to be coming from a small, nasty creature - complaining while waiting to be fed - eerie snatches of melody and a sense of foreboding. Utterly delicious.

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lyrics

Welcome to Dark Circus
Everyone is welcome
Come inside

Roll up! Roll up!
Roll up! Roll up!
No, don’t pay me now
You can pay me later

Whatever you want
Whatever makes you happy
We have it inside
Come, take my hand

Do you have dreams?
Tell me your dreams
I can make them come true
In the Big Top

Everything you want is inside

Pay later
That’s a good one

Everything you want

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from cat soup, track released May 31, 2013

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Once upon a time there was a crazy idea: to create, record and upload a musical track every day for a year. And the idea floated round and round the planet, looking for a place to call home. After a long time of searching and wishing and watching, the idea chose to make a nest in the brain of a bushy fellow, coming to his aid and guiding him out of the doldrums, back to a magical pathway... ... more

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