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(talented musicians who donated fingers and minds to "Causality Menagerie")
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Melodica-Basso, Various kitchen utensils, sequencing on "No Room" "Pale Horse" & "ROTR"
by Lainey Shulbaum
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Cello on "No Room" "Pale Horse" & "ROTR"
by Val Thompson
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Violin "No Room" "Pale Horse" & "ROTR"
by Myq kaplan
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Violin and 2nd female vocals on "Viktagrapgh" by Heather kuhn
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"No Room" "Pale Horse" & "ROTR"
Arranged produced recorded engineered and mixed by Lainey Shulbaum with extra sticky thanks to Scott Dakota for creative recording an mixing wisdom. "VIktagrapgh", "Carnal Carnivale" recorded and arranged by Walter Sickert
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Walter & Edrie
broken toys & you and me
our Giant Squid our Circus Bear
5 dead hookers & Mitre Square!!!
Influences
LIES,Jack the Ripper, William S. Burroughs, SAINT DALI, ocean, Antiques, Bjork, Abusive Childhoods, Alister Crowley, The Coconut Grove Fire, Rasputina, The Cure, Mono, SAINT LOSS, Tarot Cards, Taxidermy, fishing jiggers, Le Theatre de Grand Guignol, Portishead, Hellraiser 2, Titus, The Begotten, Jhonny Cash,The Divine Comedy, Paradise lost, SAINT POE, Mustache wax, Throbbing Gristle, Dolls, Hoop Skirts, SAINT DEATH, windups, Amsterdam, YeahYeahYeahs, Skinny Puppy, Diamanda Galas, VCR instructions, Anton LaVey, Alice in Wonderland, Clinic, the stop animation film "Alice", The Silver Smoke of Dreams.
Father?
!!!Casualty Menagerie the new EP from WALTER SICKERT & THE ARMY OF BROKEN TOYS
is AVAILABLE NOW just clicky click my dears and be eaten by giant plastic squids and sung to by escaped murdering Labrats!!!
-( FOR BOOKING requests EMAIL management at info@armyoftoys.com
EPK: http://www.sonicbids.com/WalterSickertandTheArmyofBrokenToys
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WALTER SICKERT: vox ,accordion, programming, guitar, bass, keys, samples, violin, broken cello, bells, toy drums
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EDRIE (One of the Broken Toys)
Drums, Vox, Guitar, Bass, violin, toy Piano, harp, squeeze box, anything you can beat with a stick etc.
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The band Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys formed, members Walter Sickert and Edrie say, from the "turmoil and loss" that came after their spouses took a road trip together and never returned. Both Sickert and Edrie have been active in the New England scene for several years, performing in various Electronic, Goth, Metal and Experimental bands.
Comparing their music to the melodies of Rasputina with the performances of Marilyn Manson and the presence of Johnny Cash, Walter Sickert's shows can range from loud with theatrical visuals to stripped-down acoustic sets. Framing the "violent forests" of their songs around love, betrayal and heartbreak, the band says their music is for anyone who has ever been broken.
Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys are touring throughout the world. Their music has appeared on international and American radio as well as in independent films and on television.
"We take the listener on a journey through the horrible, through mountains of noise and seas of emotion we take them to see the WIRETOOTH creatures that live in the forests of love, betrayal, longing and hate and the audience can relate every step of the way"-W.S
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"Holy Damn this is so good...if Jim Morrison is walking the afterworld, he surely must audition for this band. And I shall be the one to tell him to!"
(Mike Loce) The Noise -OCT,2006-issue 265
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"Walter Sickert the Army of Broken Toys is about performance art as much as it is music"
"Something like Nine Inch Nails, horror movie soundtracks, and two radio stations that have their frequencies crossed."
(BOSTON GLOBE) january-9th-2007
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"Their performance confounds the mind as much as it delights the senses."
(Nancy Neon) THE NOISE 2007
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"Even the dreamy ambient numbers like "Sacrilege" dip into more nightmarish territory as Sickert's vocals, which are nearly always distorted, ebb and flow under the beauty." Ham radio static, reverb drenched piano, sinister synth line and Sickert's sidekick Edrie's creepy vocals make for a kind of Goth folk ride."
(Jon Nolan) THE WIRE 11 October 2006
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"Turn and face the strange. Sickert has a real gift as a multi-instrumentalist and singer and he journeys into dark and eclectic material on his debut disc."
-Maneating Lemur
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"Taken as a whole, the 13 track CD is epic poetry exploring the black pit of human despair."
"the sweet cooing of Edrie is the perfect haunting echo to Walter's murdererous howl. Soul-crushing heartbreak never sounded so good."
(Lexi Kahn) Low Budget Super Hero 2007
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"the duo behind the din manage to create a soundscape that could pass for Lewis Carol's nightmares or an opium-soaked daydream."
(Jack at www.liarsociety.com) 0ct-10-07
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-------------------Optic Rose - Self Titled CD - 2003------------------------------------
-------------------Optic Rose - Whitechapel - 2005-------------------------------------
-------------------Optic Rose - 28 days inside the squid(double disc) - 2006------------
++++++++++++(all O.R records written & recorded by Walter Sickert)++++++++++
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---------------BLack KEy WHite KEy (double disc limited) march 07
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Hi Walter I watched you perform with a friend in like 05 or 06. I really love your melodies. Your vocals are distant and unique. Really inspiring work. Such beautiful melodies. Sacrilege was beautiful. I like the guitar a lot. Take care and keep in touch, Jere
Sepiachord will be sponsoring a cabaret of music at Steamcon* on Saturday Oct 24th 2009.
We're pleased to announce the schedule:
11am-Noon~ The Sepiachord Compantion listening event. We're easing into the day by playing the The Sepiachord Companion CD start to finish... it happens to clock in at almost exactly one hour. Be one of the first folks to hear this new compilation CD. http://www.sepiachord.com/cdannounce.htm
* The Cabaret is included in your Steamcon Membership and does not require a separate ticket. If you do not yet have your Membership you may purchase it here: http://registration.steam-con.com/registration/
Black Tape for A Blue Girl: Caught by a Stranger Ukulele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra: Daylight Savings Shirley Hughes & Bruce Hanson: Cheechako Lil Katzenjammer Kabarett: Nevermore Brothel Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Carnal Carnivale Ego Plum & the Ebola Music Orchsestra: Sonitas Insolitas Peculiar Pretzelmen: Beware the Grackle Palodine: The Maker Christian Williams: Threshing Crew Dex Romweber Duo: Picture of You The Jam: That's Entertainment Hail Seizures: Cellar Kepi Ghoulie: Take a Look What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?: Fruitless The Dad Horse Experience: Falling Voltaire: The Industrial Revolution (and How It Ruined My Life) Abney Park: Hush Against Me!: How Low Jennifer Leonhardt: Kerby Lane Jubilee HUMANWINE: Rivolta Silenziosa Amber Lee and the Anomalies: It's Me Agent Ribbons: Birds & Bees Slim Cessna's Auto Club: Good Night My Friend The Doors: Spanish Caravan Serendipity Musik: Wind Song Danny Price and the Loose Change: Those Good Ol' Death Metal Days
Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys!
