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  • Genre: Experimental / Other / Roots Music

    Location BROOKLYN, New York, US

    Profile Views: 137335

    Last Login: 8/9/2012

    Member Since 5/24/2006

    Website www.sxipshirey.com

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    .... .. .. .. .................... .. .. .. .. .. .."Sxip conjures a world of infernal calliopes and cotton candy machetes wielded by Gypsy crones with angel feet."--Silke Tudor, SF Weekly ..**SXIP SHIREY** ..MAESTRO of ..THE BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS,.. THE DAREDEVIL OPERA COMPANY .. and THE LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII ..PLEASE FRIEND MY BAND THE LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII!!!!!!!!!!!!! ..****HEAT, BEAUTY AND MADNESS**** ..an evening of INCREDIBLE MUSIC and SOUND SCULPTING ..featuring THE INDUSTRIAL FLUTE, MUTANT HARMONICA, GLASS BOWL AND BALL, REGURGITATED MUSIC BOX, ORCHESTAR BELLS, SECRET CIRCUS ORGAN, BROKEN FINGERED GUITAR, LAYERS OF BREATH and a CLUTCH OF CURIOUS OBJECTS ..A real life circus composer, Sxip Shirey has appeared at The Sydney Opera House, The Kennedy Center, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Adelaide Festival in Australia and at Bonnaroo. In New York City he has performed at The Knitting Factory, Tonic and many underground parties in Brooklyn. .."I've heard Sxip crank out gypsy-thrash tunes on his Mutant Harmonicas that would prompt the contents of your bowels to wriggle out of your colon and cut a goddamn rug" ..--Cadmus Onesie, Arts Journal .."Sxip has the incredible ability to turn the minds of his audience almost entirely inside out..." ..--Jeff Stark, Nonsense NYC

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  • Influences

    I just spent at week in Gucca, Serbia at a crazy ass gypsy brass band festival...it was unreal. I really got into Kurdish House remixes you can buy from cart vendors on the docks of Istanbul and the Arabic music with the filter sweeps on the saz .Southern Romanian Gypsy music is hot as hell.In New York I go see Nervous Cabaret ,Krystal Warren ,Slavic Soul Party ,The Zagnut Cirkus Orkestar ,Romashka ,Curtis Eller ,Corn Moe ,aWry ,Gogol Bordello , The Zagnut Orkestar, The Circus Amok Band , Project Jenny Project Jan, The Wiyos and The Hungry March Band .For Dj's Joro-Boro, Eugene Hutz of Gogol and DJ Reyka and Balkan Beat Box....I also fall to the feet of Baby Dee......The Dresden Dolls, Human Wine and Mishkin also make me really happy.

  • Sounds Like

    "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and lends to all that is good and just and beautiful." ~ PLATO .. "Damn everything but the circus! ...damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, unrisking, inward turning, damn everything that won't get into the circle, that won't enjoy, that won't throw its heart into the tension, surprise, fear and delight of the circus, the round world, the full existence..." e.e. cummings

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