One Ring Zero, Three Ring Circus
August 30th, 2006
One Ring Zero
brought its big-top contortionist anthems to Amie Street this week.
ORZ is the dynamic-duo of Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp,
indie-alt. ringleaders from Brooklyn. They brought us only two
tracks (please sirs, more), but we can't argue with the dynamic
strangeness of
Natty Man Blues
and
Here Come The Mannequins
. According
to band bios, Michael plays the theremin, Joshua plays the
accordion, both play the claviola and employ an instrumental
compendium including the toy piano, the melodica, the metallophone,
the jones-O-phone, the cajon, and so on. Also, they both sing.
"Natty," written by Paul Auster, comes from the 2004 release As
Smart As We Are, a literary collaboration/album featuring song
lyrics by several other acclaimed contemporary authors.
"Mannequins" is the single off their August 2006 release Wake
Them Up. Buy and REC these golden indies y'all. One Ring Zero's Artist
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