Bizarre Ensemble

  happy faces on parade - sketch by douglas brent smith, from "the bizarre chronicles, volume one" 1984

  bizarre ensemble duo - sketch by douglas brent smith, from "the bizarre chronicles, volume one" 1984

 

 

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Blue Secrets, from the bizarre ensemble album "bizarre box of treasures."  Recorded 2014. Composed by The Bizarre Ensemble.

beyond the limits - creature mix, from the bizarre ensemble "beyond the limits" recorded 2014 in longmont, colorado

Nothing Orange In The Room from the bizarre ensemble album even numbers .

i'm gonna walk track two of the album "even numbers" by the bizarre ensemble nine collages by doug smith frat house coffee mug at table indulgence

track one of the album even numbers by the bizarre ensemble: back stage at the new moon theatre doug smith even numbers nine collages by doug smith for a time, when i lived at a house we called the hydrant because there was a fire hydrant in front, we would answer the phone "home of the arts" or "back stage, new moon." that's how we answered the phone at another apartment before that, too. come to think of it, maybe it was just me. welcome to the new moon theatre where it's dark all the time. or is it?

(c) 2018 douglas brent smith You may use this music, mix this music, have fun with this music. Please do cite the original source as "sushi accelerated" by the bizarre ensemble, written by douglas brent smith.

I didn't know Joe Frank. I didn't even, strangely enough, know OF him. Until he died. How could that be? How could I have missed his bizarre, twisted sense of humor and deep, detailed narrative? How could his sense of improv and experimentation have avoided me? Then I heard that he'd died. Just like that. Barely around we are and then we are gone. All that work. All that sense of the bizarre. Twisted. Gone. I heard a show discussing him. On NPR. Here it is . There is so much yet to discover. If you have a sense for the experimental, for the bizarre (music or otherwise) and especially for improvisational narrative, maybe you'd like Joe Frank. Or maybe he'd insult you. There is something disturbing about his work. It's at once funny. And not funny. Serious, and yet absurd. Some of the traits we seek in the band The Bizarre Ensemble. We're not Joe Frank. And Joe Frank was never in the Bizarre Ensemble. But what if he had been?

from the bizarre ensemble album "Bizarre Universe!" You may remix, reuse, mash-up, and use this track any way you like as long as you credit the original mix as: from the track time and motion control by the bizarre ensemble,  (c) 2014 douglas brent smith

From the bizarre ensemble album "even numbers" you may remix, repurpose, and utilize this track in any way you like as long as you do not restrict anyone else from doing the same and as long as you credit the bizarre ensemble for the original mix.

harry took a bite from the apple and chewed. "this must be the longest two minutes on youtube," he said, swallowing hard. 'nah, not even close," she said, slicing a pear. "you've had longer minutes contemplating your next tweet..." that little dog, music by the bizarre ensemble from the album "bizarre evolution." another piece of the soundtrack to your hidden dreams. or not. you decide. feel free to reuse, remix, reshuffle, re-bend and rebar. please note the original from the bizarre ensemble. insert smile here.

it was probably 1982. we gave the bizarre ensemble this duo approach for awhile. nena on vocal, doug on everything else. shocker shake, watch him break, electrified amplified shocker shake... (c)2017 douglas brent smith you may use this track, remix it, share it, etc, twist bend and mutilate if you so desire. we'd just appreciate it if you'd credit the bizarre ensemble for the original jam. thanks!

from the album "bizarre universe"

from the bizarre ensemble album Bizarre Universe! (c) 2017 douglas brent smith

(c) 2017 douglas brent smith

we've been busy. there is a lot of music in the can. the tin can. the paper can. the can of doing. we'll start another album this summer. last summer was very busy. tricky thing this creating new music, this making sounds a weave of meaning. what does it mean? stay tuned. maybe in better tune than my 12 string guitar, because that is sometimes just a little out of tune. but you knew that already, didn't you? let's get the band back together. we have many sounds to explore... -- doug smith bizarre ensemble