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.
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"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
"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..."
sent it all out to everyone. wishing myself luck- and sent along to Mali Sastri of Jaggery as well. They were incredible, she was...stunning and so kind. --e
yes we do, yes we do...so thank you. i've been lucky enough to have lots of those people pop into my life, and that all of them are talented artists like yourself, is really humbling and more than encouraging to me. means everything, it's great when it comes from anyone, but when your life is art and it comes from people who's art/music you really dig and respect, that's a huge bonus- something else entirely. yr the best sxip --eli
I adore you. Never for a moment think I don't adore you. I drool over you. I would follow you anywhere if I only had the gold. I loved your message to me today. It means a lot. We will see what the fates allow. . . my darling.
Come see my show at the Midtown Festival in Manhattan. I really want to hear what you think of it. It starts on Monday! http://www. 10speedrevolution. com
P.S. loved your bit on TED. Peter says there are more videos, I'd love to see them.
You don't suck. glitter-graphics. com Your stuff is just a little to strange and wonderful for some. I personally find your sounds refreshing and stomp around worthy! ;^}
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Dear friends, my elder bro Dima has made a page dedicated to our lo-fi studio “Happy Records” based in Kyiv, Ukraine, created for non-profit purposes. The focus of the studio work is producing indie artists we subjectively find interesting.
So please, find some time and listen to our friends’ music recorded by us at:
SXIP! Mon ami! Your DIRGE at Joe's Pub last June tenth was a Symphony! (& wow, the range of your CD) The Tsar adores Rachelle and loves Amy G. Your Hour of Charm was an evening to remember, quite wonderful! All my guests were thrilled! Thank You! Looking Forward! ( >%?+$#!=8& ) xo. Stefan!
dearest sxip, i am here once again to request a recording of "new york city". i very much enjoy the song and would love to own a copy. what will it take to get that from you? please let me know. thank you. ~jenna
Hellooo, word has it that you are hosting another "hour of Charm" ^_^ at the ART, if you are I would very much like to know the dates. -Peace and Music Sophia
The entire night was magic! Eli and I will be there again tonight and can't wait to see you all again. Any plans to bring your Hour of Charm back to Boston? That was so much fun and I'd love to see that show again. If so, let me know and I can help with promoting it around here. I know your management probably has it down but I'm currently working for some bands promoting so if you need a street team, I'm yours! See you tonight!!!!
Gino Fanelli's Red Hot Sugar Daddies: St James Infirmary Big Daddy: Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite Unwoman: Blight The Bad Things: The Breaking Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Crystal Ship Juan Prophet Organization: 10-4 The Other Flesh: (Bring Down the) Summer Rain Demonika and the Darklings: Choir of Change Desar: The Girl with the Half Moon Eyes Fern Knight: Silver Fox Rohan Theatre Band: Nobody Buried the Undertaker Princeton: The Waves Sixteen Horsepower: Harm's Way (live) Vera Beren's Gothic Chamber Blues Ensemble: The Nod Paul Mercer: Ballet Mecanique Curtis Eller's American Circus: Daisy Josephine Sterilize Stereo: Jack's Dagger Sxip Shirey: Dirge Jo Gabriel: Bulldozer Mohlavyr: Mr Grey Sire: She's Like Superman Kim Vermillion: Organ Donor's March Reverend Glasseye: Mother is a Carpegian
