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Album Sun Oct 28 2007
The Odd And Enchanting Music Of Daniel Knox
I have a thing for circus sideshow music. Music you might hear in a Wim Wenders film, something by David Lynch or maybe in a Jim Jarmusch movie. So it should come as no surprise that I was drawn to the music of Chicagoan Daniel Knox. In fact, Daniel Knox has a David Lynch connection. He played the organ before a London screening of Lynch's film Inland Empire. His new record, HP Johnson Presents Daniel Knox :: Disaster, was just released and is part of a planned trilogy.
"Lovesmoney" is a perfect example of the campy, Victorian-organ-grinder meets snake-oil-circus-barker style I was referring to above. You can buy Disaster here directly from Daniel Knox.
[mp3]: Daniel Knox - "Lovesmoney"
Bonus track from Disaster
[mp3]: Daniel Knox - "No Accident"