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The Circus Of Outrageous

by Kuhl

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Civilisation 04:02
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We rise, Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Nation to nation, who can you trust? Clouds in the heavens, rivers of rust Fear in the valleys - hate, envy, lust Civilisation Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Brother to brother, there’s no one to trust Sulphourous horizons of the unjust The voice of the people silent and hushed Civilisation Order from chaos, Create or destroy Gentleness? violence? Divide and deploy Knowledge the paddthway Of sympathy’s man We must learn from history It’s all part is the plan… Civilisation Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Nation to nation, who can you trust? Clouds in the heavens, rivers of rust Fear in the valleys going for bust Civilisation No one is safe Time is so short The hunter the hunted Survival the sport We must rise against the forces of darkness wrought There is power in beauty in the songs we bought Bringing order to chaos, we create not destroy We fight hatred with love What we learn makes us strong We crush the spirit in the rivers of blood This is not what we’re here for… There is nothing more powerful than love! Civilisation We rise…
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Don't Look Down 04:15
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You should have listened when we told you Love was all we really need You should have listened when we told you You should have paid us far more heed You should have listened when we told you Love was all we really needed You should have listened when we told you You should have opened up your eyes You should have listened when we told you But they filled you head with lies You should have listened when we told you That love was all we really needed Don’t look down We flew too close to the sun, mesmerised by the glistening ocean below us We soared and swooped, lost in our reverie Until the cold blue waters engulfed us Never forget… You should have listened when we told you Love was all we really need You should have listened when we told you You should have paid us far more heed
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Head Rush 04:05
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Head Rush words and topline by David Ireland & music by Michael Cooling I could be anywhere Anywhere at all Walking the streets Awaiting your call Leaving my body Soaring away Touching the light Is this the day? It’s life and death It’s the final breath Head rush It’s the temple bell It’s heaven and hell Head Rush Hush, hush We do not choose the moment we arrive We do not choose how many nights Departure time rewinds uncharted Live fearlessly, And open hearted Until the final breath With your name forever on my tongue Head Rush I could be anywhere Anywhere at all Walking the streets Awaiting your call Leaving my body Soaring away Touching the light Is this the day? And know that I loved you A lifetime long and more My star is above you Just watch how I soar Head Rush
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Heartquake 03:33
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And the Mama say… I hear the thunder roar I see the lightning flash I’m on the road to heaven There’s no turning back Living in a prison on a mountain top For the first time ever I feel the pressure drop Now I’ve seen forever I don’t think I can stop We bypassed Goa but we found the sun Barcelona on a honey run I saw the chance but you had the gun The heat was on but we fell for fun So much heat let’s melt the street Let’s melt the street Let’s melt the street So much heat let’s melt the street And the Mama say… You’re giving me a heartquake! Do as you would Do as you would Do as you would be done by And the Mama say… So much heat let’s melt the street!
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Holy Holy Holy 03:05
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Take a thorn, put it in your pocket Take a prayer, float it on the air Cast a stone, throw it in the ocean Watch the ripples going where they dare Take a storm, seal it in a locket Take a T-bolt crackling the air Take a dove, send it to the war zone Watch the life-blood spreading everywhere Take a thorn, put it in your pocket Take a breath, put it in the air Cast a stone, throw it in the ocean Watch the ripples going where they dare Cast a stone, throw it in the ocean Watch the ripples going where they dare Diddle diddle - puzzles and riddles Harum-scarum sixty-six Strings of a fiddle - piggy in the middle Safe in their houses made of bricks Take a thorn, put it in your pocket Take a prayer, put it in the air Cast a stone, throw it in the ocean Watch the ripples going where they dare Face a storm, put it in your pocket Take the lightning, put it in the air Take a dove, throw it in the war zone Watch the love spreading everywhere
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Kashablankha! 03:25
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Kashablankha! Balla Balla Balla Balla Balla Balla Balla Kashablankha Loco Loco Loco Loco Hush-a-bye baby on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all. Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green; Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen; JC’s a lady, and wears a gold ring; RM's cool, and drums for the king. Rock a bye Juliet under the covers Heart full of venom, starre crost lovers, Fathers, sisters, mothers, brothers Sisters, brothers, fathers, mothers Plagues will rain on both your houses So button your breeches and zip the trousies Play it again Sammy boy Kashablankha! Georgie Porgie, Puddin' and Pie, Kissed the girls and he made them cry, When the boys came out to play Georgie Porgie ran away. Full fathom five thy father lies, His bones are coral customised. Those are pearls that were his eyes. Nothing left doth fade and die, Suffer a sea-sea change Into something rich and strange. (Ariel’s Song, The Tempest Act One) Play it again, Sammy boy Kashablankha! Boys and girls come out to play, The moon does shine as bright as day; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a Willy or not at all. Lose your supper, and lose your sleep, Come to your playfellows in the street; Up the ladder and down the wall. A penny for your thoughts will serve us all. Down in the cellar where the light is fading Something stirs and the gin is shady Theres a girl I sometime love And in the sky, heavens above! Play it again, Sammy boy Kashablankha! Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses, And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! Whitney, Britney, baby hit me One size all aint gonna fit me Kashablankha! “What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?” “…My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters.” “The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.” “...I was misinformed.” Kashablankha!
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Pilgrim 03:38
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Who would true Valour see,
 Let him come hither,
 One here will Constant be,
 Come Wind, come Weather.
 There's no Discouragement
 Shall make him once Relent
 His first avow'd Intent
 To be a Pilgrim.

 Whoso beset him round
 With dismal Stories,
 Do but themselves Confound;
 His strength the more is.
 No Lyon can him fight,
 He'll with a Giant fight,
 But he will have a right
 To be a Pilgrim.

 Hobgoblins, nor foul Fiend,
 Can daunt his Spirit:
 He knows, he at the end
 Shall Life Inherit.
 Then Fancies fly away,
 He'll fear not what men say,
 He'll labour Night and Day
 To be a Pilgrim.
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Questions & Answers 04:33
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Here is a chair It used to be a nice chair But now the gilt has faded The brocade is torn and threadbare But it seems to serve their purpose It functions very well The plexus punch is cushioned adequately The cashmere scarf obscures the yell Here is a table The barley-twist legs are extremely fine There is some water damage on the veneered surface And bloodstains or maybe wine There are deep, pitted cosh marks That are thrown into relief in the arc light glow Steam rises from the open wounds For the water they use is as cold as snow How can I tell them if I just don’t know? Here is a window The view holds me in its thrall The shards of glass that lie shattered on the courtyard flags Will lacerate and give purpose to my fall Will they draw me back Before the white, before the black Will they crush my life in their calloused hands An empty shell with no worth at all Here is a house This house is far from safe This house is listening There are wires in the wall The doors are locked and bolted No one can hear my call No one can hear my thoughts There is no one home at all How can I tell them if I just don’t know?
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Space Cake 03:03
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Hippie Hippie Hi Hippie Hippie Ho Hippie Hippie Hi Hippie Hippie Lo Space Cake Hippie Hippie Hi Hippie Hippie Ho Hippie Hippie Hi Hippie Hippie Lo Hippie Hippie come Hippie Hippie go Hippie Hippie quick Hippie Hippie slow Een beetje mal, een beetje gek, Pannekoeken in de Melkweg, Fantasio, Willem de Ridder Superman, Margot Kidder Paradiso, Leidseplein, Karnemelk, Rooie Wijn, Poffertjes en een glasje Bols, Paul Annee - god rest his soul Doe maar gewoon jongen Want gewoon is gek genoeg! Hippie Hippie Hi Hippie Hippie Ho Hippie Hippie Hi Hippie Hippie Lo
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Uber 03:13
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Uber Das ist toll Dat ist so super Uber
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You, Me, The Stars and Love 03:01
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Once upon a time there was a boy Once upon a time there was a girl Once upon a time there was love Love, forever You, me, the stars and love You, me, the stars and love You, me, the stars and love It was you, me, the stars and love forever Mia cara, ti do il mio cuore E il mio amore per ora E per sempre, per sempre Once upon a time there was a boy Once upon a time there was a girl Once upon a time there was love Love, forever You, me, the stars and love It was you, me, the stars and love forever Once upon a time there was you Once upon a time there was me Once upon a time there was love Now and forever You, me, the stars and love x 3 It was you, me, the stars and love forever
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Zsa Zsa (for Craig) 02:45
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Memories echo through the sun-dark alleys Sights and smells and sounds and kisses Moving eager ever onward Art and commerce reconciled Lost in thought he reminisces Moments frozen hard in limelight Warm, the sudden curtain call With virgin-like anticipation There he stands mascara fluttering Pools of light play on his hands Was it Barbra? Was it Channing, Was it Judy, was it Liza, oh no! Was it Peggy, Bette or Elvis Marlene, Mae, Tallulah, Or was it you? Who ever knew? You bared your soul To your disciples The chosen few Zsa Zsa, never Zsa Zsa Zsa Zsa, Zsa Zsa, never she Few compare to her pure glamour Hit the notes, hit the hammer At the Circus of Outrageous Let’s leave Zsa Zsa in the wings tonight Memories echo through the moon-kissed valleys Highs and lows and hits and misses Slipping slowly ever backward Love and passion undefiled Lost in thought she reminisces Moments melting into starlight Cold, the cruel paparazzi Flashback flickering greenback dollars There he stands, mascara fluttering Pools of light play on his hands Zsa Zsa, never Zsa Zsa Zsa Zsa, Zsa Zsa, never she Few compare to her pure glamour Hit the notes, hit the hammer At the Circus of Outrageous Let’s leave Zsa Zsa in the wings tonight

about

Kuhl Confidential

After the insane debut single ‘Uber’, no one expected the ordinary from this UK based production team. ‘The Circus of Outrageous’ does not disappoint.



With tracks that draw in everything from human rights to female impersonators, from the first kiss to the last breath, from film noir to Shakespeare, from the state of the heart to the state of the world, Kuhl’s ‘Circus’ is an intelligent combination of hard and soft beats with thought provoking lyrics.


Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode meet the Pet Shop Boys and Prince? You may not be far off!



But judge for yourself.



‘Circus’ has a truly international feel, with tracks in English, Dutch, German, Italian and Kuhlspeak.



‘Space Cake’ features a gentle and nostalgic rap in Dutch, while ‘You, Me, The Stars & Love’ speaks its words of love in Italian.

Kuhl finds their inspiration in the disco of the 1970s and 80s, with the beats of today’s stadium noise permeating the groove. Euro bands such as Army of Lovers, Gravitonas, PSB creep through the undergrowth of sound, with Skrillex, Knife Party and the like informing the cutting edge production.



‘The Circus of Outrageous’ was recorded at the state-of-the-art Kuhl Grammofonica studio in the heart of the English countryside. Kuhl have taken that old prog-rock concept of ‘getting it together in the country’ to a new lo-tech/hi-tech extreme.



Fuelled only with turbo strength coffee, the boys worked long into the night to create the kaleidoscopic journey that has become ‘Circus’.



You might not have heard an album like ‘Circus’ before.



‘We recorded ‘Circus’ with no pressure, no preconceptions - just an overwhelming passion for music, lyrics and art and the search for something we hadn’t heard before.’ says Cas Greenfield, co-founder of the Kuhl Kollectiv.

‘We were informed by the world around us, our idealism, an all-inclusive acceptance of the global village that we inhabit, and the sights and sounds that a life in music has drenched us in.’



The tracks on the album can be listened to as individual numbers, but listened to in sequence, Circus takes on a life of its own. We have programmed the tracks to flow from one to the next, each track shaping the one that follows and the one that went before.



Above all, we hope that you will find ‘Circus Of Outrageous’ an experience that will stay with you.



So, listen! Listen!





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released January 18, 2018

Cas - vocals, percussion and keyboards
Mikey - vocals, guitair, bass and keyboards
Sandra - vocals

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David Philip Ireland England, UK

David Philip Ireland is a writer, poet, musician, broadcaster and experimentalist.

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