Breaking Circus – Home Of The Brave [7''] (1989, The Pope Fanzine)

 

This the final release of a project led by Steve Bjorklund of the seminal Chicago punk band, Strike Under. Following the breakup of Strike Under, Bjorklund released three EPs and one LP under the name Breaking Circus, with a revolving cast of backing musicians. This was a bonus 7" released with issue #4 of the punk zine, The Pope. By this point, the notoriously disagreeable Bjorklund had run out of backing musicians willing to play with him and made this 7'' with a drum machine and synthesizer, rather than band. But that's part of what makes this record great. The previous Breaking Circus recordings were significantly more guitar-oriented post-punk, whereas this is basically a minimal-wave record. Furthermore, the two tracks are not his own, but post-punk interpretations of two earlier punk songs: "Home of the Brave" by Naked Raygun and UK Subs' "Warhead." [SOURCE: YOUTUBE]

 

Label: The Pope Fanzine – Issue 4 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Country: US 

Released: 1989 

Style: Math Rock, New Wave, Art Rock, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A Home Of The Brave 

B Warhead 

 

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