BoZo PoRno CiRcus

INDUSTRIAL ROCK / ELECTRONIC CLUB DANCE

"one of industrials' most exciting bands" Octavia, OUTBURN Magazine 2002.

As media darlings throughout Texas, they have been profiled on TV shows such as "City Under Siege" (FOX), KHOU-TV Houston's Evening News (CBS), "TV Janet," "Bob After Hours," "Squishroom V," along with numerous radio interviews across the US and Canada.

Bozo Porno Circus combine a fetishistic, macabre S & M aesthetic with an industrial, chaotic, hard-driving sound reminiscent of Skinny Puppy and Pigface; much more than just a band, they put on a spectacular live show chock full of leather, masochism, boys in makeup, and girls with power tools!

Their sinister mantras of sex and violence spun out of control were first introduced in 1998 with their album Cybersmut, which won awards for "best industrial" title from both Houston newspapers, and since then the group has only grown in popularity, touring their sideshow throughout the U.S. and spawning notoriety and controversy wherever they are. Creating a dark fantasy world that is both beautiful and horrifying, the group is ultimately critiquing reality as it presents an overtly sexual spectacle of staggering intensity. Featuring an incredibly raw 30-minute feature and vintage videos, this DVD puts the energy of a live BPC show at your fingertips 

Biography

A DARK MENACING WORLD!

After seven years of outlandish local performances, Bozo Porno Circus (BPC) broke onto the scene in 1998 with an award winning self produced CD entitled ~Cybersmut (ToneZone: TZ-500) and a no holds barred live show featuring the PornStarzz- sexy fetish performers who bring the sinister themes of BPC’s music to life. Dark and disturbing, ~Cybersmut portrays a menacing world, a cesspool of sex and violence set to a thunderous robotic dance-beat, slashing guitars and layers and layers of heart-pounding programming. BPC won the coveted "BEST INDUSTRIAL" title from both Houston newspapers that year, including a nomination for ALBUM OF THE YEAR for its "rock solid programming".

THE CIRCUS IS COMING!

~Cybersmut was sent to college radio, dance clubs, DJ’s and scenesters everywhere opening the door for shows across the country. The CD was serviced to Pittsburgh’s BPM record pool, whose DJ’s charted the bands remake of the Donna Summer disco classic "Hot Stuff". Another track "Skintaster" was selected for the Delinquent Records Compilation The Pink & the Black. BPC performed numerous thematic shows between 1999-2001, shows like "The Karnival of Sin", "Malice in Slumberland" and "Videodrome," leaving an indelible mark on their audiences. This earned the band repeat shows in markets like Chicago, Boston, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Miami and back-to-back performances at the prestigious NXNW Toronto Music festival and gained BPC a huge following. BPC now had a foothold in Canada, where they have toured 3 times since, performing in Montreal, Toronto and Oshawa. Word was spreading about the sexy boys in the band who wore makeup and leather, and the PornStarzz, the girls with power tools grinding metal and breathing fire. A BoZo show was more than a show - it was an event!

MONSTERS ARE REAL & MADE OF VINYL

Realizing their roots in nightclubs and their dance appeal, BPC records a 12-INCH record entitled Monsters are Real (ToneZone: TZ-800). The mixes are basically raw tracks with no vocals, just a ferocious sample of the chorus from the yet to be released album version. But DJs fall in love with the sci-fi sound and the dancey 182 BPM extended version. "Monsters are Real" is serviced to 7 record pools and earns "pick-hit" status on Flamingo Record Promotions dance chart and charts for 24 weeks, while reaching #16 on MASSPOOL’S national dance chart. Pittsburgh’s BPM record pool also charts "Monsters are Real" for 16 weeks. In the meantime, BPC headlines events such as the Vampire Ball and FleshFest, and is asked to open shows for national acts like Motley Crue, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, The Genitorturers, Pigface and ohGr of Skinny Puppy.

TIME TO REGENERATE!

With their 12 INCH record "Monsters are Real" on the charts, BPC was stretching the limits of decency across two countries. This success, coupled with controversy over their shocking and overtly sexual videos appearing on the local access cable television station, landed them on the CBS local news in Houston. All this brings the band to the attention of Martin Atkins, industrial music icon and founder of Invisible Records, who signs BPC and ToneZone Records to his new label Underground Inc. gaining them their first major distribution deal in conjunction with Caroline Records. As well as appearing on the new "Notes From Thee Real Underground" compilation, they have just released in 2002 their follow-up album Regenerate.

Powerful and relentless in its intensity, Regenerate takes the listener into a shadowy world not fit for sanity but full of sin, where monsters walk among us and fairy tales are dangerous. From the opening beats of "Release the Kraken" it is clear that BPC is a band that has found it’s voice and make no apology for it. Like a sonic smoking gun "Exterminate" answers the crimes of a twisted society with "string them up hang them high if they kill they have to die." "Malice in Slumberland" and "Feel" are both beautiful and terrifying indictments of tortured minds gone awry. "Magic" and its beautifully evolving melody showcases the bands diversity. Chaotic and macabre, Bozo Porno Circus continues to push the envelope. It’s time to Regenerate!

YOU DEGENERATE! 

Bozo Porno Circus Degenerate featuring remixes by Pigface, Bile, Slick Idiot, 16 Volt, Hate Dept and more!
Degenerate will give fans another take on their favorite songs from Bozo Porno Circus Regenerate by some of their favorite bands and musicians.

Instruments and GEAR:

Ensoniq ASR-10 customized, Nord Lead, Ensoniq PARIS hard disk system, ARP 2600, ARP  STRING ENSAMBLE, KORG MONOPOLY, Gibson SG customized, Several Gibson Les Pauls, Ibanez SoundGear Bass, Fender JazzBass.

Ador Charming plays a hybrid electronic drum rig, powered by various analog & digital devices, gadgets and circuit-bent gizmos: Electro-harmonix, EMULATOR PROCUSSION-V2, Alesis D5, DrumKat and more. Ador uses Avedis Zildjian Cymbals and Gibraltar rack hardware exclusively.

Bozo Porno Circus would like to thank all of their fans and sponsors for their undying support and Houston Planned Parenthood for their generous contribution of condoms.