Led by F-ire collective keyboardist Nick Ramm, whose recent work includes world tours with the The Cinematic Orchestra and Seb Rochford's Fulborn Teversham, Clown Revisited were inspired after Ramm accompanied acts in a Danish circus. Their tricky, high-wire tunes are delivered with virtuosic skill by Basquiat Strings cellist Ben Davis, percussionist Dave Price, saxophonist/flautist Finn Peters and tuba player Oren Marshall.

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