The Laughing Clowns

The Laughing Clowns were an Australian rock and roll band fronted by vocalist and guitarist Ed Kuepper and backed by drummer Jeff Wegener.

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Australian - Rock and roll - Ed Kuepper - Jeff Wegener

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Started in 1979 after the break-up of Kuepper's former band, The Saints, the group featured many different musicians on a variety of instruments, including double bass, piano and a brass section. Usually referred to as jazz punk by critics, the group's songs were often constructed around complicated structures, difficult timings and sometimes seemingly off-key melodies.

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1979 - The Saints - Double bass - Piano - Brass - Jazz punk

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They released several albums, singles and E.P.s, including Holy Joe, Mr Uddich-Smuddich goes to town, Ghosts of an ideal wife and Law of nature. They disbanded in 1985 with Kuepper continuing to record and perform under his own name.

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Albums - Singles - E.P.s - 1985

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In 2004, Kuepper and Wegener began performing together on Ed Kuepper's MFLL project, a live performance of soundtracks to short films, and have toured Australia as a two-peice since.

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An anthology of the Laughing Clowns material, Cruel but fair, is set to be released on 3 October 2005.

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Anthology - 2005

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