![]() 250% who plays the old organ and accordion wearing a gas mask. ![]() Watch that and imagine this is someone who studied to become a teacher.Īnd to top their theatrics even more, there’s Helge Risa, aka Omen Kaizer, aka Mr. Janove’s gritty and raspy voice and his singing style, very syncopated and almost on the verge of rapping, yet intentionally quite erratic, enhances his image of an evil circus director even more. It’s a bit of a Balkan gypsy music meets punk rock and there is something distinctly Tom Waits-esque about them. Their image and sound of jingly drums and wheezy old organ and their theatrical art of an evil circus band or a carnival freak show makes for a mysterious dark atmosphere and very entertaining concerts. But Outside Scandinavia they are almost unknown. For little over a decade Kaizers Orchestra were the biggest band in Norway.
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