Circus Mono Kontrol

 

Circus Lupus was a post-hardcore band based in the area of Washington, D.C. The band originally formed in Madison, Wisconsin, where one-time Ignition & Soul Side bassist Chris Thomson met guitarist Chris Hamley & drummer Arika Casebolt while attending school. Reg Shrader initially played bass with the band. He was replaced by Seth Lorinczi, as the band was making its transition from Madison to Washington. 

The name Circus Lupus comes from an SCTV sketch about "Circus Lupus, the Circus of Wolves", a mock TV commercial for an entirely wolf-filled traveling circus, with graphics of wolves on trapeze swings & other circus apparatus. 

 

Circus Lupus - Super Genius, Dischord Records DIS63CD, 1992.
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Unrequited
Cyclone Billy
Pacifier
Breaking Point
Straight Through the Heart
Marbles
Mean Hot & Blessed
Cat Kicking Jerk
Blue Baby
Amish Blessing
Pulp
Tightrope Walker
Chinese Nitro 

 

Circus Lupus - Solid Brass, Dischord Records DIS79CD, 1993.

Right Turn Clyde
7 X 4 X 1
I Always Thought You Were an Asshole
And You Won
New Cop Car
Texas Minute
Deviant Gesture Catalog
Takes About an Hour: Epilepsy
Pop Man
Heathen
Pop Man
Pressure Point

 

 

After the demise of Circus Lupus, Chris Thomson & Chris Hamley formed the band Monorchid with bassist Andy Coronado, guitarist Andy Cone, & drummer Tom Allnutt.

I got the chance to see Monorchid in the summer of 1997 at the Capitol Theater in Olympia during Yo-Yo A Go-Go.

You can get both Monochrid's albums over at I Hate the 90s. I'll feature their three 7''s here & if you like them go over to I Hate the 90s. Be sure to tell Michelle that Nathan sent ya. 

 

Monorchid - Impostor Costume, Lovitt Records LOV 01, 1995.

Side A -
Southern Fried Wonton

Side B -
Oral Fixation Anonymous
Shark Bites Back

 

 

Monorchid - self-titled 7", Simple Machines SMR 048, 1996.

Side a -
Distortion

Side b -
Babies

 

Monorchid - When the Mutes Begin to Root, Gravity 27, 1996.

Customer Signature Side -
S.S. Hopeless
Red Meat

Spiderman Side -
Diet for an Underdog 

 

In 1997, Chris Thomson, Kim Thompson (Delta 72), & Brooks Headley (Born Against, Universal Order of Armageddon) formed Skull Kontrol, initially a three-piece until the official demise of the Monorchid at which time guitarist Andy Coronado joined the band. 

 

Skull Kontroll - Deviate Beyond All Means of Capture, Touch & Go TG195CD, 1999.

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Call Me Rover
Camouflage
Satan is Jesus to Me
What I Once Feared Has Now Come True
Robot Man
Witch Laughter
Live Bait

Enjoy,
NØ