The Beast Within: Songs by Cassandra Victoria Chopourian

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1.	Stars in the Sky 04:12		buy track
2.	City Like a River 04:26	info	buy track
3.	32 04:45		buy track
4.	Don't Wake Me Up 02:43		buy track
5.	Blake's Angel 04:41	info	buy track
6.	Parade 03:47		buy track
7.	Stay 03:52	info	buy track
8.	Buildings 04:31		buy track
9.	Before I Fall 10:03	info	buy track

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THE BEAST WITHIN was an album long planned to showcase Cassandra Victoria Chopourian's songwriting with Fist of Kindness. When Cass joined Fist just after 2009's THE DEAD AND THE POWERLESS she signed on as a trumpet player, a role she played on PONDERIN' WITH THE FIST OF KINDNESS.
But by the following album, THE THIRTEEN REPENTENCES OF THE PISTIS SOPHIA, she had already taught herself guitar (well, to be strictly accurate, the tenor guitar or baritone ukelele, both 4-string instruments with a shorter string length than a conventional guitar) and began contributing both vocals and compositions as well.
When Fist went into a 3-year process working on their massive Gertrude Stein project, Cass continued to write original songs. These songs were fan favorites featured in FOK's frequent NYC gigs (in those days they played often at Freddy's Backroom in Brooklyn and community venues in the Lower East Side.)
This album was released on limited-edition CD only in 2015. It is our great privilege to release it now online for the masses to enjoy.
-Gary Heidt, March 2021, Greensboro

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released March 3, 2021

Orin Buck: Bass
Cassandra Victoria Chopourian: Tenor guitar, trumpet & vocals
Steven Dworkin: accordion, cello & vocals
Richard "Cupcake" Gross: Banjo, vocals and guitalele
David Gould: Drums
Gary Heidt: Guitar & vocals
Matt Metzgar: Percussion & vocals

Recorded at Red Studios by Orin Buck & Clete de Beat
Mixed by Richard Gross, R.C.E.
All songs by Cassandra Victoria Chopourian and FOK

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Orin Buck, bass; Cassandra Victoria Chopourian, 4-string, trumpet and vocals; Steven Dworkin, accordion, cello and vocals; David Gould, drums; Richard "Cupcake" Gross, banjo and vocals; Gary Heidt, guitar and vocals; Matt Metzgar, percussion and vocals

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