clown core

Clown Core (stylized as ClownC0re) is an American experimental music duo. The band is composed of two anonymous artists who wear clown masks, speculated to be drummer Louis Cole of the indietronica and jazzfunk band Knower and Sam Gendel, a saxophonist and frequent Cole collaborator.

Clown Core's music has been described as avant-garde and difficult to categorize, incorporating a wide array of genres and styles including grindcore, jazz, noise music and extreme metal, often abruptly transitioning between styles within songs. Most of the band's songs are very short, with few lasting longer than two minutes. Their eponymous album Clown Core was released in 2010. After a seven-year hiatus, the band returned with second album Toilet in 2018, followed by third album Van in 2020. The EP 1234 released in 2021. Their projects are all self-released.