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Descriptions of the Fabulous Contraption abound in phrases like “mutant folk rock”, “trance-like folk” (CNN Go), and “genre hopping”. The music is original, yet combines a mishmash of influences: You’ll hear the folk rock of Jethro Tull and the Tea Party, the extended structures of Alamaailman Vasarat and Tool and the twiddly shred guitar of Tim McMillan and Erik Mongrain. Before long you’ll find yourself wondering if five string banjo was invented with heavy metal in mind! “...intricate guitar work, marry-your-sister banjo and a sensitive but hard-grooving rhythm section.” (BMA Magazine) "Dave Carr's Fabulous Contraption found the heavy-metal implications in anything from flamenco to Americana" (John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald)