![]() Where recent Primus CDs, such as Pork Soda, (1993) Tales From The Punchbowl (1995) and The Brown Album (1997) were largely self-contained projects, the new CD found Claypool, LaLonde, and Mantia bringing in a host of collaborators. And based on Claypool's comments, the as-yet-untitled disc will introduce its share of new wrinkles in the Primus sound- and in doing so, offer at least a measure of the originality Claypool considers important in music. ![]() Prior to hitting the concert trail this summer as part of the Ozzfest tour, the band finished most of the recording for their next CD. Now in his 10th year as the creative sparkplug of the off-beat Primus, Claypool himself continues to intrigue his share of fans and fellow musicians with the utterly original, somewhat skewed sounds he creates with bandmates Larry LaLonde (guitar) and Bryan "Brain" Mantia (drums). How did they think of that?,' that's what intrigues me," says Claypool, a west county resident. "Seeing somebody who comes up with something and you go, 'Wow, I would have never thought of that. No formulaic pop: Les Claypool cooks up a new batch of Primus songs.ĪSK LES CLAYPOOL, bassist and singer of Primus, about the artists he most and he touches on a long list-from country legend Johnny Cash to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick-blessed with an element of originality.
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