CLAYPOOL-LENNON Delirium, new album/video! CONCERT!

[jamestkirk]

From the minds of Les Claypool and Sean Lennon. The Claypool Lennon Delirium's new album "The Monolith of Phobos" is available June 3rd on colored vinyl, CD, and digitally.




CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM
Monolith of Phobos 2016

Album available June 3.

Claypool: A big inspiration was us sitting down and watching the Monkees' Head.

Lennon:Head is, like, my bible. Any project or important thought I've ever had was inspired by Head. We were talking about the amazing revelation that Buzz [Aldrin] revealed on C-SPAN. He said, "There's a monolith on Phobos with a tiny, potato-shaped moon that's revolving around Mars." It's the most mind-blowing thing I've ever seen on television. We were just hanging out watching that video, and Les came back the next day with a full song about it.
--Rolling Stone



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A new project from Sean Lennon and Primus singer/bassist Les Claypool has announced its debut album. Operating as the Claypool Lennon Delirium, the pair will release Monolith of Phobos on June 3, with a tour kicking off the following week. (The live band features Beastie Boys' Mark Ramos Ni****a and Paul Baldi of the Fungi Band.) Below, listen to the album's first track, "Mr. Wright," and check out the album art and tour dates.

Lennon and Claypool toured together last summer, with their bands the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger and Primus. "Sean is a musical mutant after my own heart," Claypool said in a press release. "He definitely reflects his genetics – not just the sensibilities of his dad but also the abstract perspective and unique approach of his mother. It makes for a glorious freak stew."

Of the recording setup, he said, "Usually I play the drums and percussion on my records but Sean has such a different feel than I do, it just made more sense for him to man the kit on most of the tunes on this project. I took the helm at my old vintage API console and let him bang away. He was happy as a piggy rolling in sh#t every time he grabbed the sticks…his drumming is like a cross between Ringo and Nick Mason. But I think folks will be most surprised by what a monster guitar player he is, especially when you prod him a bit."

Lennon added, "It’s been an honor and a challenge playing with someone of Les’ caliber, but luckily the Gods of Pinot Noir shone favorably down and granted us a bundle of devilish tunes about monkeys, outer space and sexual deviancy."



Bubbles Burst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkqbExWUAc

Cricket and the Genie (Movement 1, The Delirium)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZgX3N1XuPM

Cricket and the Genie (Movement II, Oratorio Di Cricket)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szRouCwiCjg

Mr. Wright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp2EO0dtmK8

[jamestkirk]

Two worlds have collided, and what glorious and odd worlds they are. After a successful summer tour, pairing Primus with Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, the two bandleaders, Les Claypool and Sean Lennon, have decided to combine their abstract talents into a project called The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Their efforts thus far have spawned the upcoming, full-length release called “Monolith of Phobos.”

“Sean is a musical mutant after my own heart,” said Claypool. “He definitely reflects his genetics--not just the sensibilities of his dad but also the abstract perspective and unique approach of his mother. It makes for a glorious freak stew.” After some impromptu, backstage jams and an epic live sit-in on Primus’s psychedelic opus, “Southbound Pachyderm,” Claypool approached Lennon about doing a recording project. “I was trying to wrangle up an Oysterhead reunion since Primus was taking a rest for 2016 but the planets just wouldn’t align for that,” said Claypool. “I don’t like sitting around, so when Sean said he didn’t have plans for this next year, we started kicking around the notion of making an old-school, psychedelic/prog record. Next thing I know, he’s staying in my guesthouse, drinking my vino and banging on my drums.”

Lennon responded, “I told Les that I was Neil Diamond’s nephew. I think that is what really sold him on the idea of working with me.”

Over the course of six weeks or so, the two wrote and recorded a total of ten songs with both of them sharing various vocal and instrumental responsibilities, going beyond their core instruments of bass and guitar. Claypool explained, “Usually I play the drums and percussion on my records but Sean has such a different feel than I do, it just made more sense for him to man the kit on most of the tunes on this project. I took the helm at my old vintage API console and let him bang away. He was happy as a piggy rolling in **** every time he grabbed the sticks…his drumming is like a cross between Ringo and Nick Mason. But I think folks will be most surprised by what a monster guitar player he is, especially when you prod him a bit.”

“Monolith of Phobos” is just how the title implies--an old-school approach to a psychedelic space rock record.

Lennon added, “It’s been an honor and a challenge playing with someone of Les’ caliber, but luckily the Gods of Pinot Noir shone favorably down and granted us a bundle of devilish tunes about monkeys, outer space and sexual deviancy.”


http://theclaypoollennondelirium.com

[jamestkirk]

The Claypool Lennon Delirium: Breath of a Salesman

Sean rocks the guitar and of course Claypool is an amazing bass player..


Late Late Show music guest The Claypool Lennon Delirium
performs "Breath of a Salesman."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK8dkKIdQXM

A bit of psych crazy in the vein of Zappa or early Floyd

[jamestkirk]

Full concert at Bonnaroo on June 11, 2016...a very talented three piece unit!

The Claypool Lennon Delirium 2016 06 11 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, Tennessee, USA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAEHyKi0eP8

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The version of Tomorrow Never Knows is awesome!