The book of knots latest release, garden of the fainting stars, is an. The book of knots, garden of fainting stars new music. The book of knots drosophila melanogaster duration. Where the massive layers of sound on their selftitled album echoed the huge ships that helped shrink the world in the heyday of seafaring, and traineaters americana leanings reflected the. It was released on ipecac recordings june 14, 2011 and featured mike patton, blixa bargeld and more. Unpublished mike patton interview from march 2003 bbs. Given identifiable credits such as faith no more, tomahawk, and mr. Members of book of knots have played or worked with various acts previously, including skeleton key, sleepytime gorilla museum, shiner, battle of mice, sparklehorse, elvis costello, unsane, pere ubu, frank black, they might be. Find mike patton credit information on allmusic allmusic.
The record the lead singer of the mercurial rock and funk and rap and whatever else will fit band talks about the long path to sol. Stellwagen symphonette are purveyors of evocative instrumental music. The book of knots garden of the fainting stars album. The book of knots latest release, garden of the fainting stars. Jeanclaude and i met while working together on a gainsbourg retrospective at the hollywood bowl in 2011, explains patton.
The book of knots previously tackled the sea and the land with albums inspired by growing up in a small fishing community and a depressed. Knots is unlike any other book, consisting of a series of powerful, witty, unexpected dialoguescenarios that can be read as poems or brief plays, each complete in itself. Mike patton from the album garden of fainting stars ipecac recordings ipc 127 2011 bass tony maimoneelectric guitar joel hamilton, shahzad. Garden of fainting stars, the latest album by the book of knots, came accompanied and i quote its a bit weird. This is home to mike pattons eclectic musical collaborations as well as a place where bands we admire have the freedom to release music they might not be able to, or want to, release on other labels. This instalment, the last of in the bands by sea, by land, by air trilogy, from matthias bossi, joel hamilton, carla kihlstedt and tony maimone is conceptually staged with all things aeronautical in mind. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. The book of knots garden of fainting stars 2011, cd. John zorn, arto lindsay, mike patton, yamatsuka eye, steve drury, wayne horvitz, david shea, bill frisell, fred frith, joey baron, william winant, keiko konishi, claudia engelhart 01 of sade. Second was a tribute to the american rust belt, titled traineater, with the albums release in april 2007 and featuring guest spots from the likes of tom waits, mike. A soldiers life reveals patton as a complex soldier capable of brilliant military maneuvers but also of inspiring horrendous acts with chicago tribune utilizing untapped archival materials from the united states and england, stanley p. First was to be an ode to rotting seaside towns, a selftitled debut which appeared on arclight records in 2004. Traineater is something of the lost the book of knots record, which is.
No more frontman mike patton show up here, alongside others including nils. The book of knots was formed in 2003 by three core band members joel hamilton, matthias bossi and tony maimone at hamilton and maimones brooklyn based studio g. They borrowed from and helped to evolve a sound pioneered by the likes of neurosis and godflesh, creating heavy music consisting primarily of lengthy songs that focus on repetition and evolution of structure and texture. The book of knots a studio project based out of brooklyns studio g, the book of knots is the sonic equivalent of a bull in a china shop. Clear instructions and annotated stepbystep photographs will help you learn how to tie more than 100 knots.
The book of knots has had the pleasure of collaborating with some of the worlds most talented musicians, including tom waits, mike patton, david thomas. Mike patton faith no more, mondo cane and renowned french composer jeanclaude vannier, who is perhaps best known for his work with serge gainsbourg, release corpse flower on september th, 2019. Mike patton from the album garden of fainting stars ipecac recordings ipc 127 2011 visualizer. The four core members grind out beautifully roughhewn, dustfilled experimental rock songs, and then invite all manner of musical compatriots to add their voices to. Vincent, pretty lights, john vanderslice, fred frith, and the tiger lillies. I started the label with mike patton 15 years ago today. But mike pattons newest project, mondo cane, stems from just such a union with patton disguising his american accent and assimilating to a new culture. Choose knots for fishing, camping, sailing, climbing, and for general or. History edit the book of knots was formed in 2003 by three core band members joel hamilton, matthias bossi and tony maimone at hamilton and maimones brooklyn based studio g. Avant heavy art rockers the book of knots debut on ipecac with. Members matthias bossi, jon evans, and carla kihlstedt have worked with mike patton, tom waits, tori amos, sarah mclachlan, tracy chapman, and john vanderslice. Bungle, the words patton and incognito dont seem to follow each other.
I know a lot of you send us questions that we dont have the time to answer via email or facebook, so some of you suggested that we do something like this discussion. Unpublished mike patton interview from march 2003 post by grotocult. Faith no mores most famous song, it is one of the singles off of their album the real thing, in which they debut vocal virtuoso mike patton as their singer. The book of knots garden of fainting stars thisisnotascene.
The book of knots ready release of garden of fainting. The book of knots 2011 garden of fainting stars topics. The book of knots decided to release three conceptual records. Hirshson creates the most balanced portrait of patton ever written. Each chapter describes a different kind of relationshipthe knots of the titlebonds of love, dependency. In addition to recording and working with these bands, he has also been. Ipecac recordings is an independent record label based in california. Mike patton and jeanclaude vannier corpse flower lp 2019 22. I cover the intersection of economics, politics and personal finance.
Abok the ashley book of knots, clifford ashley doubleday books, 1944 isbn 0385040253 the old testament of knotting efkr the encyclopedia of knots and fancy ropework, raoul graumont and john hensel cornell maritime press, 1943 isb. A requiem for the space age, garden of fainting stars completes book of knots by sea, by land, by air trilogy, which captured the hopes and dreams wrapped up in different forms of transportation. The book of knots, garden of fainting stars the obelisk. The turn isnt really out of line for the book of knots, because by the time youre seven tracks into garden of fainting stars even if youve never heard traineater or book of knots it should be well established that they can go pretty much anywhere at any given moment. There are at least eight artists that have used the name isis. They are founders of the iconic bands tin hat trio, the book of knots, and sleepytime gorilla museum. The book of knots garden of fainting stars cd 2011 7. Matthias bossi plays drums for sleepytime gorilla museum, and was a member of skeleton key. As a founder of the book of knots, a brooklynbased recording collective, he has had the pleasure of collaborating with tom waits, mike patton, blixa bargeld, and mike watt. The book of knots feat mike patton planemo youtube. The knot book is an introduction to this rich theory, starting with our familiar understanding of knots and a bit of college algebra and finishing with exciting topics of current research. Im greg werckman, coowner of ipecac recordings and.
Three years ago, mike patton faith no more, fantomas, mr. He is best known for providing lead vocals for faith no more along with mr. The book of knots has had the pleasure of collaborating with some of the worlds most talented musicians, including tom waits, mike patton, david thomas, blixa. The book of knots garden of fainting stars the skinny. The book of knots has had the pleasure of collaborating with some of the worlds most talented musicians, including tom waits, mike patton, david thomas, blixa bargeld, jon langford, and carla bozulich. Mike patton joins the book of knots for planemo, taken from their brilliant 2011 ipecac records release garden of fainting.
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