Mike Patton, of Faith No More, Tomahawk and Mr. Bungle fame, gained immense notoriety with his 2010 solo album Mondo Cane.
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For the soundtrack to recently released film The Place Beyond the Pines by director Derek Cianfrance, Mike Patton abides by two simple concepts: mood and tension. Though the arrangements are minimalist and the instrumentation is sparse and precisely placed, Patton gets the most out of these pieces through his skillful management of said concepts. Patton, no stranger to soundtracks—or really anything at this point—frequently lets out a slack of rope to the listeners, catches them in a momentary groove and then jerks them back to attention.
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Want to win some awesome new music and merchandise from the upcoming feature film “The Place Beyond the Pines” starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and Eva Mendes? We know Stephen Colbert sure does. How to enter and what you can win after the break.
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Mike Patton’s film score to the dramatic The Place Beyond the Pines movie will release on vinyl. This is Patton’s fourth movie score.
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A full concert video has emerged on YouTube of a bootleg of an early career set from Mr. Bungle, live at Club Lingerie January 10th, 1991. For those unfamiliar, Mr. Bungle was the incredible and impossible to categorize genre collision fronted by three artists we’ve covered in detail here at mxdwn. On vocals is none other than Mike Patton (from Faith No More, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Peeping Tom), on guitar Trey Spruance who is the diabolical mastermind behind the brilliant Secret Chiefs 3 project and on bass is Trevor Dunn who has recently joined Tomahawk and The Melvins Lite after years in Fantomas following Mr. Bungle’s demise. Most notably in this massive set is a gem right at the end that was routinely the end of their set list in those days. Almost ten minutes in length, it is a dual cover/medley of “Existential Blues” and “Pencil Neck Geek.”
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Is it possible that ten years have slipped off the calendar? It certainly seems so. The last time Duane Denison and Mike Patton’s supergroup Tomahawk played Los Angeles it was at the Henry Fonda Theatre in 2003 as a part of Ipecac Recorings’ short-lived Geek Show Tour. That show was an epic affair that boasted opening sets from label-mates The Melvins and Skeleton Key. Tomahawk promptly disappeared with the release of their 2007 album Anonymous following the departure (or firing as it were) of original bassist Kevin Rutmanis. Patton, Denison and drummer John Stanier completed Anonymous without a bassist and did not tour behind that record. Read more…
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In a recent interview with GunShyAssassin, Tomahawk guitarist Trevor Dunn spoke about speculation over the return of Mr. Bungle. Read more…
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Among the countless projects helmed by Mike Patton (including Faith no More and Mr. Bungle) is Tomahawk, and on February 19th the four-piece band will return to Los Angeles for a gig at the Mayan Theater. The show will take place a few weeks after the release of a new studio album, Oddfellows (which drops on January 29th).
Tickets for the this show are on sale now and cost $39.20 after fees. Support will come from Retox.
Fine print:
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Doors: 8:00 PM
The Mayan Theater
1038 S. Hill St., Los Angeles CA 90015
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Tomahawk are prepping a comeback album Oddfellows due out in January 2013. You can now watch footage of them playing new songs live. Read more…
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