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Tim Alexander - A Man of Extreme Power
We are thrilled to welcome Tim Alexander to Primus Tracks! The longtime Primus drummer has stretched his rhythmical and compositional skills through …
2 years, 5 months ago
Oysterhead - Polka Dot Rose
It seems antithetical to describe anything Claypool-related as pleasant, but that's the word which comes to mind for this jaunt. The vocal layering i…
2 years, 5 months ago
Oysterhead - Rubberneck Lions
The title "Rubberneck Lions" suggests a strange word soup, but there's some kind of meaning underneath the opaque lyrics, and they trend towards fami…
2 years, 5 months ago
Oysterhead - Army's on Ecstasy
Army's on Ecstasy, or as I call it, Military on Molly, is a an uptempo, art-rock exploration of musical compormise. That is to say, with three strong…
2 years, 6 months ago
Oysterhead - Radon Balloon
We can all breathe and drift away after the heavy subject matter and oppressive aura of Shadow of a Man, and perhaps it's a relief that the music of …
2 years, 6 months ago
Oysterhead - Shadow of a Man
Despite being an Oysterhead track, we suspect this is a tune that Les had at least formulated during the Primus Antipop cycle, and was revived for th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Oysterhead - Mr. Oysterhead w/ Kello Gonzalez
For the mighty thematic track underpinning the formation of Oysterhead and the purpose behind its record, we turn to a favorite, Kello Gonzalez, to d…
2 years, 7 months ago
Oysterhead - Oz is Ever Floating
Who is Oz? Why is he floating? What does this have to do with John C. Lilly? We tackle all of these questions and more to gain an understanding of th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Oysterhead - Little Faces w/ Lalo Fierro
We continue our Primus-adjacent chronology with the 2001 release by Oysterhead, The Grand Pecking Order. This record came about after Les Claypool, T…
2 years, 7 months ago
Master Class with David Lefkowitz 3 - Pork Soda
David Lefkowitz returns to Primus Tracks to further flesh out the narrative of the band's 1990s rise. We discuss the Pork Soda album cycle, complete …
2 years, 8 months ago