Les Claypool Australia December 2009 Tour

[Chantel]

Blue Murder presents
LES CLAYPOOL

TICKETS ON SALE 9AM FRI 18TH SEPTEMBER

Tue 1Dec - Tivoli Brisbane
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849, Rocking Horse 07 3229 5360

Wed 2 Dec - Enmore Theatre Sydney
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Fri 4 Dec - Forum Theatre Melbourne
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Sat 5 Dec - Thebarton Theatre Adelaide
www.venuetix.com.au 08 8225 8888

Sun 6 Dec - Capitol Perth
www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX, www.bocsticketing.com.au 08 9484 1133, 78's www.78records.com.au 08 9322 6384

Australian lovers of twisted four string bass excursions rejoice! Les Claypool heads to Australia this December bringing with him the arsenal of complex rhythms and death defying melodic twists and turns that feature on his latest solo opus Of Fungi And Foe.

When it comes to taking the bass guitar far beyond the usual confines and out into the musical stratosphere, no one over the past twenty five years has come close to matching the absolute mind snapping brilliance of bass player extraordinaire Les Claypool.

From his early work with Primus through the eighties to his latest soon to be released solo album Of Fungi and Foe, Claypool has redefined with humour, intelligence and above all sheer talent, what being a bass player in a modern rock outfit is all about.

Since his last album release, 2006’s Of Whales and Woe, Claypool has been busy with his films, scoring other’s films and video games while most recently having fun out on tour on a double bill with Matisyahu.

Of Fungi And Foe is the expansion of material Claypool has recorded over the past few years for the video game “Mushroom Men” and the motion picture “Pig Hunt”. Being inspired by these 2 projects Claypool decided to keep creating and turn it into an album. The song Mushroom Men on this release is a more in depth version of the theme song from the video game. Additionally a jam session with Gogol Bordello’s charismatic front-man Eugene Hutz turned into the track “Bite Out Of Life”.

Of Fungi And Foe is out October 2nd through MGM

www.lesclaypool.com

[Chantel]

Supported by Clinton 'Bar' McKinnon's band Umlaut - of whom photos will be by moi.

[Hitman]

[Chantel]

Chantel Bann - taking photos of ex-Mr Bungle members since 2007...

[Hitman]

Well done...

[BJN]

Chantel Bann - taking photos of ex-Mr Bungle members since 2007...

You need to hunt down and Theo Lengyel, Luke Miller, Hans Wagner and the original drummer, Jed Watts!

Sidenote: Gogol Bordello! I own one of their CDs and have another burnt.

[Chantel]

LES CLAYPOOL - click photo to view album


UMLAUT - click photo to view album

[Hitman]

[Dylan]

love your work channy

[BJN]

Totally excellent photos, Chantel! You're one totally rad dudette!*
*I just turned into Michelangelo the Turtle for some reason.