Daily Jam (October Edition) - One Step Beyond

Is it really October without some music from the Fantomas album "The Director's Cut?"  I think not.  Here's their take on "One Step Beyond."  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Sucker

Getting this one in just under the wire.  Here's a track from one of Mike Patton's many one-off side projects, Peeping Tom.  Dig on Norah Jones's sultry vocals and the Bela Bartok sample in "Sucker" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Soulympics

Italian band Zu make a mix of prog, metal, jazz, and math rock.  Naturally they teamed with Mike Patton for track or two.  Here's a cut from the band and the man from 2009's "Carboniferous" LP.  Listen to "Soulympics" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Maritime (Mike Patton Remix)

Another busy day, and it's not over yet, and i'm already exhausted.  Here's Mike Patton's excellent remix of the ISIS track "Maritime" to get me over the hill.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Innocent Eye, Crystal See

Here is some wonderfully soothing and epic music from American violist and composer Eyvind Kang.  "Innocent Eye, Crystal See" comes from the 2003 album "Virginal Coordinates," a beautiful collection of songs recorded live in Italy in 2000.  Listen carefully and you'll recognize Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, etc.) providing the vocals.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

AVTT/PTTN (The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton)

Of all the collaborative music projects out there, i never in a million years would have paired indie folk country band The Avett Brothers with Mike Patton of all people.  Well, it happened, and the end product is the upcoming self-titled record from AVTT/PTTN.  First taste "Eternal Love" sounds much more in the wheelhouse of The Avett Brothers, but Patton's voice and presence make things feel a little off-kilter and strange.  I really want to hear what the rest of this thing sounds like.  Anyway, check out "Eternal Love" below and pre-order the album here from Ipecac.

Daily Jam - Vanity Fair

We all have our favorite albums, but then there are also those albums we can listen to whenever and wherever, circumstances or mood be damned.  Mr. Bungle's "California" is one of those albums for me.  Listen to the album's penultimate track "Vanity Fair" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Suicide Is Painless

Here's a weird one to start your week to before we go into full Halloween mode tomorrow.  Dig on this experimental and noisy cover of "Suicide Is Painless" from Hepa-Titus, Void Manes, and Mike Patton, a strange and kind of creepy take on the track originally penned by Johnny Mandel (music) and Michael Altman (lyrics) for the Robert Altman's 1970 film "M.A.S.H."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Experiment in Terror

Composer and arranger Henry Mancini was, I believe, the first film score composer I ever took any kind of interest in all because of his work on The Pink Panther, and not the Blake Edwards films, but the cartoons that I used to watch among all the Looney Toons and Hannah Barbera shorts when I was a little kid. I loved The Pink Panther cartoons, so much so that I remember being wholly disappointed and agitated when I realized that the movies were not the further adventures of the colorful feline, but a showcase for the comic talents of Peter Sellers. But that theme song always stayed with me. And from there, as I got older, other composers began to cross my path gradually increasing my appreciation for the art of soundtracks: John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi, Bruno Nicolai, Riz Ortolani, and on and on. My ears were full.

It took a little while to get back to Mancini, but I eventually did, and because of Mike Patton of all people.

In 2001, I had no idea that the then former Faith No More lead singer was a huge connoisseur of film music, but then I picked up The Director’s Cut album from his experimental metal supergroup Fantômas, a collection of twisted cover versions of many an old movie theme. That was a turning point for me. Aside from sending me down countless rabbit holes and exploratory paths of any and every kind of musical subgenre I could conceive of, I also dove headfirst into film scores, both old and new, traditional and experimental, and everything in between. And Fantômas’s version of “Experiment in Terror” sent me right back into the arms of Mancini.

From the 1962 suspense-thriller of the same name, “Experiment in Terror” utilizes an autoharp, an almost spy-movie bassline, a jazzy beat, and some traditional orchestra swells to create an air of mystery and a mood full of suspense. It’s magic. I hope to have it score a scene from my own life someday. Listen to it as well as Fantômas’s take below.

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Rosemary's Baby

"The Director's Cut" by Fantomas remains one of my favorite albums ever, its collision of Mike Patton, experimental metal and noise, and horror movie soundtracks feeling like it was tailor made just for me.  Here's their cover of the theme from "Rosemary's Baby" for our Daily Jam.  What have you done to its eyes?!

Daily Jam - Malpractice

Just a few days to go before i start my vacation, so starting the countdown with some of my favorite music from one of my favorite bands.  Here's Faith No More with "Malpractice," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Air-Conditioned Nightmare

It's Bungle time.  Well, around here, it's always Bungle time.  So here's Mr. Bungle with "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Pit Stop (Take Me Home)

It's time for the sexy sounds of Lovage.  Listen to "Pit Stop (Take Me Home)" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Caffeine

Everything is about to be busy, busy, busy.  So i can't think of a better way to bet myself going than by listening to some Faith No More.  Here's "Caffeine," our Daily Jam.

Dead Cross

I was unaware we were getting a new record from hardcore supergroup Dead Cross this fall.  What wonderful news.  Let Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, and the gang smack you in the jaw with "Reign of Error" below and pre-order "II" here from Ipecac.

Daily Jam - The Real Thing

There was a time (30 years ago i guess), that i listened to Faith No More's "The Real Thing" and "Angel Dust" on repeat over and over again.  I could not get enough of those to albums.  And revisiting the title track from "The Real Thing" instantly transports me back, laying in bed at night when i should have been getting some sleep for school the next morning, headphones on, Walkman in hand, mouthing all the words to myself in the dark.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Seule

Some way or another, i always find my way back to Mike Patton.  Here's a track from his 2004 avant garde collaboration with Norwegian artist Kaada.  Listen to lament of "Seule" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Stripsearch

Feeling some more mellow Faith No More this morning, so here's "Stripsearch" from 1997's "Album of the Year," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Waste

Putting Mike Patton in something always makes it better, even if that something is already pretty cool, like Brazilian metal band Sepultura.  Check out their collaborative track "The Waste" below, which somehow ended up on the "Freddy Vs Jason" soundtrack, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Spider Baby

Better late than never i guess, so here's today's spooky jam from one of my favorite albums ever.  Check out Fantomas and "Spider Baby" below, our Daily Jam.