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MIKE PATTON: MELODY MAKER
The thought of Mike Patton "rediscovering" melody is a strange one; kind of like John Prescott rediscovering dignity, or George Bush rediscovering humility. Anyway, Patton insists that his new solo stuff is a rekindling of the love of tune:
"This is more song-oriented. I needed some balance," Patton told Reuters in a recent interview. "A lot of melodic song ideas were seeping up and I had not outlet for them. I just go through phases, and now it's "Peeping Tom" season."
Peeping Tom is the name of the new album, we should point out, and not a sign that he's going to be appearing outside your bathroom window with a video-enabled mobile phone and a box of tissues.
While anything that isn't Faith No More is to be welcomed, the phrase "melody-based record that fuses hip-hop and alternative rock" has been used, which we're taking as a warning.
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Apparently his record features Norah Jones.
The alsbum features all sorts of bods, Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, and Ms Jones to name a few. You can hear it on the Peeping Tom myspace page if you so desire. I bought the single, Mojo, and think it's pretty ace.
http://www.myspace.com/peepingtomispatton
Sounds a lot like that Lovage album he did a few years back, with Jennifer Charles, Dan the Automator, Afrika Bambaata, Damon Albarn, etc. Hopefully it will be drawn from similar lines since that was, along with the first Tomahawk LP, the best thing he's done since he left Faith No More.
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