Mike Patton and the Ictus Ensemble to Release “Laborintus II” on July 3rd

Mike Patton, joined by the Brussels-based Ictus Ensemble, pay tribute to pioneering composer Luciano Berio with the July 3 release of Laborintus IIvia Ipecac Recordings. Berio, a groundbreaking Italian composer whose lengthy list of compositions revel in experimentation and intuitively fuse classical, jazz and electronic music, created Laborintus II in 1965 to mark the 700th [...]

Mike Patton Scoring “The Place Beyond The Pines”

(San Francisco, CA) – Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle) has been selected by writer/director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) to provide the score for The Place Beyond The Pines, which stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes. Patton, who  rose to prominence as a teenager as the front man for Faith No [...]

The Best of 2011

Best Live Performances: Dropkick Murphys Tres Mts. Boston Legends Heart Hurtsmile Candlebox Grace Potter and the Nocturnals American Idol Live Hurt Puscifer Best Albums: Tres Mts. – Three Mountains Hurtsmile – Hurtsmile Bohren and der Club of Gore – Beileid Feersum Ennjin – Feersum Ennjin Mike Patton – From The Film and Inspired By the [...]

Album Review: Mike Patton – “From The Film and Inspired by the Book The Solitude of Prime Numbers”

Mike Patton From The Film and Inspired By the Book The Solitude of Prime Numbers (La Solitudine Dei Numeri Primi) Release Date: November 1, 2011 Record Label: Ipecac Recordings Review: Mike Patton has been scoring films for a few years now, such as for 2008′s A Perfect Place and 2009′s Crank: High Voltage. His latest [...]

Mike Patton’s ‘The Solitude of Prime Numbers’ Set For Prime Release Date of 11-1-11

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Mike Patton, moved by the Paolo Giordano novel The Solitude of Prime Numbers and having contributed music to the movie of the same name, has created a 16-track release that boasts some of the most contemplative and stirring music of his multi-faceted career with Patton describing the release as a personal [...]

Bohren and der Club of Gore Album Set for June 28 Release on Ipecac

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Bohren and der Club of Gore, the German orchestral doom outfit Pitchfork dubbed “horror-jazz,” have set the U.S. release of Beileid (English translation: condolences) for June 28 via Ipecac Recordings. The three-track, 35 minute album features an ominous rendition of Warlock’s 1985 cult classic “Catch My Heart” with vocals from Ipecac [...]

Best Albums of 2010

There is so much great music out there today that putting together a “top” list is becoming as difficult as it is insignificant.  So here are the 2010 releases we’ve enjoyed hearing.  Remember; support local music, support live  music, support the artists you love, and avoid the bullshit. 1. The Gracious Few, The Gracious Few [...]

Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane to Make U.S. Live Debut on Oct. 3rd

(San Francisco, CA) – Mike Patton (Faith No More, Peeping Tom, et al) brings his orchestral Italian language project Mondo Cane to U.S. shores for the first time on Oct. 3, with a performance at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Patton released the self-titled Mondo Cane debut in May on his own Ipecac Recordings [...]

New Mike Patton Mondo Cane Performance Video

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – With the release of Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane set for May 4, Ipecac Recordings shares a video for the album’s first single, “Il Cielo In Una Stanza.”

Album Review: Mike Patton, Mondo Cane

Mike Patton Mondo Cane Release Date: May 4, 2010 Record Label: Ipecac Recordings Review: As a kid, I used to peruse through my mother’s old record collection. In the process, I was exposed to decades-old sounds and styles of music that I remember finding so interesting because of how different it was compared to what [...]

Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane Reveals Album Art

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Ipecac Recordings shares the album art from Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane, a new entity for the inimitable vocalist that marries his instrument-like voice with a 40-piece orchestra, choir and band. While Patton is known for a employing a wide variety of incarnations, Mondo Cane is unlike any of his previous projects. [...]

Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane Set For May 4 Release

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Mike Patton (Faith No More, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk) unveils Mondo Cane, his Italian language rock-meets-orchestra hybrid, on May 4 via Ipecac Recordings. Recorded at a series of European performances including an outdoor concert in a Northern Italian piazza, the self-titled album features traditional Italian pop songs as well as a rendition [...]

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