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Mr. Bungle: Mike Patton (vocals, organ, ocarina, sound effects); Trey "Uncooked Meat Prior To State Vector Collapse" Spruance (guitar, organ, keyboards, electronics, sound effects); Theo (E-flat reeds); Clinton McKinnon (clarinet, tenor saxophone, keyboards, drums); Trevor Roy Dunn (bass); I Quit (woodblock). Additional personnel: Lisandro Adrover (bandoneon); Graham Connah (piano); William Winant (cymbals, bongos, tablas, kanjira, sistrums, Jew's harp, percussion, xylophone, glockenspiel). Recorded at Brilliant Studios, Hyde Street Studios, Coast Recorders and Shotwell Bomb Factory, San Francisco; Mills College Concert Hall, Oakland, California. Personnel: Mike Patton (vocals, ocarina, organ); Lisandro Adrover (bandoneon); Clinton McKinnon (clarinet, tenor saxophone, keyboards, drums); Graham Connah (piano); William Winant (glockenspiel, xylophone, bongos, kanjira, cymbals, Jew's harp, sistrum, tabla, percussion); I Quit (wood block, percussion). Audio Mixer: Billy Anderson. Recording information: Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, CA; Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA; Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, CA; Mills College Concert Hall, Oakland, CA; Shotwell Bomb Factory, San Francisco, CA. Unknown Contributor Role: Trevor Dunn. Mr. Bungle is the musical equivalent of a David Lynch movie. On its uncompromising second release, Disco Volante, the group focuses its sound a bit more than on its 1991 self-titled debut but still keeps things unruly and completely unpredictable. This is a band whose sole purpose is to break all the pre-existing rules of music and doesn't think twice about taking chances. What they've created in the process is a totally original and new musical style and an album that sounds like nothing that currently exists. The group, whose members go by aliases, may be the most talented rock instrumentalists today, as they skip musical genres effortlessly, while Mike Patton illustrates why many consider him to be the best singer in rock. The group tackles plodding death metal ("Everyone I Went to High School With Is Dead"), deranged children's songs ("After School Special"), and a Middle Eastern techno number that has to be heard to be believed ("Desert Search for Techno Allah"). Many of the songs radically change genres mid-song, encompassing the sounds of Ennio Morricone, John Zorn, Frank Zappa, and other heretofore unthought-of musical mutations. Not music to unwind to after a hard day, but it will challenge your mind when the right mood hits. ~ Greg Prato Taking cues from Frank Zappa, Carl Stalling and John Zorn, and dabbling in styles as disparate as lounge, death-metal and downtown jazz, Mr. Bungle create a schizophrenic sound unlike any '90s major-label band save for The Boredoms. Yet where The Boredoms approach their music from two specific sources (free jazz and punk), Mr. Bungle easily triple or quadruple that figure when listing their influences. As with other genre-bending progressive music, the obvious question is do they pull it off? On DISCO VOLANTE, they do quite nicely, thank you. Whether it is on the Middle East-inflected "Desert Search For Techno Allah," or on complex pieces like "The Bends," Mr. Bungle use hypnotic sounds, jarring noise and tight playing to convey their drug-soaked and semi-insane point of view to the world. The juxtaposition of styles works well--both from track to track (the extra heavy "Everyone I Went To School With Is Dead" is followed by the lounge jazz number, "Chemical Marriage") and within a single song ("Merry Go Bye Bye" leaps from a '50's rock sing-along to death-metal meltdown). Lyrically, Mr. Bungle piece together as many strange images as they do musically--"Carry Stress In The Jaw" quotes extensively from Edgar Allen Poe, while "Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz" seems to be written in a language all its own. Tough to listen to but rewarding, Mr. Bungle place themselves alongside groups like The Melvins, Praxis and Naked City, aQ (4/96, p.100) - 2 Stars - Average - "...A tad anarchic Zappa, a touch devilish David Lynch, Disco Volante is not for the aurally fragile, but it may offer a smile to the more hardy avant-garde listener..." Melody Maker (1/27/96, p.35) - "...inhabits that Majorly grey area where high-art blurs into high-noodling....akin to getting lost in a sprawling, dimly lit and dilapidated mansion. By the end of it, you're stumbling into rooms even the owners don't go in any more..." Disco Volante Music | List Price | $11.94 (You save $2.85) | | Category | Rock Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock/Pop, Experimental Rock | | Label | Warner Bros. (Record Label) | | Orig Year | 1995 | | All Time Sales Rank | 6001  | | CD Universe Part number | 1101524 | | Catalog number | 45963 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 10, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Mr. Bungle | | Engineer | Billy Anderson | | Personnel | Mike Patton - vocals, organ, ocarina, sound effects Theo - E-flat reeds Trevor Roy Dunn - bass Trey "Uncooked Meat Prior To State Vector Collapse" Spruance - guitar, organ, keyboards, electronics, sound effects Clinton McKinnon - clarinet, tenor saxophone, keyboards, drums I Quit - woodblock
Also: William Winant, Graham Connah, Lisandro Adrover |
Mr Bungle Disco Volante Songs Disco Volante Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   Mike Patton is an evil genius! If you like really weird music, this will be right up your alley. If you thought California and the self-titled album were too weird for you, stay away from this one. Definitely not as good as their other two albums, but still a lot better than the garbage that is polluting our radios and televisions at the moment. Submitted by joshlisa (Chico, CA, USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Their Best It takes a bit to get this album. I listened to it twice and forgot about it for several months. Then I spun it again, and it all clicked. What was once my leats favorite bungle album has become the crown jewel of bungle. Submitted by TheJit (Michigan) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Maybe their best? Experimental and a challenge to listen to at times but they pull it off. I love the other 2 CD's but somehow this CD for some reason, and I dont know why, seems to be my favorite. A true masterpiece! Submitted by Tim (Utah) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Bungle Experiments This is the middle section of 3 major releases from this seminal multi-influenced rock band. It is their strongest effort, from an experimental music lover's perspective.
Mainstream exposure and recognition seemed to be the furthest thing from Mr. Bungle's minds while putting together this concoction of Ska, Grind, Jazz, Tripped-out Ambience and Instrumental Weirdness.
Listening to this CD from one end to the other is like some strange journey encompassing surreal dreams, violent nightmares and many of the things in-between.
A highly recommended release.
All in all, this probably should not be your first Mr. Bungle purchase, but as time goes by it will probably become your favorite.
While you are here, please join me in a prayer asking that these guys continue to make albums. Thanks.
Submitted by a reviewer (St. Cloud, MN) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
A Masterpiece! I have no doubt in my mind when I say that this was the best thing to come out of the 1990's. A brilliant montage of film music, free jazz, death metal and noise amalgamated so beautifully it would make your average Korn fans lose control of their bowels in confusion and fear. Submitted by a reviewer (Australia) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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