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Fantomas: Mike Patton (vocals); Buzz Osborne (guitar); Trevor Dunn (bass); Dave Lombardo (drums).
Recorded at Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California.
The first project Mike Patton worked on after the April 1998 breakup of Faith No More was the all-star Fantomas. Heavy metal fans everywhere salivated at the lineup of Patton on vocals, the Melvins' Buzz Osborne on guitar, ex-Slayer Dave Lombardo on drums, and Mr. Bungle's Trevor Dunn on bass. But as longtime fans have come to learn long ago, always expect the unexpected with Patton-related projects. The band's self-titled debut (the first for Patton's record label, Ipecac) is far from your conventional rock; composed and produced entirely by the singer, the songs serve as a soundtrack to a comic book's story line. At nearly 43-minutes in length, Fantomas is comprised of 30 chronologically numbered "pages"' instead of songs. While it's an unconventional album, it's also a completely original one, especially when compared to the blah and predictable alt-rock of the late '90s. Patton uses his voice as an instrument with often amazing results (singing nonsensical syllables instead of words); few singers have the talent or know-how to pull off such highlights as "Page 1," "Page 19," "Page 21," and "Page 29." If you're expecting an album comparable to either Faith No More or Mr. Bungle, you may be confused and disappointed. But if you're looking for something completely original and cutting edge, Fantomas is highly recommended. ~ Greg PratoCMJ (5/24/99, p.27) - "...Elements of Japanese noise and arty tomfoolery reverberate through the dense, guitar-heavy textures....FANTOMAS is one of the most challenging and imaginative all-star efforts in recent memory." Fantomas Songs | 1. | Page 1 - (6 frames) |
| 2. | Page 2 - (7 frames) |
| 3. | Page 3 - (17 frames) |
| 4. | Page 4 - (11 frames) |
| 5. | Page 5 - (7 frames) |
| 6. | Page 6 - (26 frames) |
| 7. | Page 7 - (6 frames) |
| 8. | Page 8 - (9 frames) |
| 9. | Page 9 - (11 frames) |
| 10. | Page 10 - (15 frames) |
| 11. | Page 11 - (10 frames) |
| 12. | Page 12 - (31 frames) |
| 13. | Page 14 - (4 frames) |
| 14. | Page 15 - (22 frames) |
| 15. | Page 16 - (11 frames) |
| 16. | Page 17 - (14 frames) |
| 17. | Page 18 - (20 frames) |
| 18. | Page 19 - (21 frames) |
| 19. | Page 20 - (13 frames) |
| 20. | Page 21 - (11 frames) |
| 21. | Page 22 - (7 frames) |
| 22. | Page 23 - (17 frames) |
| 23. | Page 24 - (19 frames) |
| 24. | Page 25 - (34 frames) |
| 25. | Page 26 - (7 frames) |
| 26. | Page 27 - (15 frames) |
| 27. | Page 28 - (20 frames) |
| 28. | Page 29 - (39 frames) |
| 29. | Page 30 - (2 frames) |
| 30. | (Untitled) - (hidden track) |
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Fantomas Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   Creative Genius
Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, Buzz Osborne, and Trevor Dunn, all in one band, need I say more?
Submitted by a reviewer (Oak Harbor, WA, USA) 
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This CD is one of the most unbelievable things I have heard. Pure musical genious! Spastic, harsh, beautiful. Up there with Frank Zappa as far as musicianship goes. Not for the casual pop listener but a must have for open minded experimental or "different" music listeners.
Submitted by Tim (Utah)
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BouHhHh AhahaHAah !!
If you like f*cked up music ,comic book or even "B-Movie" soundtrack & of course Mike Patton , this one for You ! It's the first of ..(now 3 album ) & it's sound really strange ( i like it ) maybe nothing you've had heard before :O)
i've just put 4 stars , cause this is not the one i prefer ..go check out the " DiReCtOr's CuT " good movie soundtrack i tell you ! :O)
Anyway , Amenaza al mundo ! ! !
Bobby , Canada
Submitted by blitzgriegbob (Montreal , Canada)
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Mike Patton is a genious!!! This is the highest definition of technical work that he has done yet, a bunch of orchestrated noise and sounds performed by legendary members... MIKE PATTON IS GOD!!! ALSO SEE MR. BUNGLE!!! ALSO SEE FAITH NO MORE (RIP) !!!!!
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Purchase Fantomas CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Mr Bungle Mr. Bungle CD (1991)
Fantomas
 $7.99  
Mr. Bungle: Vlad Drac (vocals); Scummy (guitar); Theobald Brooks Lengyel (alto & baritone saxophones); Bar (tenor saxophone); Trevor Roy Dunn (bass); Heifetz (drums).
Additional personnel: David Shea (scratches); Yeesus Krist, Maximum Bob, Kahli, Jennifer (background vocals).
Recorded at Different Fur, San Francisco, California in 1991.
Vlad Drac is actually Mike Patton of Faith No More.
To say that Mr. Bungle is unfocused is like criticizing a rapper for not being able to sing -- it may be true, but it misses the point of the music. Mr. Bungle is a dizzying, disconcerting, schizophrenic tour through just about any rock style the group can think of, hopping from genre to genre without any apparent rhyme or reason, and sometimes doing so several times in the same song. Mike Patton's lyrics are even more bizarrely humorous than those he used in Faith No More, and they're also less self-censored, as titles like "Squeeze Me Macaroni," "My Ass Is on Fire," and "The Girls of Porn" indicate. It's a difficult, not very accessible record, and the band wouldn't have it any other way. ~ Steve Huey
Although Mike Patton found fame and fortune as the singer for Faith No More (with their 1989 breakthrough release THE REAL THING), he was first a member of Mr. Bungle. Instead of quitting his former band when he accepted FNM's vocal offer, Patton decided to keep both projects going simultaneously. ...
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Fantomas
$9.09
Live Recording
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 ...
| | Mr Bungle California CD (1999)
Fantomas
$9.15
Mr. Bungle: Mike Patton, Trey Spruance, Bar McKinnon, Trevor Dunn, Danny Heifetz.
Additional personnel: David Phillips (pedal steel guitar); Ben Barnes, Eyvind Kang, Carla Kihlstedt (violin, viola); Sam Bass, Marika Hughes (cello); Bill Banovetz (English horn); Michael Peloquin (harmonica); Henri Duscharme (accordion); Timb Harris (trumpet); Larry Ragent (French horn); Aaron Seeman (piano); Jay Steebley (cymbalom); William Winant (bass drum, tympani, tam tam).
Recorded at Coast Recorders, Division Hi-Fi, Forking Paths Studio and Different Fur, San Francisco, California.
Personnel: Mike Patton (vocals); Eyvind Kang, Ben Barnes, Carla Kihlstedt (violin, viola); Sam D. Bass, Marika Hughes (cello); Michael Peloquin (harmonica); Henri Duscharme (accordion); Bill Banovetz (English horn, horns); Timb Harris (trumpet); Larry Ragent (French horn, horns); Aaron Seeman (piano); William Winant (bass drum, tamtam, timpani).
Audio Mixers: Rob Worthington; Adam Muñoz.
Recording information: Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA; Coast Records, San Francisco, CA; Differ; Different Fur, Los Angeles, CA; Different Fur, San ...
| | Fantomas Director's Cut CD (2001)
Fantomas
$13.05
Fantomas is the supergroup made up of Mike Patton (Mr Bungle, Faith No More), Buzz Osbourne (Melvins), Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Gripp, Inc) and Trevor Dunn ( Mr Bungle). This CD is composed of music from motion picture soundtracks, as interpreted by Fantomas. 15 tracks. 2001 release.
Fantomas: Mike Patton, Buzz Osborne, Dave Lombardo, Trevor Dunn.
Recorded at Grandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, California.
Fantomas stand with their feet planted horizontally across the soft dimensions of your face, warping the shape of your skull and shoulders with their off-color explosions. With expectations withering on the floor, leaving a viscous stink, nothing in their hands is concrete. As a follow-up to their 30-song debut, throughout which vocalist Mike Patton never formed a single actual word, Fantomas offer these 16 new creations, all realigned versions of film soundtracks, ranging from the notorious theme to Rosemary's Baby to the obscure and peculiar wank of Henry: ...
| | Fantomas Delirium Cordia CD (2004)
Fantomas
$13.19
Fantomas: Mike Patton (vocals); Buzz "King Buzzo" Osborne (guitar); Trevor Dunn (bass); Dave Lombardo (percussion).
Recorded in Los Angeles, California, 2003.
The third release by Fantômas, Delirium Cordia, turns a bit of a different direction from the band's previous releases. Delirium Cordia is one track clocking in at 74 minutes. The record is always haunting; giving one a sense of the grizzly images of the insert booklet -- photos of surgeries in action. The music has film score qualities, a feeling of being lost in a hospital at night, a hospital much like that of Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom, while Hellraiser demons watch and wait from afar. Where Director's Cut was a variation of different '70s film themes, Delirium Cordia is a score to Patton's own horror-filled imagination. Fantômas are open and free, but always maintain a rhythmic through-line, whether a bass, samples, or percussion. ...
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Geordie includes: 'Doctor' Rob Turnbull (vocals); David Stephenson, Vic Malcolm (guitar); Tom Hill (bass); Brian Gibson (drums).
Includes liner notes by Dave Ling.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
After watching former singer Brian Johnson strike it rich with AC/DC, '70s relics Geordie speedily re-formed in a blatant but understandable attempt to capitalize. Never mind that nearly a decade had passed since the band's last effort, 1976's Save the World; for most children of the '80s Geordie may as well have been a brand new concern, and 1983's No Sweat gave nothing away by peddling the sort of commercial hard rock that dominated the era. The opening title track does model itself on a suspiciously familiar (if hardly patented) AC/DC riff, but to Geordie's credit, new singer "Doctor" Rob Turnbull's cleaner vocal delivery sounds nothing like Brian Johnson's, being more reminiscent of Saxon's Biff Byford, if anyone. Ensuing first single "This Time" also dispels any worries of an all-out cop-job with its totally un-AC/DC-like pop sensibilities, but, along with efficient but unspectacular entries such as "Hungry" and "Oh No!" (mixing electric and acoustic guitars in a way that's pure UFO), also fails to contribute anything remotely original ...
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