Primus frontman/bassist Les Claypool has teamed with Sean Lennon (the song of John Lennon) in a new project dubbed The Claypool Lennon Delirium. The pair struck up a friendship when Lennon‘s Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger joined Primus on their summer tour last year. Claypool said of the venture:
“We had a few backstage, acoustic jamborees that I found interesting but when [Sean] sat in with us and melted our faces with his guitar during ‘Southbound Pachyderm,’ I realized that this fella had some chops. Primus was about to take some time off and I was gearing up a new project so I asked Sean if he’d like to come to Rancho Relaxo and see if we couldn’t get some interesting sounds on tape. Next thing I know he’s staying in my guesthouse over the holidays and we’re drinking vino, hunting mushrooms and throwing musical pasta at the walls.
One thing I think folks will be surprised by is what a monster of a guitar player Sean is. Not only does he have technical ability, but also the sounds that come out of his rig tend to be pretty bent and compelling. His DNA definitely shines through, though it isn’t just his father’s musical sensibilities that he reflects but also his mother’s abstract perspective, which to me, makes for a glorious freak stew.”
Below you can hear their track “Cricket And The Genie“, while the band have also been booked for this year’s ‘Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival‘.
