Fantomas

projectmayhem

Anyone going?

if you're unenlightened, they're playing the village tomorrow night (€20 through U:Mack, sound cellar are selling). if you're even further unenlightened, it's a mike patton band with buzz osborne, trevor dunn and usually dave lombardo but terry bozzio will take the drum stool while slayer tours.

worth going just to see patton IMO...

John

I'll be there. Look for a handsome man near the front. I'll stand next to him.

I'm going too. I'll be the guy with the pink/red hair... at the front. (When you see me you'll understand) and say hello!!!

Kali

Ahh cheers for the reminder.. forgot i had tix for this.. sweet.

dabhoys

Well looking forward to this gig

Ramses

any idea what time the band will start at? I'd love to go but I'll have to get off work early to do so.

Ph3n0m

http://www.umack.com/Fantomas150605.html - doors at 8pm

peepingtom

i'll be there .... tickets have sold out at the WAV Box office, but there are 9 left in Road Recs if anyone is interested ..... should be awesome .... no idea what to expect ... cant see them playing songs like for like off the albums though

ThirdEyeOpen

Will Their Be Tickets On The Door?

Töpher

peepingtom wrote:

i'll be there .... tickets have sold out at the WAV Box office, but there are 9 left in Road Recs if anyone is interested ..... should be awesome .... no idea what to expect ... cant see them playing songs like for like off the albums though

Seen videos of them live before, they do a damn fine job of it! And yes, just like on the albums! Can't wait, heading for few beers after work and onto the gig, cannay wait!

John

One hour to go!

PiE

Was a lot better than I was expecting!

herobear

wow, my ears really hurt!! which is always a sign of great gig

cool t-shirt too!

John

Fuppin' brilliant!

el rabitos

t'was an awsome gig, well worth the €20

mariah careys voice has nothing on pattons

ok. I left halfway through because I felt old and thought the gig was rubbish. Did I miss something?

Ph3n0m

absolute toss.

Personally I love Fantomas, and really enjoyed them last time they came here, but last night - ugh, seems to me like it was a complete mess

Doors were open late, and we were kept waiting ages until the band came on - and they only played for little over an hour??

Gig of the year - not really

Töpher

Ph3n0m wrote:

absolute toss.

Personally I love Fantomas, and really enjoyed them last time they came here, but last night - ugh, seems to me like it was a complete mess

Doors were open late, and we were kept waiting ages until the band came on - and they only played for little over an hour??

Gig of the year - not really

Fantomas played here before? I know Tomahawk played before, didn't think Fantomas have ever been...

Personally I thought they were amazing, they played about 80-90 minutes, and rocked for the entirity of it, nailed the shít perfectly, which is no easy task! Are you sure you're not thinking of Tomahawk?!

Ph3n0m

Nope, I am thinking of Fantomas, but I just realised it wasnt in Ireland I saw them

Nah that gig was very, very disappointing last night especially for a fan like me

My name is Mud

it was ****

if you enjoy "experimental" nonsense, then you would have loved it...

I also left 45 mins into it. I was just there to see Bozzio really

Töpher

Ph3n0m wrote:

Nope, I am thinking of Fantomas, but I just realised it wasnt in Ireland I saw them

Nah that gig was very, very disappointing last night especially for a fan like me

Big fan myself, but seeing as that was my first Fantomas (and Buzz!) experience, I loved it!

Ph3n0m

Guess I just got sick of waiting and waiting and waiting and.....(well you get the idea)

Töpher

Ph3n0m wrote:

Guess I just got sick of waiting and waiting and waiting and.....(well you get the idea)

Think it was worth it, heightened the suspense, time to get some beer ddown the neck etc Think about it, bands play till 11:00 approx here, they never wind up earlier, there was to be no support band, so wasn't expecting anything to happen till 9:15ish, so 9:30 wasn't too bad!

Töpher

My name is Mud wrote:

it was ****

if you enjoy "experimental" nonsense, then you would have loved it...

I also left 45 mins into it. I was just there to see Bozzio really

If you'd heard any of their stuff before you'd know thats what they're like, which is what I'm guessing most people were there for!

LegacyUser

i thought it was ok, but i was pretty locked.

Ph3n0m

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Think it was worth it, heightened the suspense, time to get some beer ddown the neck etc Think about it, bands play till 11:00 approx here, they never wind up earlier, there was to be no support band, so wasn't expecting anything to happen till 9:15ish, so 9:30 wasn't too bad!

Problem was I had already quaffed a mighty supply of whiskey before the gig and at my age, I grow impatient with the "rock and roll mannerisms" of some bands and yes I would include Fantomas of being guilty of that.

I knew there would be no support, but come on keeping people hanging around in an over-crowded and exceptionally warm venue is just not on - I could barely get to the freaking bar from my cosy little spot

And they didnt finish at 11 - they finished a little after 10:30 - think it was around 10:40

Kali

Meh wasn't impressed at all, maybe I was just expecting more than a few shrieks... the only interesting and enjoyable aspect was the playoff between the drummer (who was obviously new to fantomas) and patton... but god the same screaming over and over again with different drums and samples? no thanks...

Töpher

Kali wrote:

Meh wasn't impressed at all, maybe I was just expecting more than a few shrieks... the only interesting and enjoyable aspect was the playoff between the drummer (who was obviously new to fantomas) and patton... but god the same screaming over and over again with different drums and samples? no thanks...

Maybe you should have listened to them before you went!

The drummer was Terry Bozzio, filling in for Dave Lombardo who's touring with Slayer at the moment.

peepingtom

Well ... it certainly was different ... here review i sent my mate back home in England:

Orchestrated Noise Timed To Perfection

Well it was the busiest I've ever seen this small venue that holds around 600.... Surprise, surprise after around 20 minutes there was suddenly room to breath. Apparently about 50 paying customers must not have heard any of Fantomas' releases, and subsequently thought they had stumbled into a live exorcism.

Patton thrashed around the stage from microphone to microphone, conducting his players like a ****ed up Herbert von Karajan. All eyes were on the former Faith No More frontman from start to finish, gazing in amazement and wondering what he will do next.

There wasn't much spiel form Patton, but when it came it was as if it had spilled off the tongue of Martin Luther King or any other 20th century visionary . "**** you, and **** Bono!" After making an initial remark about Bono the crowd started singing "Bono is a wanker, Bono is a wanker" Patton seemed to miss hear this and took it as praise for the U2 Megastar. Something must have clicked a while after and made a swift apology to the somewhat bewildered crowd ... "OK, maybe I shouldn't have said **** you"

After ploughing though a set perhaps not destined for a Saturday morning slot on CD:UK, you come to ask yourself one question. Is Patton taking the piss out of us? Or is he the Beethoven for the 21st Century?

Töpher

Haha, class, mind if I use a section of that in my sig?!

peepingtom

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Haha, class, mind if I use a section of that in my sig?!

work away ... thought it was great last night, although personally i would have prefered to see FNM, BUngle, or Tomahawk .... it was certainly entertaining though and it meant we got a long overdue dose of Patton

Kali

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Maybe you should have listened to them before you went!

The drummer was Terry Bozzio, filling in for Dave Lombardo who's touring with Slayer at the moment.

Err I have directors-cut, suspended animation and disco volante .. as I said, I guess I was just expecting a bit more.

peepingtom

Kali wrote:

Err I have directors-cut, suspended animation and disco volante .. as I said, I guess I was just expecting a bit more.

Disco Volate is a Mr Bungle album .... not being pedantic or anything ... i've not heard Suspended animation yet so cant comment on that .... Directors cut is a novely album for me ... i have probably listened to it only a handful of times ..... i just went to see how they would do things live, it wasnt what i expected either to be honest, but to see them play music that complex, in such a manner was an experience you wont forget

Töpher

peepingtom wrote:

work away ... thought it was great last night, although personally i would have prefered to see FNM, BUngle, or Tomahawk .... it was certainly entertaining though and it meant we got a long overdue dose of Patton

Sure Tomahawk were here like 3 years ago or sumat

Disco Volante, is as said, a Mr Bungle album Kali, and bears no relation to the Fantomas sound (though it is great! ). Directors Cut is very good, but is a lot different to the "typical" Fantomas sound. Suspended Animation is good, the best description of it I've heard is "It's like the first album with cartoon sounds", which I think I heard off John2, but I could be wrong! I haven't heard Delirium Cordia enough though, so can't comment on that one.

They did what Fantomas do brilliantly. It's a pity some people were expecting more so to speak, but they did their own work excellently. I'm sure many people went just because of the likes of Patton/Buzz (and Bozzio) without actually knowing much of their collaborative work.

peepingtom

i had tickets to that tomahawk gig at the ambassador, but it was cancelled ... i cant remember it being re-sheduled, but i may have missed out on hearing about it. ..... i'd really love to see Mr Bungle, but it looks like they have packed in

Töpher

No no, they played about 12-18 months before that one that was cancelled was scheduled to go ahead Do nay worry, it was never rescheduled, ya didn't miss it!

John

Wow, I wasn't expecting so many negative comments about the gig. Last night was exactly what I was expecting and I thought it was excellent. I don't know what people were expecting when they said they wanted more. I didn't see anyone leave, where I was it seemed to be a lot of hardcore fans (and one girl who practically orgasmed when Patton came out on stage).

I really liked the way everyone's instruments were put through Patton's desk. Turns out a lot of the cartoon noises from Suspended Animation are processed drums. Couldn't really see Bozzio poperly thanks to the speaker stack which was unfortunate.

Also, did anyone else think that the combination of chants for Bozzio and Buzzo sounded like Bozo? Clowns indeed.

DadaKopf

Went to Les Georges Leningrad instead. Great fun!

ThirdEyeOpen

Just wondering if anybody has anymore pictures of the gig?

John

The rest of my pictures were ****, the one I posted was the only passable one. Sorry

peepingtom

i was chatting to this spanich bloke who had taken some really good shots ... i've asked him to eamil them to me .... hopefully he will, and i'll post them on here if he does

willpak

Great gig, really enjoyed it. Nearly spazzed out when several tracks from Jess Franco's Sexadelic Dance Party were played directly after the gig

My name is Mud

...if Mike Patton pooed into a cup, and said it was art, would you buy it?

Oh wait...i paid for my ticket, and all i got was poo in a cup

...if you get my drift

Kali

My name is Mud wrote:

...if Mike Patton pooed into a cup, and said it was art, would you buy it?

Oh wait...i paid for my ticket, and all i got was poo in a cup

...if you get my drift

haha post of the year

Although I'd say Patton always won the oul staring contests in school.

nadir

yeah, kicked ass. Great gig. bungle, zappa, melvins , can't go wrong. Best gig ive been at in ages actually, prolly in about 2 years.

peepingtom

My name is Mud wrote:

...if Mike Patton pooed into a cup, and said it was art, would you buy it?

yes ..... i would

Mongo

My name is Mud wrote:

...if Mike Patton pooed into a cup, and said it was art, would you buy it?

Oh wait...i paid for my ticket, and all i got was poo in a cup

...if you get my drift

Ya cos it would be the best damn cup around!!

Vlad Drac

Have to say I thought this gig was ****e and was quite dissapointed. Am quite a big fan of Pattons music until quite recently when I believe he started taking on too may projects and spreading himself thin. Thats been the worst Patton show outta the 4 i've seen by a long shot. Think it had a lot to do with the waiting around, the venue being a bit crap in my opinion, missing Lombardo, and the Fantomas sound not being as fresh as it was when they just started out. I reckon he should pack in this project asap because its gonna get very stale ,very fast....

projectmayhem

if anything fantomas is the strongest band patton's ever been in (including fnm). they're not pigeon-holed into doing any type of music. their next album could be death metal or pop, it makes no difference because the band is so "out there".

anyway, was well impressed by the show, and bozzio's drumkit.