New Tomahawk Album

[Pantgirl]

New Tomahawk album due out this summer

Tomahawk - Anonymous

Release: Jun. 19, 2007

Yus

You know what this means? Where there's an album...there's a TOUR *wibbles*

[pANDAS Radio]

The album is really good. Its a kinda strange concept but it works really well.

Tomahawk Anonymous Tomahawk’s third release, Anonymous, links the outfit with the Native American culture that bore its name. A thirteen-track album that reverentially explores and reinterprets the darker, more recessed ancestral music created by North America’s indigenous people, the title reflects the countless individuals who contributed to these songs but went un-credited throughout history. At the turn of the millennium, Duane Denison (U.S.S.A, ex-Jesus Lizard) toured with Hank Williams III, frequently finding himself on Indian Reservations. “I was somewhat disappointed by the Native bands.” Duane explains, “They were usually very conventional, kind of blues and country type stuff, or too much like 'new age' music. I figured there must be native music somewhere that was more aggressive, spookier, and more kinetic.” Duane began to research the culture’s music; about a year into his research he found books that were written around the time of Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency, a period in U.S. history when Indian culture and artifacts were in vogue. The books, dated to the early 20th century, recorded transcriptions of the songs contained herein. The titles: “Totem,” “Mescal Rite 1,” “Song of Victory” are all true to the names uncovered by the people who originally transcribed them, although Duane says “Red Fox” was altered to be more accessible. One song, “Long, Long Weary Day,” is a non-Native American “parlor song” song of the same time period, and also un-credited. Now a three piece, Tomahawk recorded Anonymous in two-parts. Duane Denison and John Stanier (Battles, Ex-Helmet) recorded guitars and drums (respectively) in Nashville while Mike Patton (Peeping Tom, Fantômas, Ex-Faith No More) added vocals and samples at Vulcan Studios in San Francisco. Release date: June 19, 2007

[Charlie Parker]

Duane Denison is the reason I love Tomahawk

[MarkMono]

"Native American music is pish, I bet we can do it better."

Awesome, look forward to it.

[pANDAS Radio]

I'll let you hear it tomorrow then

320k rip so its damn good quality.

[Pantgirl]

:O Waah

[Blue Skin]

Not half bad, though I've done better, myself.

[Disco Volante]

I heard that Patton was scrapping with John Stanier and that he may not be playing on the upcoming tour! Allegedly, Patton "knocked his ass out" (Patton's words....) while they were drunk one night. Ha!

[pANDAS Radio]

Where did you hear this? Any chance of a link?

[Charlie Parker]

Stanier's playing with Battle now

[pANDAS Radio]

True, but he wouldn't be the only member of Tomahawk to have several projects on the go at once.

[Charlie Parker]

just sharing what I knew

[Disco Volante]

I can't remember where I saw it now, I came across it through Wikipedia during a stoned day at work, but I remember wondering if Patton could actually fight...lol...square go with Patton anyone?

[monkey star]

So who's playing bass then, hopefully Hank Williams III will do it