Regular commenter Wanderlusting AKA Karina Halle’s extensive interview with Ipecac Records co-founder Greg Werckman has just been published by American Noise. The interview is really worth digesting in its entirety not least for its insight into the modern record industry especially at genuine independent level.
Here are a few choice cuts from Greg:
Patton projects:
He’s in the early stages of working on some new Tomahawk music and some new Fantômas music, more Mondo Cane—he’s literally working on six or seven records right now. He’s also got this project (that we’re not putting out) called Nevermen, that’s coming out on Lex Records. It’s with Tunde from TV on the Radio and Dose One from the Anticon world. It’s just going to be three vocalists. It’s just a weird, kind of cool record.
On the Faith No More reunion:
It was a really cool thing and he was really happy he did and had a lot of fun doing it. And the fans were really into it, too. It was a good thing.
Damn, even longer wait for new Fantomas and Tomahawk. I’m not really bothered for another Mondo Cane cd. Greg didn’t give away anything most of us don’t already know, but he probably doesn’t even know himself, as Patton is always so busy and secretive anyway.
Correction: we still ARE really into it, Werckman!
But we’ll get over it… eventually… right?
I’m thinking my next excuse for a short west coast trip will be an Imperial Teen show. Starting to look forward to that.
“On the Faith No More reunion:
It WAS a really cool thing and he WAS really happy he did and had a lot of fun doing it. And the fans were really into it, too. It WAS a good thing.”
sad face 🙁
Awesome stuff. Looking forward to whatever he’s gonna push out, and hopefully I’ll dig all (or most) of it. Kinda disappointed about the whole Lovage/Crudo thing, but we’ll see what happens…
WAS
If he’s working on 6 0r 7 records and none of them are faith no more I’m gonna be seriously bummed.