Mike Patton sent famed turntablists the X-Ecutioners a selection of records, they created beats out of them, and then he messed with them some more. The final product was this record. A hyperactive, sporadic hip-hop album with elements of noise, jazz, and a bunch of other genres. Imagine if Fantomas played hip-hop-- that's a pretty good descriptor of this. The only song that follows a traditional structure is "?Get Up, Punk! 0200 Hrs." The rest of the songs are short experimental multi-genre pieces (a la Fantomas), there are vocal samples galore, the record is themed around war and weapons somehow, and Patton does great work (as usual). The consistently sporadic compositions mean the record runs together to a degree, but General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners is a fun listen nonetheless.
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