MJK Puscifer Side Project? 2007-07-19 by IvortheEngineDriver | 17 Comments | To characterize Puscifer — the side project of Maynard James Keenan — as a departure from anything else the enigmatic Tool frontman has done before would be an understatement of mythic proportions, of mythic proportions, notes Chris Harris of VH1.com.
Gone are the foreboding atmospherics that have pervaded Keenan's work with both Tool and A Perfect Circle, as is the disconsolate libretto that's become something of a Keenan trademark. Instead, Puscifer is all about groove-oriented, shake-that-moneymaker melodies, designed to — believe it or not — brighten one's spirits.
"This is absolutely just put-it-on-and-move-your-butt -and-get-completely-out-of-your-head music," Keenan explained. "This is purely body candy. It's meant to make you feel like I feel when I hear James Brown, when I hear some old Jackson 5 or or Aretha [Franklin]. It's just that good feeling — music that makes you feel good. There's no math. Nothing wrong with math, but sometimes, it can be exhausting to be that forced, that focused. I'm a big King Crimson fan, but only when I have the energy to be. Sometimes I just want to hear Gnarls Barkley."
The yet-untitled debut LP from Puscifer, which Keenan has been working on for more than a few years, should be in stores this fall — "October something," he said. Not exactly what you'd call a solo outing, Puscifer are comprised of a revolving door of contributors, including multi-instrumentalist Danny Lohner; songstress Lisa Germano; Telefon Tel Aviv's Joshua Eustis; Jonny Polonsky; Primus' Tim Alexander; model Milla Jovovich; Tool guitar tech Matt Mitchell; and dark ambient artist Lustmord.
To date, Keenan has released just two songs and one remix, all on film soundtracks. He claims to have more than a dozen tracks in various stages of completion — including "Dojo," "Queen B" and "Country Boner" — and has been working on the LP at New York's Electric Lady Studios.
Constructing Puscifer material has proven rather cathartic, Keenan said, giving him a much-needed break from the enormity of Tool.
"After a while, writing songs that have all this emotional attachment to them can really wear on your soul," he explained. "The catharsis is writing the song and recording it. But then you have to go onstage every night and rip open those scabs, every night. That can be really emotionally taxing."
Read more at VH1.com.
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This looks really, really cool. I saw Tool last night and they ripped shat up.
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"This is absolutely just put-it-on-and-move-your-butt -and-get-completely-out-of-your-head music,"
ugh, this is probably going to suck. More APC please.
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more tool please.
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This sounds really cool. I can't wait.
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There have been tracks of Puscifer up for a while... it's weird.
www.puscifer.com
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i love tool and APC so hopefully this will be coll aswell
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Sounds very interesting.
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I've known about this for 6 months. I dont see how this is news.
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i have a feeling this is going to be great. i'm expecting this to be maynard's peeping tom, but better.
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Love most of the contributors here - all the ones I know anyway! This sounds alright. Aretha and Jimmy Brown are cool - Maynard and soul / funk - why not?
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maynard just needs to stick with tool and apc. this side project is just going to delay releases from them.
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I will listen, gut feeling says it will blow chunks though.
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i heard this a while ago.. there is stuff on the myspace you can hear. Its really different, but after listening for a little... i really like it. im anxious for the album.
-Sixner
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lol @ people who just want another tool or APC album.
maynard is an artist, not a monkey to you twits. besides, those bands are boring. tool is occasionally interesting. this looks more interesting.
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God I can't wait for this to come out.
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Danny Lohner is like the producer of this or something.
Should have stayed in NIN, Jeordie's weird.
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I agree with Classicrockerman.
I also like this a lot, which surprises me b/c when i started reading the article, the idea formed in my head of what the music would sound like cracked me up.
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