Ipecac Recordings
Releases
Street date: 2008-08-25
Recorded on May 1, 2006 at Kentish Town Forum, Live from London 2006 features the amassed crew of Mike Patton, Buzz Osborne, Dave Lombardo, Trevor Dunn, Dale Crover and Sir David Scott Stone. Filmed by Douglas Pledger, Matthew Rozeik and Alex Gunnis the music is culled from the sole FantomasMelvins Big Band release (Millennium Monsterwork) as well as music from both the Melvins and Fantomas catalogues. Bonus feature is an audio commentary with Danny DeVito, Ipecac co-owner Greg Werckman, booking agent Robby Fraser, Melvins’ Dale Crover and Buzz Osborne.
Street date: 2008-08-04
Zach Hill , drummer for NorCal noise-rock outfit Hella, is set to release his first solo album, titled Astrological Straits, on Ipecac Recordings. Hill, considered one of the most innovative drummers of modern music, has spent the past year working on the album as well as touring and recording with Marnie Stern. For all of its dark elements--drugs, death and his own loved ones' brushes with both are among its lyrical inspirations--Astrological Straits is a celebration for Hill; an affirmation of his ability to step out of previous roles to write his own future. That's something you can hear not just in the music, which finds Hill's higher-mathematical approach to the kit expanding via funk, soul and bigband- style arrangements (if, presumably, those genres had Martian origins), but also in the overall celebratory spirit Hill and collaborators bring to the proceedings.
Street date: 2008-06-16
Almost 25 years and over 25 albums since their inception, Melvins return with their brand new studio album Nude With Boots. Founder member King Buzzo and almost founding member Dale Crover are again joined by the Big Business duo Jared Warren & Coady Willis for an extended quartet line-up featuring the same double drum attack that knocked heads clean off on 2006’s (A) Senile Animal. After two years of solid touring, the now rejuvenated, stable line-up bring us 11 new songs ranking up with the best of their output - straight up no nonsense rock action like no-one but the Melvins has the balls or chops to get away with playing these days.
Street date: 2008-03-10
16 tracks 60 minutes. A mixture of Bulgarian folk music, jazz and humor. They are one of Norway's most popular live bands and this is their 3rd album, though a 1st for Ipecac!
Street date: 2008-03-10
15 tracks 35 minutes. A short film and soundtrack double disc set, featuring a score by Mike Patton infusing genres with shades of Ennio Morricone and Fantomas.
Street date: 2008-01-28
14 tracks 60 minutes. Opening with a guitar riff that could melt lead. This is dub as mixing-board art form - not as literal genre exercise, and it's absolutely fugging massive.
Street date: 2007-07-09
Circus Devils incorporates a musical alchemy of hard rock and soft rock, ugliness and beauty, tension and ambiance, eerie moods, stories, humour, and rock opera theatrics, resulting in a strangely coherent cinematic musical experience. Circus Devils is the most eccentric tip of Pollard’s overflowing discography, likened to an indie rock version of Fantômas, 'Sgt. Disco' features 32 tracks ranging from those under one minute to “regular” song lengths.
Street date: 2007-07-09
'Athlantis' is something like an oratorio, with the incredible singers Mike Patton and Jessika Kenney on the main parts. Inspired by Renaissance era literature and philosophy, 'Athlantis' was a chance for Eyvind Kang to interact with one of his favourites Giordano Bruno and his book 'Cantus Circaeus'. He studied and set the text, combining obscure poems from Bishop Marbode of Rennes, and some lines from the Hungarian epic 'Planctus Destructionis', he did the ground work and created the musical space. All of the singers, choir and soloists, came in and inhabited it and made it their own.
Street date: 2007-06-16
At the turn of the millennium, Duane Denison (U.S.S.A and 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” and “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 “parlour music” song of the same time period, and also remains 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.
Street date: 2007-05-21
Licker's Last Leg is a true musical potpourri, which reflects the group’s across-the-boards influences. No denying the recognizable sounds of both NIN and Queens Of The Stone Age, but also the influences of the new folk scene such as Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Deerhoof. Twelve songs and five years in the making, it can only be described as a collage of hippie/goth/retro sounds, covering a period from the 70's through to the early 00's including a cover of the early Bee Gees song “Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You”, which White chalks up to being a “huge Brit-pop fan”.
Street date: 2007-03-12
The Unsane legendary trademark sound stamps all over the trio’s new record, though sounding more like a product of their environment 'Visqueen is an assault of cold, ugly distortion and gargantuan heavyness. More diverse than past releases 'Visqueen' will satiate diehard fans and garner new ones, bigger, better and as always IN YOUR FACE. It's a true to form album for the legedary rock powerhouse that embodies uneasy listening at it's most confrontational.
Street date: 2007-02-26
This album is very deceiving," Dälek explains, likening 'Abandoned Language' to a David Lynch film. "When you listen to it the first time, you kind of get into it for the melodic reasons, but the more you listen to it the more fucked up you realize it is," he continues, laughing. "I think a lot of people could get into it for the wrong reasons and not really realize what's being said or what's going on sonically or compositionally, and by the tenth listen you realize you're sucked into this bizarre world, you know?" he explains, pausing for a second to collect his thoughts. "We want to embrace you with the sound and then suffocate you
Street date: 2007-02-12
While the album’s mysterious title will be interpreted in different ways, Zach Hill (drums) – who came up with the title – sheds some light. “It means what it says - it's putting things in perspective as far as, you can relate it to anything - the cycle of how things get carried away and how the 'mob mentality' happens. When you can put it in a different light, how ridiculous it all seems - how petty and miniscule everything is, in the concept of the universe or space. How things evolve into such a massive brainwash - whether you're a right wing conservative or an anarchist - all these ideas that don't exist anywhere else.”
Street date: 2006-10-31
"In The Absence Of Truth", Isis’ fourth album for Ipecac, showcases the masters of epic post-metal adventurings at the height of their sublime powers; a nine-track opus of noise, clarity and colour, the album sees Isis take a more restrained, brooding approach than on its predecessor "Panopticon, with the effect that the record’s periodic grinding assaults are of more fearsome intensity than ever. Isis have here come full-circle, inspired by the developments in avant-metal and post-rock that they themselves kickstarted with their early releases; here the traces of Shipping News’ mournful guitar soundscapes merge with the churning thunder of cutting-edge metal acts like High On Fire to generate a gripping, widescreen journey that is still unmistakeably Isis. They remain peerless in their ability to captivate and transfix as they guide the listener through the complex pathways of their hypnotic, subterranean journeys.
Street date: 2006-10-09
With the release of "(A) Senile Animal", the Melvins' fifteenth (!) studio album, the evergreen hardcore heroes confirm their ability to move with the times and remain relevant while always retaining a distinctive sound, presenting here a formidable, decidedly chunky slab of thundering agit-rock. The tongue-in-cheek title might suggest their age is starting to show, but a cursory listening to the blistering melee of melodic noise lurking within is enough to offset any such doubts. Buzz has been quoted as saying 'I'm very pleased with the results and can't wait to play this stuff live, and you'll be impatient to hear it'. *Coady Willis* and *Jared Warren*, of Seattle band *Big Business*, are both present and correct to ensure that maximum devastation is wreaked
Street date: 2006-09-25
Ipecac are thrilled to announce the release of avant-metal visionaries Isis’ debut DVD "Clearing The Eye". This two hour-plus epic, filmed in high definition quality, captures the legendary live outfit at their exhilarating best during key shows in Los Angeles, New York and Tokyo, and an entire gig from Sydney last year. The DVD also includes the “In Fiction” video, a gallery of hundreds of tour photographs, and a booklet packed with artwork, images, liner notes and lyrics. A precursor to the band’s next full-length, due out in Autumn 2006, the DVD serves to consolidate Isis’ remarkable accomplishments in the post-metal world over the past few years and cement their reputation as foremost innovators in heavy music.
Street date: 2006-08-21
Kaada's second solo long-player, Music For Moviebikers, marks a new development in the Norwegian composer's explorations of cinematic music. The title refers to the theme of the work ' a soundtrack to films that don't exist, continuing in a tradition that includes such diverse luminaries as Barry Adamson and David Holmes. 'I just thought that it was a word that would go well with the theme of the album, which is kind of 'filmatic' music,' he says. Where previous solo outings were dominated by electronics, Kaada has here decided to enlist the services of a 22-strong orchestra, making live recordings in the tomb of a dilapidated church before mixing and adding post-production in the studio. The results are somehow both familiar and unsettling; nestling within his trademark reverb-soaked melancholy atmospheres are Eastern European folk elements, and some input from instruments designed and built by Kaada himself. The eventual results are, in typical Kaada style, not quite like anything he has previously recorded ' or perhaps anyone else, for that matter. One critic has noted that 'Kaada is as eclectic and varied as it gets... there really is no reference point for his work, but there is that element of experimentation and disregard for convention or expectation,' and here the pastoral sensuality of Kaada's delicate compositions bears few obvious sonic similarities with either Cloroform or his previous solo work. His capacity to generate drama and presence, however, is as potent as ever, and critics have gone so far as to suggest that Music For Moviebikers features 'the finest cinematic songs never to have graced a multiplex screen.' Kaada has a remarkable ability to mingle irresistible melodies with innovation and experimentation, and the 'filmatic' genre here serves as the perfect medium for the expression of that magic.
Street date: 2006-05-15
13trks, 52 mins. Mother of all gods!!! This record rules! A blistering live re-recording of the band's 1993 masterpiece. Trevor Dunn from Fantomas joins the party too! Sweet!
Street date: 2006-03-06
While the genre-mashing In Cod We Trust pulls the aesthetic rug out from under a listener's expectations, one should not fear that they are lost in a pop music sea. Ghostigital fashions an aural forest of Industrial, Bel Canto, Jazz, Rap, 80's New Wave, and Electronic music, just not necessarily in that order or only at one time. Features appearances Mugison, DÃlke, Sensational, Mark E. Smith and more.
Street date: 2005-10-17
Imagine Ed Wood meets Davie Allen & The Arrows, and they go to a covert Soviet-era studio on the moon. Maybe they bring along Lux Interior of The Cramps for the ride. And a theremin. Strange sounds emerge and are broadcast in Eastern Europe on scratchy old radios. People listen and begin to dance in strange formations. Then they all turn into vampires, or huge flesh-eating robots, and destroy America and Western Europe to the tune of this entrancing, psychotic beat. Or something.
Street date: 2005-09-19
From grindcore to experimental to funk to lounge to purely invented ethnic music, the second EAST WEST BLAST TEST album, "Popular Music For Unpopular People", pushes the envelope and straps in the listener for an aural rollercoaster ride, one that simultaneously assaults and pleases the senses.
Street date: 2005-06-13
With their new album on Ipecac the band finally embrace repetition, making a drastic departure from this previous work. By turning their unrelenting sound on its head, the duo's astonishing feats of musical skill and acuity become magnified through stamina and subtle evolution. While metal still undeniably influences this music, the new recording equally evokes music from the Middle East and the early minimalism of Tony Conrad. Whatever comes next for Orthrelm is anyone's guess, but one thing is for sure, it will be utterly unpredictable.
Street date: 2005-05-30
"Well... it's a long time ago now that this here little record was recorded. It NEVER was released. This recording is the only document of the original line up of the Melvins. It's from 1983 or so. Mangled demos from 1983. It was a long time ago and you can't expect me to keep all of this bullshit straight. If you want straight facts, too bad... All of these fish stories and hogwash pour out from somewhere in the back of my brain and believe it or not sometimes it pours out askew". BUZZ OSBOURNE
Street date: 2005-04-04
5 trks, 45 mins. London trio, Guapo, compose highly unique songs which leap between the mesmeric and jarring, between a serene slumber and a dynamic viscerality. Circular psych!
Street date: 2004-08-23
80 mins, 18 trk retrospective of the band's full career in celebration of their 20th anniversary. CD accompanies the ultimate in coffee table books, inc. photos,artwork+annecdotes
Street date: 2003-03-31
Twenty six songs, seventy-one minutes. The original, very-hard-to find "Ten Songs" album with sixteen bonus tracks from the greatest rock band of our time.
Street date: 2002-04-29
Eight Tracks, forty-seven minutes. The Melvins return with new material. Yep, it's the Melvins but this time it's even more melodic than ever.
Street date: 2001-04-23
One Track - lots of noise. Who do the Melvins think they are? Isn't three albums in one year enough? No. The masters of rock release this astonishing live album.
Street date: 2001-02-12
Eight songs, sixteen track marks, forty minutes. The Melvins are the Godfathers of grunge. This is the first installment of a trilogy of albums on Ipecac
Street date: 2001-02-12
Nine Tracks, 39.59 minutes. The second installment of the trilogy of Melvins albums to be released on Ipecac. The Melvins are back to prove all other bands are pathetic and lazy.
Street date: 2001-02-12
Eleven Tracks, 73.03 minutes. Final installment of the Melvins trilogy on Ipecac. Covers album with collaborations including: David Yow, Mike Patton, Foetus, Tool and more....
Street date: 2001-02-12
Twenty-nine tracks, Sixty-two minutes. Ipecac re-release this seminal first Melvins record with extensive inlay notes by the band. If you don't get it, you're simply wrong.
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16 trks, 27 mins. Infestation, rhetoric, idiot parades and anti-social hard ons. This is the ultimate thrash-death super group, feat. members of Melvins +Napalm Death + Brutal Truth
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trks, ? mins. Beautiful studies of solo violin lines, touc hing upon the modern and ancient within the same breath. Kan g has previously worked w/ Zorn, and on this release Patton!
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16 trks, 59 mins. This is musique noir for knife throwers, cabaret ambience for failed actresses, psychedelic hiphop for feral art critics. Equally aloof & personable & neither
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East Coast meets West. Kings of beat juggling and turntable trickery The X-Ecutioners (Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, Roc Raida and Total Eclipse) throw down with the master of voice and electronic manipulation Mike Patton. Ready for war? Here we go. Musical war veterans Mike Patton and The X-Ecutioners lay deep down in the trenches throwing back and forth scratches and scowls to the underlying beats that only The X-Ecutioners could bring into battle. They conquer all genres here leaving no stone un turned. From Latin to Jazz, Blue Grass to Soul, Indian to Sixties Psych, they rule with an iron fist.
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