Mike Patton, Jean-Claude Vannier “Browning“

The third single from Corpse Flower, from Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mondo Cane) and renowned French composer Jean-Claude Vannier. A variety of musicians, both in Los Angeles and Paris, took part in the recording of Corpse Flower with the Los Angeles team including Smokey Hormel (Beck, Johnny Cash), Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Air, Nine Inch Nails) and James Gadson (Beck, Jamie Lidell). The Parisian players are Denys Lable, Bernard Paganotti (Magma), Daniel Ciampolini, Didier Malherbe, Léonard Le Cloarec and the Bécon Palace String Ensemble. The lyrics for “Ballad .” are drawn from Oscar Wilde’s “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” poem, which was initially published using the name . Corpse Flower track list: 1. Ballade 2. Camion 3. Chansons D’Amour 4. Cold Sun Warm Beer 5. Browning 6. Hungry Ghost 7. Corpse Flower 8. Insolubles 9. On Top Of The World 10. Yard Bull 11. A Schoolgirl’s Day 12. Pink and Bleue Mike Patton’s resume is virtually limitless, having kicked off his musical career as a teenager in the band Mr. Bungle, joining Faith No More in 1989 and going on to create a smorgasbord of bands and solo releases including Fantômas, Tomahawk, Mondo Cane, Dead Cross, Lovage and Peeping Tom. Jean-Claude Vannier, born in Paris during World War II, The Guardian dubbed him “the sound sculptor in Serge Gainsbourg’s shadow,” referencing his extensive work with the French musician including Histoire de Melody Nelson. His career has spanned nine solo records, countless contributions to film and TV scores, and his influence has been cited by numerous musicians including Beck, Pulse, Portishead, Massive Attack, Air and Tricky.