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Mr. Bungle Call It a Day
Micah C. Harding reports:
It's official, but it's not like you couldn't see it coming: Obscurity-fringe favorite Mr. Bungle has been put to rest. As reported by members of the group, the decision to disband originated from that close relative of creative differences-- bad chemistry. The members of Mr. Bungle, formed from a core group of high school friends, created a sparse catalog of recording across a nearly decade-long career, including 1991's self titled debut, 1995's Disco Volante, and their most recent release, 1999's California.
Iconic experimentalist Mike Patton, frontman and founder of the outfit, spoke to Rolling Stone about the breakup. "I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way...Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places."
Of course, one of the base characteristics of Mike Patton has always been his prolificness; other notable undertakings include Loveage, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Hemophiliac with John Zorn, solo releases such as Peeping Tom, and, most notably, Faith No More. Ipecac, his personal label, has plans to release new material from the relentless Orthrelm and the Locust. His interests have also strayed into other means of output such as providing the score to video games (the upcoming Bully) and acting in Steve Balderson's film Firecracker.
Apparently, Patton's fame was, at heart, the cause of the personality conflicts. He further told RS, "We could have probably squeezed out a couple more records but the collective personality of this group became so dysfunctional...This band was poisoned by one person's petty jealousy and insecurity, and it led us to a slow, unnatural death. And I'm at peace with that, because I know I tried all I could."
Micah C. Harding reports:
It's official, but it's not like you couldn't see it coming: Obscurity-fringe favorite Mr. Bungle has been put to rest. As reported by members of the group, the decision to disband originated from that close relative of creative differences-- bad chemistry. The members of Mr. Bungle, formed from a core group of high school friends, created a sparse catalog of recording across a nearly decade-long career, including 1991's self titled debut, 1995's Disco Volante, and their most recent release, 1999's California.
Iconic experimentalist Mike Patton, frontman and founder of the outfit, spoke to Rolling Stone about the breakup. "I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way...Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places."
Of course, one of the base characteristics of Mike Patton has always been his prolificness; other notable undertakings include Loveage, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Hemophiliac with John Zorn, solo releases such as Peeping Tom, and, most notably, Faith No More. Ipecac, his personal label, has plans to release new material from the relentless Orthrelm and the Locust. His interests have also strayed into other means of output such as providing the score to video games (the upcoming Bully) and acting in Steve Balderson's film Firecracker.
Apparently, Patton's fame was, at heart, the cause of the personality conflicts. He further told RS, "We could have probably squeezed out a couple more records but the collective personality of this group became so dysfunctional...This band was poisoned by one person's petty jealousy and insecurity, and it led us to a slow, unnatural death. And I'm at peace with that, because I know I tried all I could."
posted by LadyCracker at 4:39 pm
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