After interviewing Mike Watt for Pierre Pressure, it occurred to me to follow up on something he had mentioned about wanting to create music starting from the drums, not always from the guitar or “songs.” So I pitched him the idea of creating a whole album by starting with individual drum tracks from an array of drummers, which I would send to Watt and he would play bass on, then send back to me to flesh out in whatever way I saw fit. He agreed, and the “Working Batterie” album was born.
Now, two years later, after much collaboration and creative immersion, the album is finished, and coming out on Clearly Records on April 4. Every song features Mike Watt on bass as well an insane array of talented musicians including @nelscline @gahubley @tonyscalzo @kennywollesen @robertwalter @biglazymusic @yuvallion @dionthurman @devongoldberg @artyneed @ceegibbs @vibekesaugestad @deegee99 @jillypax @quentin.jennings @geraldd10 @rhythmprovider @bigasssax @izzyrock @stevecalhoun @clusterhocket @frankheer @croissanticles
It has been the honor and joy of lifetime to get to wrangle this group of recordings into a gorgeous mess.
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