Primus Tracks

In 1998 and 2001, Tim Alexander teamed up with guitarist Alex Skolnick and bassist Michael Manring to create records under the name Attention Deficit. We are honored to have Michael Manring join us to...

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The great Harry Waters takes the glass elevator up to the 38th floor of Primus Tracks Towers to discuss his endeavors in film and tv composition, as well as his role in the Frog Brigade and the relati...

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Tim Alexander resuscitated Laundry in 1999 to create Motivator. Tim took over vocal duties, and the resulting effort is in many ways a departure from the first Laundry effort, but still delivers excel...

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Here's another sub-series within the Primus Tracks realm: Ask Soya! We put out the call, and you answered with your hard-hitting questions about the Primus world. Is Soya up to the task? Find out in t...

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Bonnaroo 2008 saw Les Claypool assemble a one-off lineup to perform a bevy of his solo tracks around a couple of setlist surprises. Sam Bass, Pualo Baldi, and MIRV joined Les to delight and bewilder t...

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We double-dip to close out our exploration of Les Claypool & The Holy Mackerel Presents Highball With The Devil by discussing the two instrumentals at the end. Me and Chuck features guitar great Charl...

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Granny's Little Yard Gnome is a little plaster gem hidden near the end of the record, but it hasn't escaped the watchful eye of Primus Tracks. We discuss what makes this one of the more complete track...

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An autobiographical narration about Les Claypool's decision to purpose a career in music, El Sobrante Fortnight stands out among the goofball tracks on Holy Mackerel for its control, groove, and arrhy...

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