Primus Tracks

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...

18 Sep 202357min

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...

11 Sep 202343min

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...

4 Sep 20231h 12min

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...

28 Aug 20231h 2min

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...

21 Aug 202348min

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...

14 Aug 202351min

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...

7 Aug 202344min

An oft-overlooked track on the Holy Mackerel record, George E Porge is a modern take on the children's nursey rhyme, and features some fantastic guitar work from the one and only Joe Gore. It's a rare...

31 Juli 202354min