''Live from London 2006'' is a DVD by the
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
Melvins Big Band that was released on August 26, 2008.
Track listing
# "Sacrifice" (
Flipper cover from ''
Gone Fishin''')
# "Page 27" (from
Fantômas's ''
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
'')
# "
Night Goat" (from
The Melvins' ''
Houdini
Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician R ...
'')
# "Page 28" (from
Fantômas's ''
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
'')
# "Page 3" (from
Fantômas's ''
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
'')
# "Electric Long Thin Wire"
# "The Bit" (from
The Melvins' ''
Stag'')
# "Page 14" (from
Fantômas's ''
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
'')
# "Pigs of the Roman Empire" (from the
Melvins/
Lustmord
Brian Williams is a Welsh industrial musician, sound designer and film score composer. He is often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord. His experimental work has been described as "not tra ...
album ''
Pigs of the Roman Empire'')
# "
The Omen
''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spen ...
" (from
Fantômas's ''
The Director's Cut'')
# "Hooch" (from
The Melvins' ''
Houdini
Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician R ...
'')
# "Mombius Hibachi" (from
The Melvins' ''
Honky
Honky (also spelled honkie or sometimes honkey) is a derogatory term used to refer to White people, predominantly heard in the United States.
The first recorded use of "honky" in this context may date back to 1946, although the use of " honky-to ...
'')
# "Page 23" (from
Fantômas's ''
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
'')
# "Skin Horse" (from
The Melvins' ''
Stag'')
# "
Cape Fear" (from
Fantômas's ''
The Director's Cut'')
# "Let It All Be" (from
The Melvins' ''
The Bootlicker'')
# "
Lowrider
A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body. These customized vehicles are generally individually painted with intricate, colorful designs, rolling on wire-spoke wheels with whitewall tires. Lowrider rims are generally smalle ...
" (
War
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
cover from ''
Why Can't We Be Friends?'')
# "04/02/05 Saturday" (from
Fantômas's ''
Suspended Animation
Suspended animation is the temporary (short- or long-term) slowing or stopping of biological function so that physiological capabilities are preserved. It may be either hypometabolic or ametabolic in nature. It may be induced by either endogen ...
'')
# "Page 29" (from
Fantômas's ''
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
'')
# "04/08/05 Friday" (from
Fantômas's ''
Suspended Animation
Suspended animation is the temporary (short- or long-term) slowing or stopping of biological function so that physiological capabilities are preserved. It may be either hypometabolic or ametabolic in nature. It may be induced by either endogen ...
'')
# "
Spider Baby" (from
Fantômas's ''
The Director's Cut'')
Extras
* "Secret" Commentary with Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Ipecac co-owner/founder Greg Werckman, booking agent Robby Fraser, and special guest and fan
Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Gold ...
.
Personnel
*
Dale Crover - drums
*
Trevor Dunn
Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, Dunn would dress similar to the ...
- bass, backing vocals
*
Dave Lombardo
David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer. He is currently playing drums with Testament, Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungl ...
- drums, electronics, programming
*
Buzz Osborne
Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept.
Biography
Born in Morton, ...
- guitar, vocals, keyboards
*
Mike Patton
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techni ...
- vocals, keyboards, electronics, programming
*
David Scott Stone
David Scott Stone (sometimes referred to as Sir DSS and Mr. David Ascott Stone) is an American musician who has recorded and toured with artists like The Melvins, Unwound, Fantômas, The Locust, Jello Biafra, Keiji Haino, Mike Patton, Adam Jo ...
- guitar, bass, electric long thin wires, samples
*Filmed by Douglas Pledger, Matthew Rozeik & Alex Gunnis
*Edited by Douglas Pledger, sound by
Matthew Rozeik
*Directed by Douglas Pledger
References
{{Mike Patton
Fantômas (band) video albums
Melvins video albums
2008 video albums
Collaborative albums
Live video albums
2008 live albums
Melvins live albums
Ipecac Recordings live albums
Ipecac Recordings video albums