Pranzo Oltranzista

Mike Patton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 22, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tzadik
• ASIN: B000003YT4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,646 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sonic max ernst and/or salvador morricone, October 20, 2001

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R. Hutchinson "autonomeus" (a world ruled by fossil fuels and fossil minds) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pranzo Oltranzista (Audio CD)

This is a soundtrack of dreams, which seems more surrealist than futurist to me, as surrealism aimed to incorporate subconscious desires into waking life. Pattonheads beware, this sounds more like a John Zorn album than Mr. Bungle, let alone FNM! The musicians are top-notch -- Zorn on sax, Marc Ribot on guitar, Erik Friedlander on cello, William Winant on percussion, and Patton on "voice, sound effects." There is not much vocalizing, let alone singing. Patton is the composer, and contributes musique concrete effects, plus some vocals on a few tracks. The resulting music is uncategorizable -- "I Rumori Nutrienti" features slow, mellow sax over the low rumble of an airplane engine, which is surprisingly relaxing, and "Latte Alla Luce Verde," with vocalizing, sounds like lovemaking.

If you like the paintings of Salvador Dali or Max Ernst, if you like John Zorn, especially his THE BIG GUNDOWN, the album of Morricone film score remakes, if you are open to the possibility of sounds that do not fit in marketing boxes, then you just might like PRANZO OLTRANZISTA!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars what happens when you remove the disco from disco volante??, September 8, 2002

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William Defoe (Lonetree, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pranzo Oltranzista (Audio CD)

I think that this album is the answer. A beautiful executed mind meld with Mike Patton and the more avant garde minds of John Zorn and others -- it ebbs and flows like no other, heavy on the atmospheric ambience that comes from the absurdist cookbook from the 1920s that it takes its title and tone from. I have to admit that it is a hard listen, abstract is the way of the day with this album -- moving in and out of a bizarre almost murderous eating frenzy with instruments and vocal abberations from Patton. I like this album, it is much better in ways than Patton's own Adult Themes for Voice - which seemed too lonely, at least this one has more instrumentation -- the few tracks that have John Zorn on a twisted hollow saxophone is worth the price of admission as well as seeing how far Mike Patton can take both the concept and his own vocal stylings in a direction that resembles nothing that he has done before (and that does count both Mr. Bungle & Fantomas albums). It is a landmark album, a brave experiment that after the initial shock of it wears off is a very mind blowing (albeit grating) experience. The family, friends, and girl friend will view it as simply noise -- there is little to no grooving in this album, a few stray moments of calm before noise caves in. Not an album I listen to often, but one that I cherish when I pull it out. Not for everyone, but for the select few that are Patton fans, fans of John Zorn's more out there stuff, and just the ambient noise / avant garde scene - then this might be just what you are looking for. Faith No More, Lovage, and Mr. Bungle fans that thought Disco Volante & the first Fantomas album were more or less noise are suggested to stay far away -- pick up the Tomahawk album and enjoy Patton's lyrical genius, there are no words here, no song structure, merely chaos.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great listen only for those of the avante garde sound., September 28, 1998

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This review is from: Pranzo Oltranzista (Audio CD)

This second offering from former Faith No More singer, Mike Patton is an album with an overall moody sound. Patton recreates a feel from an Italian anarchist cookbook, if you can imagine that happening. Patton composed the songs and performs on them with an all-star cast of friends and acquaintances in the hard rock and experimental jazz arenas. I would advise anyone who is a fan of patton's work with Mr. Bungle or anyone who is looking to broaden their musical taste horizons to purchase this album.