surely flea + peter hook + nuno bettencourt + fergie + perry ferrell + jim morrison all on one album is some sign of fiery endtimes, no?

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Los Angeles, CA January 12, 2007 -Alternative rock originator and one of music's most influential figures, Perry Farrell, has announced that on May 15, 2007 he will hit the airwaves with his most anticipated creation to date: Satellite Party. His new group is a bold and ambitious project that finds the founder of Lollapalooza in his first post-Jane's Addiction recording effort, creating an innovative conceptual album entitled Ultra Payloaded (Columbia Records). The idea behind Satellite Party was born out of Farrell's passionate belief that one step at a time people can change the world, and with this endeavor, he is launching a musical movement to do just that. Weaving together an array of genres with Farrell's modernist thinking, the music of Satellite Party tells a story through a collaborative brain trust of artists, musicians and environmentalists called The Solutionists, who seek to redesign and come up with solutions for the world.

Blending sounds as varied as rock, electro, urban beats and symphony, Farrell enlisted guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt with new musicians Kevin Figueiredo on drums, Etty Lau Farrell on background vocals and Carl Restivo on bass. The album, produced by Farrell, co-produded by Nuno Bettencourt and executive produced by Steve Lillywhite, features a host of guests participating in the recording, including The Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea and John Frusciante, UK production duo/beat-makers Hybrid, New Order/ Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, down tempo pioneers Thievery Corporation, Porno for Pyros' guitarist Peter DiStefano, Black Eyed Pea's Fergie, film composer Harry Gregson-Williams (Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven), and a 30-piece orchestra.

One of the album's highlights features an unreleased Jim Morrison vocal track, the first unheard Morrison performance in almost 30 years. Entitled "Woman In The Window," Morrison sings against a backdrop of Farrell's music, "Just try and stop us, we're going to love" before the song culminates with an elegant piano outro. Farrell calls the track the mantra of The Solutionists. Other tracks include the "Wish Upon A Dog Star," which is also the album's first single, "Kinky," and "Celebrate," a Sly Stone-like groove marrying calypso and disco. Farrell also shows his softer side on the tender "Awesome," written about seeing the world from the heavens, which marries David Bowie-esque vocals with the understated beauty of Nick Drake.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 12 January 2007 18:54 (eighteen years ago)

his first post-Jane's Addiction recording effort

Carefully phrased indeed.

Anyway, DIE DIE DIE.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 January 2007 18:57 (eighteen years ago)

"his first post-Jane's Addiction recording effort"

If only.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:01 (eighteen years ago)

First Porno for Pyros album is good (lyrics notwithstanding).

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:05 (eighteen years ago)

Am I fucked up that the first thing I thought when I heard "Satellite Party" was "Lemon Party"?

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:06 (eighteen years ago)

perry just wants to smoosh the whole world into some calypso disco down-tempo cock rock anti-global warming ball of fucking love. is that so wrong? gah, someone tie him up and throw him in axl's basement.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:09 (eighteen years ago)

I am totally buying this just to spite all of you, regardless of whether it sucks or not.

(That might not be true but srsly, Fergie + Perry = GOLD)

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:12 (eighteen years ago)

"First Porno for Pyros album is good (lyrics notwithstanding)."

Also voice and music notwithstanding.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:14 (eighteen years ago)

ok lol

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:15 (eighteen years ago)

TS: Satellite Party vs. Freebass

TWO RIDICULOUS PETER HOOK-AFFILIATED SUPERGROUPS ENTER, ONE RIDICULOUS PETER HOOK-AFFILIATED SUPERGROUP LEAVES

― Good-Time Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great 'Frisco Freak-Out (sixteen sergeants, Friday, 12 January 2007 19:23 (eighteen years ago)

do you think hooky went all dundee on flea's ass? "YOU CALL THAT A BASS?"

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)

"braintrust" "Fergie" = does not compute.

― jonviachicago (jonviachicago), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:30 (eighteen years ago)

"Anyway, DIE DIE DIE."

are they covering Chapterhouse?

― hank (hank s), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:30 (eighteen years ago)

haha i like porno for pyros :-(

― cheesesteak and shake (dubplatestyle), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

"one of music's most influential figures, Perry Farrell"??????

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:32 (eighteen years ago)

I couldn't get past that part either

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:33 (eighteen years ago)

He invented the remix.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:33 (eighteen years ago)

HARRY GREGSON WILLIAMS?????

― max (maxreax), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:44 (eighteen years ago)

"Blending sounds as varied as rock, electro, urban beats and symphony"

Oh boy, I love symphony.

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:46 (eighteen years ago)

"Wish Upon A Dog Star"

I wonder if Keanu guests on this.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 12 January 2007 19:47 (eighteen years ago)

one of music's most influential figures, Perry Farrell"??????
-- Mr. Snrub (mistersnru...), January 12th, 2007.

I couldn't get past that part either
-- Shakey Mo Collier (audiobo...), January 12th, 2007.

Too bad, cause you missed:

Farrell also shows his softer side on the tender "Awesome," written about seeing Fergie piss her pants, which marries David Bowie-esque vocals with the understated beauty of Nick Drake.

― Hunter (Hunter), Friday, 12 January 2007 20:46 (eighteen years ago)

yeah, that "rock, electro, urban beats and symphony" thing was my favorite part of the press release too.

― philip sherburne (philip sherburne), Friday, 12 January 2007 21:13 (eighteen years ago)

"Wish Upon A Dog Star"

I wonder if Keanu guests on this.

with R. U. Sirius, obviously.

― EZ Snappin (EZSnappin), Friday, 12 January 2007 21:46 (eighteen years ago)

you all are letting The Solutionists off way too easily...

The Solutionists?!...

"just try and stop us, we're going to love"??!!

what the hell kind of mantra is that?!

― hank (hank s), Friday, 12 January 2007 21:51 (eighteen years ago)

Yo Nuno Bettencourt did "More Than Words", this shit is gonna be TIGHT.

― baron kickass von awesomehausen (nickalicious), Friday, 12 January 2007 22:00 (eighteen years ago)

nickalicious otm

― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Friday, 12 January 2007 22:02 (eighteen years ago)

Er.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 January 2007 22:02 (eighteen years ago)

quiet you, or you're locked out of the thread

― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Friday, 12 January 2007 22:05 (eighteen years ago)

EXTREME LYRICS

"Watching, Waiting"

Hanging above the ground
All my limbs are bound
You're on the right hand
With your head down
Tears from eyes that cannot see
He took the blame from me
So shall it be written
So shall it be done

Watching, waiting
Staring at the Son
Not even knowing
Who you are

Three hours have gone by
We start to question why
Darkness falls in finding out
Why you must die
We can no longer see the Son
The three untie into one
Please forgive us Father
We know not what we've done

― M@tt He1geson: Sassy and I Don't Care Who Knows It (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 12 January 2007 22:10 (eighteen years ago)

One of the album's highlights features an unreleased Jim Morrison vocal track, the first unheard Morrison performance in almost 30 years.

not true.

― jambalaya backgammon (grady), Friday, 12 January 2007 22:16 (eighteen years ago)

HARRY GREGSON WILLIAMS?????

― max (maxreax), Friday, 12 January 2007 22:19 (eighteen years ago)

quiet you, or you're locked out of the thread

*whines* I'm a mod here too you know!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 January 2007 23:09 (eighteen years ago)

The Solutionists sounds like a group from Isaac Asimov's The Foundation/

― Period period period (Period period period), Friday, 12 January 2007 23:47 (eighteen years ago)

I was lucky enough to get to attend the orchestra session for this album, and i gotta say i was very impressed. Granted, I'm about the biggest Jane Addiction fanboy there ever was- but that actually made the past, um, decade or so pretty disappointing for me on the perry farrel front. And, i saw farrell do satalitte party live at lollapalooza 2005 and it was AWFUL. So in other words, my expectations were very very low and i came out pleasently surprised.

i heard about 4-5 tracks in all. there's a track called "satalitte party" that's like a ho-down (seriously) and one that's very disco Scissor Sisters style.

The track with Morrison is very pretty and hippy polemic in that way only farrell can pull off (not to say he always pulls it off, but the guy does better than most.) The story from perry himself goes that the tape came to him via some crystal healer type folks in israel. it was morrison reciting something and NO ONE else knew it existed. Perry even took it to danny sugarman before he died and sugarman had no idea what it was. There was some concern that the track might not make the final album due to legal stuff, so i'm glad to see it included.

In fact, I'm incredible excited to hear the whole album.

― Joshua Glazer (matthewcampari), Monday, 15 January 2007 04:45 (eighteen years ago)

I'd want to say you were giving signs of hope, but I admit now I'm even more wary.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 15 January 2007 04:50 (eighteen years ago)

was it the crystal healer types or the ho-down?

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 15 January 2007 04:54 (eighteen years ago)

i hear they're clearing out dollar bin space for this as we speak.

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Monday, 15 January 2007 06:38 (eighteen years ago)

i hear they're clearing out dollar bin space for this as we speak.

hehehe. i can't even argue that point. and yeah- i didn't do the best job selling it. coulda said it sounded like joy division meets captain beefheart i suppose. maybe it was only good cause we were in a trillion dollar studio, but the record had an ambition that really impressed me. and i've been itching to hear it again since that day, for whatever that's worth.

― Joshua Glazer (matthewcampari), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 05:14 (eighteen years ago)

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