Title: Mostly failed "experiment"
Product review: I love Mike Patton. I love Bungle. I've bought all of his solo stuff. I don't think his music is maturing. This album is pretty much his solo stuff with music. Sounds promising, but alas for the most part disappointing. Fantomas is like going to see a performance art piece that is so incredibly internal for the artist that the audience is completely alienated. There are a few instances of Mike making some pretty damn cool sounds, but then it gets jumbled up by the instrumentalist's crappy old school thrash and ambient noise making. The people who will like this CD will be those who like to impress their friends with how "crazy" their music collection is, or if they're on the nod. At least it's better than Eye Yamatsuka. If you've never heard any of this stuff before, you should buy it to open up your brain to what Patton's creativity has to offer.
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