12/11/2022 0 Comments The monolith of phobos![]() ![]() Truly, coming back from the first lunar landing to learning how to readjust to normal everyday life must be near impossible. ![]() Here, he’s talking about his second autobiography, Magnificent Desolation, in which he discussed his struggle with depression and alcoholism in the years after his astronaut career ended. ![]() Les explains that Monolith of Phobos takes its namesake and it’s title track lyrical fodder from a 2009 C-SPAN interview with astronaut Buzz Aldrin. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Sean and Les discussed the influences on their record together, citing two key components. Combining their talents into one Delirium and reigning in spastic spontaneity and freakout, Monolith of Phobos is a highly enjoyable psych romp through a world only Claypool and Lennon could dream up. Well, when you have this much talent in one room, “just for the hell of it” ends up sounding like a pretty excellent collection of quirky psychedelic jams. In 2015, the two toured together, and Sean and Les got the crazy idea to make something together, just for the hell of it. Primus returned with a wacky tribute to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Sean’s latest incarnation The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (The GOASTT) dropped the critically lauded Midnight Sun (even Cibo Matto came back in 2014 with the lovely Hotel Valentine - gang’s all here!). It wasn’t until 2014 where the pieces really started to fall together. For Sean, it was a dive into one of NYC’s best and most eclectic scenes, playing bass on tour for Cibo Matto, signing solo to Beastie Boys’ Grand Royal records, then cameoing relentlessly from Jurassic 5 to the Flaming Lips. For Les, it was the sunny Californian heyday of Primus, followed by collaborations with Metallica, Buckethead, and plenty more (this year, there’s even rumor of an appearance on a Death Grips track, which somehow totally makes sense). Bass wizard Les Claypool and wizard-looking guitar virtuoso Sean Lennon were never archrivals, but a geographical separation on opposite coasts has kept them in their own corners of weird for 20 years. That’s a bit how it feels with The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Every great comic book hero has a memorable arc or story where they team up with an unlikely ally - maybe even a former archrival - for some exciting hijinks towards a common goal. ![]()
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