So how about them tour dates, which will feature drummer Tim Alexander after his recent health issues?ġ0/26 Burlington, VT – Flynn Center for Performing Artsġ1/05 St. The record will be out October 21 via ATO Records. on a full-length Primus album since 1995s Tales From the Punchbowl. The notion wasn’t so much to go in and redo the soundtrack note for note as much as it was to utilize the classic elements of the music yet try to reflect some of the darker undertones of the Roald Dahl books, because when you read those books, there is an eerie and somewhat menacing aspect implied.”ĭid we mention you can buy Primus chocolate bars with the release? Seriously. The result, released in late 2014, is Primus & the Chocolate Factory With the Fungi. It just seemed like the perfect project to take on, in part because those tunes are all so strong … The recording is about my early perception of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film. “The thought was that I wanted to take on some kind of sacred cow, and the whole Wonka thing was a massive part of my childhood.

Les Claypool said in a press release he wanted to do a covers album for the soundtrack because he grew up with the music and has a passion for the soundtrack and movie as a package. If you're curious, feel free to check out the creepy cover of 'Pure Imagination' streaming below via Rolling Stone:

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