PRIMUS Share Claymation Video for ‘Candyman’

Louise Swift 24 November 2015 Press Release

PRIMUS

Share claymation ‘Candyman‘ Video

Primus & The Chocolate Factory out now via ATO Records

 

“One of the most unique and oddball acts in rock and roll.” – Guitar World
 
“Les Claypool is always pushing the boundaries of bass and taking his music to new levels of greatness” – Bass Player Magazine

Primus have released the 5.1 Surround Sound Edition of Primus & the Chocolate Factory that is accompanied by candy-coated visualizers of each track and can be purchased HERE.

In honour of its release, the band has revealed the music video for “Candyman“, in which a Claymation Les Claypool serenades candy cave creatures. Watch it below…

“The recording is about my early perception of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film,” says Claypool. “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.”

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About Louise Swift

I first went to a gig in 1981, Gillan at Leeds University. I've been a regular gig goer ever since. I haven't kept count of how many gigs I've been to over the intervening years, but it's a lot! My favourite bands are AC/DC then, in no particular order, Anti-Nowhere League, Slaughter and the Dogs, Towers of London and Dirt Box Disco. I tend to like Glam/Punk and rude offensive lyrics, not sure what that says about me but as Animal would say 'So What!' The question was recently put to me - did I write for any online publications? My reply - No, but I'd like to! Planetmosh was suggested and I found myself offering to review Aces High Festival. Easy peasy I thought! Well not quite, if a jobs worth doing it's worth doing well! I had sixteen bands to research. I found I actually enjoyed that and it kept me too busy to be making lunatic comments on Facebook! ;) Then I felt a bit inadequately qualified. I mean, who am I to comment on others, when my musical expertise extends to being able to play a mean Greensleeves on the recorder and a passable Annie's song on the flute! Haven't picked up either instrument for years! What I do have, however, is over 30 years of experience as a gig goer, so I can comment on what I like and what I don't! It's only my opinion and, if I don't like a band it doesn't mean they are bad, just not to my own liking. I admire anyone who has the guts to get up on that stage and have a go!
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