General Patton Vs the X-Ecutioners

General Patton Vs the X-Ecutioners

ASIN: B0006PTTR4

Editorial Reviews
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You get the feeling Mike Patton did his time with major label bands like Faith No More and Mr. Bungle merely as a way to fund the stuff he's really into. He's got a solo project called Peeping Tom that includes collaborations with Massive Attack and Amon Tobin; the fourth album from his experimental instrumental outfit, Fantomas; and guest spots on Björk's Medulla and Handsome Boy Modeling School's White People. At the front of the pack is this collaboration with Oakland, California turntable crew the X-ecutioners. Using the group's punctuated scratches and samples as raw material, Patton builds a symphony of cut-and-paste chaos over which he applies his trademark shrieks and growls. It's clearly not for everyone, but those who found Jay-Z and Linkin Park's Collision Course a little too sterile will definitely find something to gape over. -- Aidin Vaziri

Tracks:

X-MEN DOCTRINE AND DECLARATION: TARGET=40:40:11N, 73:56:38W
GENERAL P. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE: TARGET=37:47:36N, 122:33:17W
!GET UP,PUNK! 0200 hrs. (joint special operations task force)
ROC RAIDA: RIOT CONTROL AGENT/COMBAT STRESS CONTROL
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 0300 hrs.
!VAQUEROS Y INDIOS! (joint special operations task force)
PRECISION GUIDED NEEDLE-DROPPING AND LARYNX MUNITIONS (PGNDLM)
DUELLING BANJO MARCHING DRILL
BATTLE HYMN OF THE TECHNICS REPUBLIC
!FIRE IN THE HOLE! 0400hrs. (joint special operations task force)
CONVULSIVE ANTIDOTE FOR NERVE AGENT AUTOINJECTOR (CANAA)
MODIFIED COMBINED OBSTACLE OVERLAY (MCOO)...or..."how I learned to stop worrying and love the turntables"
SURPRISE SWING INSURGENCY/TABLA AND TONGUE TWIST COUNTERATTACK/"DRAGON SEEKS PATH"
!KAMIKAZE! 0500 hrs. ("TAKE A PIECE OF ME")
"WE'LL PAINT THIS TOWN"--THROAT AND PHONOGRAPH
IMITATIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC DECEPTION (IED)/DIGITAL NONSECURE VOICE TERMINAL (DNVT)
A.W.O.L. BLOCK PARTY BRAWL 0600 hrs.
EASTSIDE MULTICHANNEL TACTICAL SCRATCH COMMUNICATIONS (EMTSC)
!PIMPS UP, ACES HIGH! 0700 hrs. (WESTSIDE SWASHBUCKLING PARADE)
WARCRY/INFRARED R'n'B HALLUCINATION/JUNGLE OPERATIONS EXFILTRATION SYSTEM
L.O.L.-- !LOSER ON LINE! (hate the player, hate the game)
LOW ALTITUDE VOCAL PARACHUTE EXTRACTION SYSTEM (LAVPES)
BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR/WHITE FLAG SURRENDER/"WAKE ME UP IN HEAVEN"

Amazon.com

You get the feeling Mike Patton did his time with major label bands like Faith No More and Mr. Bungle merely as a way to fund the stuff he's really into. He's got a solo project called Peeping Tom that includes collaborations with Massive Attack and Amon Tobin; the fourth album from his experimental instrumental outfit, Fantomas; and guest spots on Björk's Medulla and Handsome Boy Modeling School's White People. At the front of the pack is this collaboration with Oakland, California turntable crew the X-ecutioners. Using the group's punctuated scratches and samples as raw material, Patton builds a symphony of cut-and-paste chaos over which he applies his trademark shrieks and growls. It's clearly not for everyone, but those who found Jay-Z and Linkin Park's Collision Course a little too sterile will definitely find something to gape over. -- Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

Mike Patton and the X-Ecutioners deliver! .......2007-05-20

I'm a big fan of Mike Patton and I must say this has to be one of my favorite projects, the whole CD is fantastic from beginning to end, very playable. Particularly "Fire in the Hole" "Loser On Line" and "!VAQUEROS Y INDIOS!" Makes you want get up, dance, salute, fire some heavy machinery. The strange sampling and unique lyrics will be more than enough to appeal to people who may not be normally into hip-hop, and the killer beats will win over more traditional hip hop aficionados.

Great Album! Amazing Rythms!.......2007-05-17

Although not so many people appreciates Mike Patton's ability to create music, this album helps him to vindicate his musical and creative genius.
Full of different rythms, from weird sounds to hilarious dialogs, this is a fresh, non-convencional and easy to listen material. I'm glad I bought it.

Solid.......2006-11-03

Patton does it again!Mike Patton actually made the xecutioners sound good.
His style of music combined with the hip-hop beats and sounds really makes for an interesting album,with some funny fresh surprises.Definately worth buying!

Jumping JeBus!!.......2006-05-26

This album clearly illustrates to unafflicted-world what it feels like to have ADD. Unfortunately I was diagnosed with it, but I feel right at home every time I pop this cd in. "Fire in the Hole" is one of the coolest songs to come out in 2005. This cd sounds like you threw the first Fantomas album, and select tracks from Beastie Boys "Check Your Head" into a blender, pressed puree, fed it to Patton, then made him puke it up onto a turntable and start spinnin' out some tracks. I highly recommend this one!

Very Cool.......2006-03-21

I Love Mike's work with the Executioner's, "Get up Punk 0200 Hrs." is great example of a classic Patton style meeting Hip-Hop.

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