Mike Watt

Twenty-six years after The Minutemen's landmark Double Nickels on the Dime, Watt returns to the familiar punk and jazz influenced sound he and his band made famous. This time, it's more refined and more mature without lacking any of the energy or urgency of yesteryear. Hyphenated-Man features thirty songs in 47 minutes with Watt on bass, his deep baritone singing melodies and reciting spoken word while the Missingmen (Raul Morales and Tom Watson) wail on drums and guitar.

TRACKLIST:
A1 Arrow-Pierced-Egg-Man
A2 Beak-Holding-Letter-Man
A3 Hammering-Castle-Bird-Man
A4 Bird-In-The-Helmet-Man
A5 Belly-Stabbed-Man
A6 Stuffed-In-The-Drum-Man
A7 Baby-Cradling-Tree-Man
A8 Hollowed-Out-Man
A9 Finger-Pointing-Man
A10 Own-Horn-Blowing-Man
A11 Fryingpan-Man
A12 Head-And-Feet-Only-Man
A13 Shield-Shouldered-Man
A14 Cherry-Head-Lover-Man
A15 Pinned-To-The-Table-Man
B1 Mouse-Headed-Man
B2 Antlered-Man
B3 Confused-Parts-Man
B4 Bell-Rung-Man
B5 Boot-Wearing-Fish-Man
B6 Thistle-Headed-Man
B7 Funnel-Capped-Man
B8 Blowing-It-Out-Both-Ends-Man
B9 Jug-Footed-Man
B10 Lute-And-Dagger-Man
B11 Mockery-Robed-Man
B12 Hill-Man
B13 Hell-Building-Man
B14 Man-Shitting-Man
B15 Wheel-Bound-Man

Album Release Date is June 16th 2023

"I MEAN ALARMED: the Toulon-Pedro Connect” is a project conceived by US punk icon Mike Watt and Régis Laugier of the French experimental trio Hifiklub. The collaboration pairs 24 musicians from the cities of Toulon, France and San Pedro, California, including members of bands such as At Dawn We Are Kings, Bara Bandai, Brother James, Lèvres de Beurre, LuneApache, Sarah Maison, Potochkine, CM Sludge, Les Somnambulites, The Spitters, Twin Apple, and Mike Watt’s trios (The Missingmen, The Secondmen, Il Sogno del Marinaio). The limited edition color vinyl pressing comes housed in a gatefold jacket, complete with an extensive 40 page booklet about the unique project. Originally only available for RSD 2021, this title is now widely available.

TRACKLIST
A1 Toulon - Pedro
B1 Pedro - Toulon

Larry Mullins (aka Toby Dammit) and Mike Watt team up for a tribute to the late Scott Asheton, founding member and original drummer of The Stooges. Mullins and Watt previously played together in the most recent iteration of The Stooges. The seven inch vinyl release features their take on The Stooges’ “1969”, divided into two parts. The single was exclusively available for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019, until now. Half of the pressing comes on a blue and yellow split color vinyl, with the other half on standard black vinyl. The two editions will be randomly mixed, so you’re in for a surprise.

In the words of Watt:

here’s three tunes I wrote for the minutemen thirty five years ago that never got released (hell, one never even got played live and the other two only a tiny bit), I recorded them very recently w/guys I regularly play w/but never together in this configuration which was bob lee’s idea and hence the name of the proj.

The three song EP was originally released on 7" vinyl, exclusively for Black Friday Record Store Day. Half of the pressing come on light blue color vinyl, with the other have on standard black vinyl.

Mike Watt is at it again with more international co-conspirators, this time from the Baltics. This one-of-a kind release brings together four bands from four countries, all covering each others songs. The bands hail from Zagreb, Skopje, Belgrade, and of course Watt’s own San Pedro, CA. They all share a common ethos and a deep connection to the punk rock and post-punk tradition of their respective countries. The limited edition 7" vinyl release features four never-before heard recordings, and was originally released exclusively for Record Store Day 2017.

Mike Watt’s second album features Nels Cline on guitar and Stephen Hodges on drums. The album is finally receiving its first ever vinyl pressing with this double LP, a full 20 years after the album’s release. Pressed on two 180gram vinyl LPs, featuring three full sides of music, and a custom vinyl etching on the 4th side. This pressing, which comes a full 20 years after the album’s release, is the first time these recordings have made it to vinyl. The release includes a bonus download card featuring an entire unreleased live show, Contemplating the Engine Room: Live in Long Beach ‘98 – Five Man Opera.

Track List:
A1 In The Engine Room
A2 Red Bluff
A3 The Bluejackets' Manual
A4 Pedro Bound!
A5 The Boilerman
B1 Black Gang Coffee
B2 Topsiders
B3 No One Says Old Man (To The Old Man)
B4 Fireman Hurley
B5 Liberty Calls!
C1 In The Bunk Room/Navy Wife
C2 Crossing The Equator
C3 Breaking The Choke Hold
C4 Wrapped Around The Screw
C5 Shore Duty

Twenty-six years after The Minutemen's landmark Double Nickels on the Dime, Watt returns to the familiar punk and jazz influenced sound he and his band made famous. This time, it's more refined and more mature without lacking any of the energy or urgency of yesteryear. Hyphenated-Man features thirty songs in 47 minutes with Watt on bass, his deep baritone singing melodies and reciting spoken word while the Missingmen (Raul Morales and Tom Watson) wail on drums and guitar.

 

1. Arrow-Pierced-Egg-Man
2. Beak-Holding-Letter-Man
3. Hammering-Castle-Bird-Man
4. Bird-In-The-Helmet-Man
5. Belly-Stabbed-Man
6. Stuffed-In-The-Drum-Man
7. Baby-Cradling-Tree-Man
8. Hollowed-Out-Man
9. Finger-Pointing-Man
10. Own-Horn-Blowing-Man
11. Fryingpan-Man
12. Head-And-Feet-Only-Man
13. Shield-Shouldered-Man
14. Cherry-Head-Lover-Man
15. Pinned-To-The-Table-Man
16. Mouse-Headed-Man
17. Antlered-Man
18. Confused-Parts-Man
19. Bell-Rung-Man
20. Boot-Wearing-Fish-Man
21. Thistle-Headed-Man
22. Funnel-Capped-Man
23. Blowing-It-Out-Both-Ends-Man
24. Jug-Footed-Man
25. Lute-And-Dagger-Man
26. Mockery-Robed-Man
27. Hill-Man
28. Hell-Building-Man
29. Man-Shitting-Man
30. Wheel-Bound-Man

Limited edition bright green color vinyl, limited to 100 copies. Includes instant grat download of both tracks and music video for "Awkward Human Interest".

Qui is back with new music for the ?rst time since 2007. The song “Awkward Human Interest” is the ?rst glimpse at their new album, which is due out in early 2014 and is produced by Toshi Kasai & Dale Crover (The Melvins).
Mike Watt and his Secondmen cover a fellow San Pedro band, Toys That Kill, for an amazing take of “No One”.

 

1. Qui - "Awkward Human Interest"
2. Mike Watt + The Secondmen - "No One"
3. Qui - "Awkward Human Interest" Music Video (via digital download)

 

Qui is back with new music for the ?rst time since 2007. The song “Awkward Human Interest” is the ?rst glimpse at their new album, which is due out in early 2014 and is produced by Toshi Kasai & Dale Crover (The Melvins).
Mike Watt and his Secondmen cover a fellow San Pedro band, Toys That Kill, for an amazing take of “No One”.

 

1. Qui - "Awkward Human Interest"
2. Mike Watt + The Secondmen - "No One"
3. Qui - "Awkward Human Interest" Music Video (via digital download)

Description
Once again, we have two of our favorite bassists on one split 7" release. Mike Watt is joined by his Secondmen for a cover of The Dicks’ "Shit On Me". The B-Side showcases an original tune from another California-based trio, E V Kain, which features Jonathan Hischke from Dot Hacker on bass. This clear vinyl pressing is limited to 1,500 copies worldwide.


Track Listing
A) Mike Watt + The Secondmen "Shit On Me"
B) E V Kain "Striking Out"

Bass legend Mike Watt and his Secondmen are back with another split 7” release, this time with Italian punk band Chronics. The two bands cover each other’s songs for this intercontinental collaboration. The 7” comes on blood red color vinyl and is limited to 1,500 copies worldwide.

1. Mike Watt + The Secondmen "Microwave Up In Flames"
2. Chronics "I Backed Up Into Myself"

Bass legend Mike Watt teams up with Bucky Pope, John Herndon, Vince Meghrouni, and Pete Mazich for their new project, Tone Scientists, on this limited edition seven inch. Side A features a Bucky Pope original, “Nuts.” On side B, the group takes on Sun Ra’s “Tiny Pyramids” with incredible results. Previously released for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018, this fantastic 7" is now widely available. Half of the pressing, randomly shipped, will come on silver color vinyl, with the other half on standard black vinyl.

 

A1 Nuts
B1 Tiny Pyramids

FITTED is a new project from Bob Lee (The Freeks), Edvard Graham Lewis (Wire), Matthew Simms (Wire), and Mike Watt (Minutemen). The group first convened after just one practice to perform at Wire’s DRILL festival in 2017 in Los Angeles. On their debut album, First Fits, the freewheelin' pysch-pop powerhouse plows through six numbers over the course of 38 minutes, with Lewis and Watt trading lead vocal duties.

The vinyl release features a deluxe package with a gatefold jacket and lyric insert. - Limited edition pressing of 300 copies!
Comes with a digital download on release date!

Track List:
1. Plug In The Jug
2. Training Pit Bulls For The Navy
3. The Legend of Lydmar Lucia
4. Magically Blessed
5. The Chunk That Got Chewed
6. The First Fit

FITTED is a new project from Bob Lee (The Freeks), Edvard Graham Lewis (Wire), Matthew Simms (Wire), and Mike Watt (Minutemen). The group first convened after just one practice to perform at Wire’s DRILLED festival in 2017 in Los Angeles. On their debut album, First Fits, the freewheelin' pysch-pop powerhouse plows through six numbers over the course of 38 minutes, with Lewis and Watt trading lead vocal duties.

Track List:
1. Plug In The Jug
2. Training Pit Bulls For The Navy
3. The Legend of Lydmar Lucia
4. Magically Blessed
5. The Chunk That Got Chewed
6. The First Fit

Avant-garde punk legend and former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt is back with a second album from his latest project, Il Sogno Del Marinaio (translated as “The Sailor’s Dream”), a collaboration with Italian musicians Stefano Pilia and Andrea Belfi. The album, Canto Secondo, was recorded over eight days last December in Bologna, Italy’s Vacuum Studio.

 

1. Animal Farm Tango
2. Alain
3. Nanos' Waltz
4. Skinny Cat
5. Mountain Top
6. Il Sogno Del Fienile
7. Auslander
8. Stucazz?!!
9. Sailor Blues
10. Us In Their Land

 

Avant-garde punk legend and former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt is back with a second album from his latest project, Il Sogno Del Marinaio (translated as “The Sailor’s Dream”), a collaboration with Italian musicians Stefano Pilia and Andrea Belfi. The album, Canto Secondo, was recorded over eight days last December in Bologna, Italy’s Vacuum Studio.

 

1. Animal Farm Tango
2. Alain
3. Nanos' Waltz
4. Skinny Cat
5. Mountain Top
6. Il Sogno Del Fienile
7. Auslander
8. Stucazz?!!
9. Sailor Blues
10. Us In Their Land

 

Equal parts primal, early rock’n’roll, deviant hill country blues, and avant-garde art, Tav Falco's Panther Burns are ramshackle, raw, unholy & utterly amazing. For his latest release, Tav Falco teams up with legendary bassist Mike Watt and drummer Toby Dammit. The songs were recorded during the group's 2015 USA Whistle Blower Tour.



Track Listing:
A) Sway
B) Where the Rio De Rosa Flows

Produced by Mike Watt. Mastered by John Golden. Features Mike Watt on bass and Richard Meltzer on vocals.

 

1. This Limp Tempting Talked
2. Threshold of Transgression
3. Begins With S
4. So White
5. Life
6. Red Shirt
7. Enter My Thumb
8. Scissors
9. Fuck Awareness Week
10. Use
11. Scram the Me Scene
12. Topsy, Pt. 4
13. Geezerology
14. Generic Death Poem
15. Minus Five and Counting
16. Gotta
17. Nonfatal Jackoff On the Moon
18. Columbus
19. Kerouac
20. Half
21. About
22. Always
23. Portlandium
24. Lard
25. Morozashi
26. Man Who Thought Death Was Dying
27. Last Will and Test
28. Albanese
29. Red Herring
30. Raised and Showing
31. Seven Seas of Love
32. Flight of Gregory Corso
33. If You Don't
34. Out of Smokes
35. Sonny Liston Fan Club
36. Person Who's Dead (For Wild Man Fischer)
37. Whistle While You Strobe
38. Chowder, Anyone?
39. Valium Restaurant
40. Metal
41. Tropic of Nipples
42. Bottomless
43. Parmenides
44. Meetcha
45. Attics O' My Life
46. Props
47. Good fight
48. Jessie Don't Like Fish
49. O.K. With You?
50. Three of Us
51. Heaven Sometimes Beer
52. Texas
53. Hopper Meets Sparky
54. uck My Sister
55. Home At Last
56. Premenstral
57. Sick Person's Car
58. Surf Pus
59. Corduroy
60. Art Pepper is Not a Happy Man
61. Veins
62. Pixtures, Please!
63. Neck Like a Slick Tulip

 

Mastered by John Golden Mastering. Featuring Mike Watt on bass.

 

Packaged in Mini-LP style gatefold jacket. Features Mike Watt and Roessler.

 

1. Number Nine
2. The Winds Of May
3. Make Her Me
4. New Years Waltz
5. Uncle Mike
6. Ties To Bind
7. Number Eight
8. Only You Will Know
9. No Me Queda Mas
10. Frantic
11. Song For Poe
12. It Turned Cold
13. Om Om Om

 

Arkansas-reared, avant-roots/RnR raconteur Tav Falco is set to make the holidays merry with his first collection of Christmas standards, A Tav Falco Christmas. A fixture on the international music scene since 1981, Falco has been described by The New York Times as “A singer, guitarist and researcher of musical arcana who hasn’t let his increasingly technical expertise and idiomatic mastery compromise the clarity of his vision.” At the start of a scorching hot July in Memphis last year, Falco and his distinguished group of American/Euro vagabonds ensconced themselves at Sam Phillips Recording Service studios in Memphis. The lineup includes bassist Mike Watt, guitarist Mario Monterosso, and drummer Toby Dammit.

Track List:

Side A:
A1 Santa Claus Is Back In Town
A2 White Christmas
A3 Jingle Bell Rock
A4 Blue Christmas

Side B:
B1 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
B2 Christmas Blues
B3 Holly Jolly Christmas
B4 Soulful Christmas

Arkansas-reared, avant-roots/RnR raconteur Tav Falco is set to make the holidays merry with his first collection of Christmas standards, A Tav Falco Christmas. A fixture on the international music scene since 1981, Falco has been described by The New York Times as “A singer, guitarist and researcher of musical arcana who hasn’t let his increasingly technical expertise and idiomatic mastery compromise the clarity of his vision.” At the start of a scorching hot July in Memphis this year, Falco and his distinguished group of American/Euro vagabonds ensconced themselves at Sam Phillips Recording Service studios in Memphis. The lineup includes bassist Mike Watt, guitarist Mario Monterosso, and drummer Toby Dammit.

Track List:
1 “Santa Claus Is Back In Town”
2 “White Christmas”
3 “Jingle Bell Rock”
4 “Blue Christmas”
5 “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer”
6 “Christmas Blues”
7 “Holly Jolly Christmas”
8 “Soulful Christmas”

Unknown Instructors are an all-star outfit featuring the former rhythm section of Minutemen and Firehose, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley, with poet Dan McGuire. Dinosaur Junior guitarist J Mascis was recruited for their fourth effort, Unwilling To Explain.
The album is the group's first recording which was not entirely improvised. They seamlessly blend flavors of jazz, punk rock, spoken word, noise, and art rock for a truly unique listening experience. Unwilling To Explain was mastered by Dave Gardner at Infrasonic Mastering.

Track List:
1. Acquainted with the Night
2. Ballad of the Unknown Instructors
3. Election Day in Satchidananda
4. Hand in Hand
5. Out in the Cold
6. How it's Done
7. Initiation
8. The Hero
9. The Patriot

Unknown Instructors are an all-star outfit featuring the former rhythm section of Minutemen and Firehose, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley, with poet Dan McGuire. Dinosaur Junior guitarist J Mascis was recruited for their fourth effort, Unwilling To Explain.
The album is the group's first recording which was not entirely improvised. They seamlessly blend flavors of jazz, punk rock, spoken word, noise, and art rock for a truly unique listening experience. Unwilling To Explain was mastered by Dave Gardner at Infrasonic Mastering.

Track List:
"1. Acquainted with the Night
2. Ballad of the Unknown Instructors
3. Election Day in Satchidananda
4. Hand in Hand
5. Out in the Cold
6. How it's Done
7. Initiation
8. The Hero
9. The Patriot

Good God’s Urge is the second and final release from Porno For Pyros, the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band featuring former Jane’s Addiction members Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins. The album includes performances by legendary bassists Mike Watt and Flea, as well as former Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. The album was remastered for vinyl and pressed at Pallas Group in Germany.

Track List
A1 Porpoise Head 4:14
A2 100 Ways 3:42
A3 Tahitian Moon 3:47
A4 Kimberly Austin 3:13
A5 Thick Of It All 4:43
B1 Good God's://Urge! 3:52
B2 Wishing Well 3:40
B3 Dogs Rule The Night 3:22
B4 Freeway 4:23
B5 Bali Eyes 3:26