Peeping Tom (band)
| Peeping Tom | |
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 Mike Patton and Rahzel performing at Lollapalooza. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tucson, Arizona |
| Genres | Pop, hip hop, rock, trip hop |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Ipecac Recordings |
| Associated acts | Dan the Automator, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle |
| Members | |
| Mike Patton Various featured artists |
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Peeping Tom is a pop band led by Mike Patton. To date, they have released one eponymous album and two singles.
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[edit] Biography
Peeping Tom was Mike Patton's most mainstream accessible work since his days with Faith No More. After about six years of delays the self-titled debut album finally saw the light of day in 2006, having been released through Patton's own label, Ipecac Recordings. The whole album was written by Patton with a wishlist of collaborators in mind that he hoped would perform on the finished tracks. "It's an exotic way of working for someone accustomed to a band environment," Patton says. "It was charming, really. None of the usual Animal House stuff. Instead of swapping spit and underwear, we were swapping files."
The finished album featured performances by artists such as Norah Jones ("Sucker"[1]), Kool Keith ("Getaway"[2]) and Massive Attack ("Kill the DJ"[3]). Referring to the fact the almost none of the artists recorded their parts with Patton there he said: "Plenty of people on the record are still complete strangers to me,".
Describing the bands sound he said: "I don't listen to the radio, but if I did, this is what I'd want it to sound like. This is my version of pop music. In a way, this is an exercise for me: taking all these things I've learned over the years and putting them into a pop format. I've worked with many people who have said to me, 'oh you have a pop record in you, eventually you'll find it,' and I always laughed at them. I guess I owe them an apology."
The first single from the self titled record was “Mojo”[4]. It was accompanied by a music video featuring appearances by Danny Devito, Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), Rachel Hunter as well as song performers Dan the Automator and Rahzel. The video was created by buzzed about music video director Matt McDermitt. The band made their worldwide live debut on the Conan O’Brien Show on May 26th, 2006.[5]
As work on Peeping Tom began in 2000 and was interrupted to accommodate Patton's recording or touring work with Fantômas (band), Tomahawk (band), Lovage (band), General Patton vs. the X-ecutioners, Kaada/Patton, Rahzel and guest turns on Björk and Massive Attack records, two feature film scores, his film acting debut in Firecracker (film), videogame voice work in The Darkness (video game) and an ultimately "ridiculous" major label flirtation, enough material has massed for a second and possibly third record. A Peeping Tom tour is also in discussion, pending various collaborators' schedules.[6]
[edit] Collaborators
- Rahzel
- Dan the Automator
- Rob Swift
- Dub Trio
- Imani Coppola
- Kid Koala
- Kool Keith
- Norah Jones
- Massive Attack
- Z-Trip
- Butterscotch
- DJ Quest
- DJ D-Sharp
- Amon Tobin
- Mike Relm
- Bebel Gilberto
- Dose One
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Heat. [7] |
US Ind. [7] |
AUS [8] |
BEL (Fla) [9] |
BEL (Wal) [10] |
FIN [11] |
FRA [12] |
NOR [13] |
UK [14] |
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| 2006 | Peeping Tom | 103 | 1[15] | 3 | 12 | 34 | 86 | 31 | 115 | 22 | 136 | ||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | US Alt. [16] |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Mojo" | 40 | Peeping Tom | |
| 2007 | "We're Not Alone" | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-QtkjytoJA
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyCSmVstwo4
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNA2JqtM_k
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pcvBFFflEc
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fka1PiEJKV0
- ^ http://www.ipecac.com/artists/peeping_tom
- ^ a b c "Peeping Tom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peeping-tom-p543754/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Discography Peeping Tom". Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peeping+Tom. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Discografie Peeping Tom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peeping+Tom. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Discographie Peeping Tom" (in French). Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peeping+Tom. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Discography Peeping Tom". Hung Medien. http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peeping+Tom. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Discographie Peeping Tom" (in French). Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peeping+Tom. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Discography Peeping Tom". Hung Medien. http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peeping+Tom. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_P.HTM. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Peeping Tom > Peeping Tom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/peeping-tom-r824964/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Peeping Tom Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/peeping-tom/chart-history/499597?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Peeping Tom (band) |
- Allmusic: Biography
- Ipecac Recordings
- Discussion of Peeping Tom on Ipecac Recordings site
- Official MySpace
- HoboTrashcan's One on One with Mike Patton
- Peeping Tom Discography
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