Things get weird again at Discord and Rhyme as we dig into Mr. Bungle’s 1999 genre-defying opus California. After the demise of his day job with Faith No More, singer Mike Patton returned to his more esoteric side hustle to record a collection of songs that fuse Beach Boys pop, death metal, lounge music, and Eastern-European influences together as if they’re natural bedfellows. Join us as we discuss how the band managed to synthesize all of these disparate influences into what is easily their most cohesive and accessible album.

Cohosts: Dan Watkins, Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox

Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/095-mr-bungle-california-1999

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