The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Ep388: Tim 'Herb' Alexander - Primus, Sound Cipher


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Tim Alexander joins us to talk about his new project "Sound Cipher", share some stories from early Primus days, rare records, analog recording, the South Park 25th Anniversary concert & lots more!

Topics include:

  • Interview start
  • Forming and recording Sound Cipher
  • Were there any song structures or fully experimental?
  • Memories of the band “Attention Deficit”
  • Primus recording with ADATs
  • Tim loves analogue recordings
  • Sound Cipher music can get very emotional
  • The story of Primus “Suck On This” vinyl
  • Postcards in the initial records for touring recommendations from fans
  • The perspective of Primus material
  • Joining Primus and preparing for the “Suck On This” recording
  • What songs were already written and which were made after Tim joined
  • Balancing the music between the 3 Primus members
  • Why was “Tommy The Cat” wasn’t on Frizzle Fry, Tom Waits
  • Meeting his heroes
  • Public Enemy, Anthrax, Primus shows
  • Memories of making “Sailing the Seas of Cheese”
  • Wynona Rider wasn’t happy about “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver”
  • Prepping for South Park’s 25th Anniversary Concert
  • Surprising Matt Stone with Rush
  • Planning the “Farewell to Kings” tour
  • Rush never toured Australia
  • Sound Cipher anti-promotion
  • Interview wrap up

Order the new Sound Cipher vinyl "All That Syncs Must Diverge" here

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