Purple Onion
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Musicians- Les ClaypoolLes ClaypoolLeslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
- bass (1-4, 6-12), vocals, percussion (1, 9), guitar (2), whamola (5), drums (7) - Jay LaneJay LaneJay Lane is an American drummer from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently a member of Primus, as well as Bob Weir's RatDog, Scaring the Children with Weir and Rob Wasserman, and the hip hop/jazz fusion group Alphabet Soup. In 2002, Lane was named "drummer of the year" by the California...
- drums (2, 6, 10, 12) - Mike DillonMike Dillon (musician)Mike Dillon is a percussionist, vibraphonist, bandleader, vocalist and songwriter born in San Antonio, Texas. He is a member of Critters Buggin, Les Claypool's Fancy Band and Garage A Trois...
- vibraphone (2, 5, 9, 12), metal drum (2), percussion (2), tabla baya (3), pandiero (3), electric bow & arrow (4), metal sounds (4), cuica (5), marimba (7, 10, 11), metal (9), tabla (12) - SkerikSkerikSkerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated...
- saxophone (2, 12), "fancy" sax (2, 5, 6, 9–11), baritone sax (3, 4) - Warren HaynesWarren HaynesWarren Haynes is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as long time guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey...
- guitar (3) - Eenor - background vocals (3, 6, 9, 10, 12), yaili tambour (3, 8), jaw harp (3) slide guitar (4, 11), guitar (5, 6, 9, 10, 12)
- Fish Fisher - drums (5, 8)
- Ben Barnes - violin (7, 12)
- Sam Bass - viola (7), cello (7, 12)
- Gabby LangGabby La LaGabby La La, is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist , signed to Prawn Song Records. Her music is self described as "fun, unique, crazy kooky". La La's eccentric debut album, Be Careful What You Wish For..., is a collaboration with Les Claypool that though "peculiar.....
- sitar (8) - Lonnie MarshallLonnie MarshallLonnie "Meganut" Marshall is a bass player, singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. He is best known as the frontman and founder of Weapon of Choice, and is the inventor of the Nutmeg Potty Plunger.- Early life :...
- bass (8) - Norwood Fisher - bass (8)
- Dean Johnson - drum outro (9), drums (11)
Production
- Les Claypool - producer, engineer
- Paul Haggard - photography
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Jesse Rice - project supervisor