Deli Creeps
Encyclopedia
The Deli Creeps were an avant-garde
band consisting of singer Maximum Bob
, guitarist Buckethead
, drummer Pinchface
and various bass players, currently Daniel Monti
. Though Buckethead is the only member who makes a consistent effort to hide his identity, little is known about the other members of the band.
, USA, but shortly after moved to San Francisco. In 1991 they released their first demo tape with bassist Tony Black, after which they gained a strong loyal following before splitting up for the first time. Maximum Bob contributed to the John Zorn
produced debut album of Mr. Bungle
.
The band reformed in 1996 for the first time and released a second demo tape. In the interim only Buckethead through his contacts to John Zorn, Bill Laswell
and Bootsy Collins
had gained some public attention. Shortly after their second demo they had all moved on once again before reforming for the second time in 2003 with Josh Bockles on bass. They played some concerts in California. Buckethead was also guitarist for Guns N' Roses
then.
Their first feature length album Dawn of the Deli Creeps was released in late 2005. Dan Monti (a technician for Metallica
, Guns N' Roses and Serj Tankian
), longtime Buckethead collaborator, performed on bass, along side several tracks performed by Tony Black. Featured on the album is the title track for the Terry M. West horror movie Flesh for the Beast.
Some early video recordings of the band were released in 2006/07 on several Buckethead DVDs, including some complete concerts from 1990/91.
Though the future of the band is uncertain (as of November 2008) the band members of the last incarnation still work together on different projects. Maximum Bob contributed guest vocals to Buckethead's album Enter the Chicken
(2005) and the Praxis
release Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
(2008). Buckethead, Pinchface and Monti toured the USA in 2005 as a trio.
Mike Patton
has been quoted as saying: "They're so good they piss me off".
s on (much like butchers). Buckethead uses variations of his famous face mask, but mostly wears hats instead of the bucket.
Distinctive marks of the formation in particular are Maximum Bob's lyrics of sex
and personal life
plus his differentiating recitation between melodic singing and psychotic screams. As a further trademark he developed a special form of recitative
with onomatopoeic stuttering
. Buckethead as the main instrumental performer supports or counteracts this with the use of all his typical stylistic devices: chromatic runs and dissonant playing noises, but also riff
s and chord progression
s or short citations from blues
and country
.
The Deli Creeps are also featured on the following Buckethead DVDs:
Avant-garde music
Avant-garde music is a term used to characterize music which is thought to be ahead of its time, i.e. containing innovative elements or fusing different genres....
band consisting of singer Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob (singer)
Robert Barnum, better known under his stage name Maximum Bob, is an American musician known for his work as the lead singer and founding member of rock band Deli Creeps and for his singing on various releases related to avant-garde guitarist Buckethead....
, guitarist Buckethead
Buckethead
Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
, drummer Pinchface
Pinchface
Michael Andrew Hakopian, better known as Pinchface is the drummer of the Deli Creeps, Giant Robot II, and the Cornbugs. He has also appeared on numerous Buckethead albums, such as Population Override and Giant Robot . He has also appeared on numerous occasions in Buckethead's Binge Clip Videos...
and various bass players, currently Daniel Monti
Dan Monti
Dan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer, is a musician, composer, producer and engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns 'n' Roses...
. Though Buckethead is the only member who makes a consistent effort to hide his identity, little is known about the other members of the band.
Biography
The Deli Creeps formed in the late 1980s/early 1990s in Claremont Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, USA, but shortly after moved to San Francisco. In 1991 they released their first demo tape with bassist Tony Black, after which they gained a strong loyal following before splitting up for the first time. Maximum Bob contributed to the John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
produced debut album of Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle was an experimental band from Northern California. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school and was named after a children's educational film. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before being signed to Warner Bros. Records and...
.
The band reformed in 1996 for the first time and released a second demo tape. In the interim only Buckethead through his contacts to John Zorn, Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
and Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
had gained some public attention. Shortly after their second demo they had all moved on once again before reforming for the second time in 2003 with Josh Bockles on bass. They played some concerts in California. Buckethead was also guitarist for Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
then.
Their first feature length album Dawn of the Deli Creeps was released in late 2005. Dan Monti (a technician for Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, Guns N' Roses and Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
), longtime Buckethead collaborator, performed on bass, along side several tracks performed by Tony Black. Featured on the album is the title track for the Terry M. West horror movie Flesh for the Beast.
Some early video recordings of the band were released in 2006/07 on several Buckethead DVDs, including some complete concerts from 1990/91.
Though the future of the band is uncertain (as of November 2008) the band members of the last incarnation still work together on different projects. Maximum Bob contributed guest vocals to Buckethead's album Enter the Chicken
Enter the Chicken
-Personnel:* Tracks #1-7, 9-11 Recorded at John Merrick Recorder* Track #8 Recorded at the Serjical Strike Dungeons* Vocals for Tracks #1-4, 6-10 Recorded at the Serjical Strike Dungeons* Produced by Serj Tankian* Engineered, Mixed and Co-Produced by Dan Monti...
(2005) and the Praxis
Praxis (band)
Praxis was the name of an ever-changing musical project, led by prolific producer Bill Laswell. Praxis combine elements of different musical genres such as funk, jazz, hip-hop and heavy metal into highly improvised music...
release Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
-U.S. Release :-By Song:-General Credits:*Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell*Created at Orange Music Orange, NJ*Engineer: Robert Musso*Assistant: James Dellatacoma*Drums and Amps/Set up: Artie Smith*Mastered at Turtle Tone Studio...
(2008). Buckethead, Pinchface and Monti toured the USA in 2005 as a trio.
Mike Patton
Mike Patton
Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
has been quoted as saying: "They're so good they piss me off".
Style
The band derivates its name from delicatessen shop and creeps and usually enters the stage with apronApron
An apron is an outer protective garment that covers primarily the front of the body. It may be worn for hygienic reasons as well as in order to protect clothes from wear and tear. The apron is commonly part of the uniform of several work categories, including waitresses, nurses, and domestic...
s on (much like butchers). Buckethead uses variations of his famous face mask, but mostly wears hats instead of the bucket.
Distinctive marks of the formation in particular are Maximum Bob's lyrics of sex
Sex
In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents...
and personal life
Personal life
Personal life is the course of an individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity. It is a common notion in modern existence—although more so in more prosperous parts of the world such as Western Europe and North America...
plus his differentiating recitation between melodic singing and psychotic screams. As a further trademark he developed a special form of recitative
Recitative
Recitative , also known by its Italian name "recitativo" , is a style of delivery in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech...
with onomatopoeic stuttering
Stuttering
Stuttering , also known as stammering , is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds...
. Buckethead as the main instrumental performer supports or counteracts this with the use of all his typical stylistic devices: chromatic runs and dissonant playing noises, but also riff
RIFF
The Resource Interchange File Format is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data....
s and chord progression
Chord progression
A chord progression is a series of musical chords, or chord changes that "aims for a definite goal" of establishing a tonality founded on a key, root or tonic chord. In other words, the succession of root relationships...
s or short citations from blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
and country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
.
Discography
- 1991: Demo Tape
- 1996: Demo Tape
- 2005: Flesh For The Beast soundtrack (rated and unrated versions)
- 2005: Dawn of the Deli Creeps
- Many live bootleg recordingBootleg recordingA bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
s can be found amongst traders and fans.
The Deli Creeps are also featured on the following Buckethead DVDs:
- Secret RecipeSecret Recipe (Buckethead DVD)Secret Recipe is a two disc DVD set by musician Buckethead, containing a compilation of video and music clips, photos, artwork and concert footage documenting the guitarist's first 13 years as a performer....
- Young Buckethead Vol. 1Young Buckethead Vol. 1Young Buckethead Vol. 1 is the second DVD made by the guitarist Buckethead, released in 2006 by Jas Obrecht's label, Avabella.The material from this DVD was cut in half making 2 volumes of the DVD, Vol...
- Young Buckethead Vol. 2Young Buckethead Vol. 2Young Buckethead Vol. 2 is a DVD made by Buckethead and released in 2006 by Jas Obrecht's label, Avabella.Vol. 2 consists of a recompilation of concerts made by Buckethead and the band Deli Creeps, in which Buckethead is part of, just as Buckethead and the Deli Creeps were beginning to play outside...
Track Listing of Deli Creeps 1991 Demo Tape
Track Listing of Deli Creeps 1996 Demo Tape
Track Listing of Dawn of the Deli Creeps
Buckethead
Some of Buckethead's songs originate from Deli Creeps material:- The Deli Creeps song "Smilin Charlie" was later released as "Post Office Buddy" on Giant Robot (1994)
- The same album that featured "Post Office Buddy" also featured an instrumental version of "Binge and Grab", a song performed live with the Deli Creeps featuring lyrics, the version with lyrics has yet to be released as a studio version.
- "Random Killing" became "I Come in Peace" on Giant Robot and "Power & Gory" on the Cornbugs'Cornbugs- Track listing of Cornbugs 2001 "Cemetery Pinch" album :- Track listing of Cornbugs 2004 "Brain Circus" album :- Track listing of Cornbugs 2005 "Rest Home for Robots" album :...
debut album Spot the Psycho (1999). - Sometimes during live Deli Creeps performances, Buckethead would play some of his own materialBuckethead discographyBuckethead is an American musician, predominantly a guitarist. The following is a discography of works by Buckethead, which currently consists of 34 studio albums, 4 special releases, 1 extended play, 2 demo tapes, 3 video releases, 2 DVDs, 3 music videos and 10 songs not released on albums. This,...
. - Buckethead plays a sample of the chorus riff from "Time" midway through the Acoustic ShardsAcoustic Shards-External links:*...
song "Box Elders" (recorded in 1991). - The song "Brazos," a song Buckethead wrote for a guitar magazine contest in 1988, was featured on the Deli Creeps first demo, under the name "Tribal Rites".
- The riff from "Can I Have A Ride?" is also used in the track "Headcheese" from the Cornbugs album How Now Brown CowHow Now Brown Cow (album)How Now Brown Cow is a 2001 studio album by experimental rock band Cornbugs. It was one of their original studio albums and is now out of print. However, the album can be found across their three compilation albums released in 2005 and 2006.-Track listing:...
. - The song "Dream Girl" was rerecorded by the Cornbugs with different lyrics as "Sacramento".
Credits
- Buckethead - Guitar
- Maximum Bob - Vocals
- Pinchface - Drums, Backing Vocals
- Dan Monti - Bass