Primus leader Les Claypool issued a statement that Primus will take a break from touring, according to Jambands.com. Currently on the road with Mastodon in support of their most recent album, The Desaturating Seven, this will be “the last Primus run for a bit”, according to the bass maestro. He continues, urging fans, that “if you want to get your Goblin Rock fix, now is the time to do so.”
Read the full statement from Les Claypool below:
Howdy folks, we are in the midst of our longest summer tour of many moons and we are lucky and happy to be flanked by our new comrades, the glorious Vikings known as Mastodon. This will be the last Primus run for a bit as we will need to cool-out for awhile, recharge and work on our nunchaku skills. So, if you want to get your Goblin Rock fix, now is the time to do so as it will be the last time to witness the glory of the Desaturating Seven production. See y’all on the highway…
Claypool’s other project, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, was in the studio recording new music back in February. The seemingly unlikely duo of Primus bassist and Beatles offspring/Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger leader Sean Lennon released an album back in 2016 and toured heavily in Monolith of Phobos‘ support.
While Claypool tends to keep his side projects short, the duo collaborated again in 2017 for a special Record Store Day release, which featured four cosmically psychedelic covers, including “Astronomy Domine” by Pink Floyd, “Boris the Spider,” by The Who, “The Court of the Crimson King” by King Crimson, and “Satori” by Flower Travellin’ Band. Again, the CLD impressed beyond measure. Now, with Primus taking time off, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that The Claypool Lennon Delirium will make an official return with new music soon.
Primus and Mastadon continue tour tonight in Glens Falls, New York. See below for a full list of tour dates.
[H/T Jambands]