The Desert Sessions
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Palm Desert, California, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Desert Rock Hard Rock Stoner Rock Experimental |
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| Years active | 1997 - Present | |
| Label(s) | Rekords Rekords Man's Ruin Records Southern Lord Records Ipecac Recordings |
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| Website | www.desertsessions.com | |
| Members | ||
| Josh Homme | ||
The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series "that cannot be defined". Founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as PJ Harvey, Jeordie White (Twiggy Ramirez), Dave Catching, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, John McBain, Josh Freese, Chris Goss, Alain Johannes, Dean Ween, and many others from the Palm Desert Scene have contributed as songwriters and musicians.
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[edit] History
The Desert Sessions began in August 1997 at the Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree when Homme brought together musicians from the bands Monster Magnet, Goatsnake, earthlings?, Kyuss (his own band) and Soundgarden. The ranch is an old house filled to the brim with rare and unique recording equipment and instruments and is owned by Dave Catching and the late Fred Drake. Songs are written on the spot in matters of hours usually, and no place in the home is safe from the music. Many stories have grown around the Sessions. For example, the song "Creosote" from Volumes 9 & 10 was written by Dean Ween and Alain Johannes on the ranch's front porch within four minutes of meeting each other.
The first Desert Session was not actually a "session" per se, but Homme and his band at the time (The Acquitted Felons) playing for three days straight under the non-stop influence of psychedelic mushrooms.[citation needed] Since then the ranch has grown legendary and the Desert Sessions have grown in intensity and artistic merit.
| “ | At Desert Sessions, you play for the sake of music. That’s why it’s good for musicians. If someday that’s not enough anymore, or that’s not the reason behind you doing it--that’s not your raison d’etre--then a quick reminder like Desert Sessions can do so much for you, it’s amazing. It’s easy to forget that this all starts from playing in your garage and loving it. - Josh Homme | ” |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Original 10" Vinyl Releases
- Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music For Felons (1997, Man's Ruin - MR-081)
- Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered (1997, Man's Ruin - MR-082)
- Volume 3: Set Coordinates For The White Dwarf!!! (1998, Man's Ruin - MR-111)
- Volume 4: Hard Walls And Little Trips (1998, Man's Ruin - MR-112)
- Volume 5: Poetry For The Masses (Sea Shed Shit Head By The She Sore) (1999, Man's Ruin - MR-121)
- Volume 6: Poetry For The Masses (Black Anvil Ego) (1999, Man's Ruin - MR-122)
- Volume 7: Gypsy Marches & Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb?...There You Are. (2001, Southern Lord/Rekords Rekords)
- Volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me & Volume 10: I Heart Disco (2003, Ipecac/Rekords Rekords)
Volumes 7 & 8, as well as Volumes 9 & 10, are coupled together in a gatefold 10" album format.
[edit] Compact Disc Compilations
- Volumes 1 & 2 (1998, Man's Ruin - MR-093)
- Volumes 3 & 4 (1998, Man's Ruin - MR-113)
- Volumes 5 & 6 (1999, Man's Ruin - MR-123)
- Volumes 7 & 8 (2001, Southern Lord/Rekords Rekords)
- Volumes 9 & 10 (2003, Ipecac/Rekords Rekords)
In November 2005, RekordsRekords announced that Desert Sessions Volume 1 through to 6 would be reprinted and available by 2006 on both vinyl and CD, though this never came to fruition. Instead, the remaining original copies of the Man Ruin's releases were put on sale in the official RekordsRekords shop in April 2006.[citation needed]
[edit] Collaborating Artist List
[edit] External links
- Desert Sessions Official site
- Desert Sessions at All Music Guide
- Rekords Rekords Official Site
