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Merkaba · 01-29-2006, 07:53 PM

I won't even attempt to describe this project so I'll steal a description from somewhere else so you can see why I don't want to go to the effort of describing them.

The Desert Sessions are a musical improv series "that cannot be defined". Founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as PJ Harvey, Jeordie White, Dave Catching, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Chris Goss, Alain Johannes, Dean Ween, and many others have contributed as songwriters and musicians.

The Sessions began in August 1997 at a place called 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. Legend after myth after story has grown around the Sessions, and most of them are most likely quite true. For example, the song "Creosote" from Volumes 9 & 10 was written by Dean Ween and Alain Johannes on the ranch's front porch immediately after meeting each other in four minutes. The first "session" was not actually a Desert 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 mushrooms. Since then the ranch has grown legendary and the Sessions have only grown in intensity and artistic merit.

Take note of how many artists have at some point participated in The Desert Sessions:

Josh Homme
Josh Freese
Chris Goss
Joey Castillo
Fred Drake
Alain Johannes
Natasha Shneider
Samantha Maloney
Brant Bjork
Pete Stahl
Nick Oliveri
Alfredo Hernandez
Dave Catching
John McBain
PJ Harvey
Jeordie White
Ben Shepherd
Brian "Big Hands" O'Connor
Troy Van Leeuwen
Nick Eldorado
Mark Lanegan
Larry Lalli
Mario Lalli
Gene Trautmann
Dean Ween

This is apparently an incomplete list too

What does everyone know of the music these guys have put out over the years?

01-29-2006, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	The Desert Sessions. I won't even attempt to describe this project so I'll steal a description from somewhere else so you can see why I don't want to go to the effort of describing them. The Desert Sessions are a musical improv series "that cannot be defined". Founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as PJ Harvey, Jeordie White, Dave Catching, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Chris Goss, Alain Johannes, Dean Ween, and many others have contributed as songwriters and musicians. The Sessions began in August 1997 at a place called 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. Legend after myth after story has grown around the Sessions, and most of them are most likely quite true. For example, the song "Creosote" from Volumes 9 & 10 was written by Dean Ween and Alain Johannes on the ranch's front porch immediately after meeting each other in four minutes. The first "session" was not actually a Desert 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 mushrooms. Since then the ranch has grown legendary and the Sessions have only grown in intensity and artistic merit. Take note of how many artists have at some point participated in The Desert Sessions: Josh Homme Josh Freese Chris Goss Joey Castillo Fred Drake Alain Johannes Natasha Shneider Samantha Maloney Brant Bjork Pete Stahl Nick Oliveri Alfredo Hernandez Dave Catching John McBain PJ Harvey Jeordie White Ben Shepherd Brian "Big Hands" O'Connor Troy Van Leeuwen Nick Eldorado Mark Lanegan Larry Lalli Mario Lalli Gene Trautmann Dean Ween This is apparently an incomplete list too What does everyone know of the music these guys have put out over the years? __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker