Perry Farrell + Nuno Bettencourt + friends = Satellite Party | new album, played LA, playing SXSW, etc

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Satellite Party

I'm weary of anything Perry Farrell does now - I mean, read that postcard to the right. And I'm weary of supergroups in general. Actually, would you even consider Satellite Party a supergroup? Jane's Addiction + Extreme + "new musicians"...

Blending sounds as varied as rock, electro, urban beats and symphony, Farrell enlisted guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt with new musicians Kevin Figueiredo on drums, Etty Lau Farrell on background vocals and Carl Restivo on bass.

The album is definitely filled with super guests...

The album, produced by Farrell, co-produded by Nuno Bettencourt and executive produced by Steve Lillywhite, features a host of guests participating in the recording, including The Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea and John Frusciante, UK production duo/beat-makers Hybrid, New Order/ Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, down tempo pioneers Thievery Corporation, Porno for Pyros' guitarist Peter DiStefano, Black Eyed Pea's Fergie, film composer Harry Gregson-Williams (Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven), and a 30-piece orchestra.

Fergie?

Fergie

Perry even resurrected Jim Morrison for the album:

One of the album's highlights features an unreleased Jim Morrison vocal track, the first unheard Morrison performance in almost 30 years. Entitled "Woman In The Window," Morrison sings against a backdrop of Farrell's music, "Just try and stop us, we're going to love" before the song culminates with an elegant piano outro. Farrell calls the track the mantra of The Solutionists.

Nice. "Ultra Payloaded" is out May 15, 2007, and Satellite Party supposedly made their "live debut" at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado on January 25th....

Rust told Outside Online that the evening events finished up around 10:30 p.m. nightly when the crowd was shuttled to the Aspen Skiing Company and ESPN sponsored Après X free concert series. Performances by Everclear, Common, and Satellite Party were held in Wagner Park, in downtown Aspen. [Outside Online]

Here are some pics:

Satellite Party

I say "supposedly they made their live debut" because Perry & Nuno played together as Satellite Party at Perry's own Lollapalooza last year too. Plus, they played a secret show at Spaceland the night before Aspen.

I imagine they'll play Lollapalooza again, but before then we'll at least have the chance to catch them live on March 15th and/or 16th at SXSW in Austin. Songs are streaming at MySpace.

"Fear not dear Solutionists; the future is upon us." [Perry?]

posted at 8:18 AM on February 1, 2007 in SXSW | music | Comments (20)

Comments (20)

you love fergie

Posted by sam | February 1, 2007 9:00 AM

i feel icky.

Posted by rena | February 1, 2007 9:36 AM

Apparently Perry had no idea who Extreme was when he met Nuno (much to his credit, I suppose). Then again, I think that Extreme was popular during Perry's "heroin blackout" years.

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2007 9:38 AM

god, that guy is so alternative! ...and a waste of life, but that comin' down the mountain song gets me totally amped to go snowboarding!

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2007 10:09 AM

Is that Nuno on the right?

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2007 10:12 AM

perry farrell is a big fucking joke.

Posted by aviatrix | February 1, 2007 10:42 AM

what does perry thing think he is Fatboy slim..using Jim morrison.. lol

Posted by JOE MAD | February 1, 2007 11:09 AM

I heard that Nuno did most of the production on this CD and that he brought a lot of different elements to this CD -- NOTHING like Extreme or any of his other projects (Mourning Widows, Population 1), including his latest project, DramaGods - myspace.com/DramaGods for some free music

I guess the party awaits, eh?

Posted by Infotropolis | February 1, 2007 11:37 AM

Saw Perry DJ at Sherpa & Yetti's out in Breckenridge a couple of years ago. He was just terrible. It was sad. Really hope he turns it around on this new album.

Fergie's mug kinda scares me.

Posted by DJ Dave | February 1, 2007 11:47 AM

Upon hearing this news, I found a hole in my heart.

Posted by Kurt C. | February 1, 2007 2:43 PM

was at the xgames, did not see satellite party. friends told me it was pretty good. Common was sick he brought out (lord jamal from brand nubian), but the dude who opened for both, mike relm blew common away. mikerelm.com (amazing mixes good choices cut in-sinc with video clips everything from peanuts to office space) Everclear on thursday was an absolute embarrassment.

Posted by stanley | February 1, 2007 5:25 PM

Posted by bellsa | February 1, 2007 5:26 PM

My dear solutionists,

You can now listen to Satellite Party (at your own risk) at AOL:

http://music.aol.com/franchise/firstlisten/satellite-party-new-songs?icid=thurs:dl3

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2007 6:31 PM

When are they going to announce a Webster Hall show too?

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2007 6:46 PM

He also performed with Hybrid at last year's Coachella, singing Satellite Party tracks "Kinky" and "Dogstar". The latter made it on the Hybrid record that was released a few months back.

Posted by G3K | February 1, 2007 7:49 PM

I was at the Aspen gig from Australia.
I saw Sattelite party play and the band sounded great.They kicked ass and what a guitar player,Nuno BETTENCOURT is playing awsome.
I hear they just got signed up with record deal with Columbia Records and might be doing a world tour 2007 - Australia to I hope !!!

Posted by pk | February 15, 2007 8:40 AM

Super Producer Anthony J. Resta (elton john, collective soul, duran duran,etc) Worked on six of these tracks adding post production,
beats, and synthesizers. read about his work in the march EQ
magazine feature posted as a PDF at
www.anthonyjresta.com

Posted by charlie b | April 7, 2007 10:06 AM

pinches mamones

Posted by gtrgtg | June 12, 2007 5:52 PM

The song sounds like Nuno, looks like Scissor Sisters.

Posted by Anonymous | November 16, 2007 6:24 PM

you know...nuno's too talented and he never plays or joins bands that are to his full potential and this pisses me off about him. i love him too and this satellite bs is proof that its inside him he will never find it in someone else. i believe in him but i just feel like he doesnt believe in himself.

Posted by christina | June 6, 2008 1:52 PM