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Exiting the lucrative rap/rock niche as lesser bands swooped in to exploit it, the now-solo Patton founded his own record label (Ipecac), voiced video games, performed movie soundtracks with metal super-group Fantomas, and collaborated with Bjork, Norah Jones, The Dillinger Escape Plan and avant-garde composer John Zorn, among many, many others. Inspiration for Mondo Cane, meanwhile, came while Patton was living in Italy with then-wife, Italian artist Titi Zuccatosta, immersing himself in the Italian pop music from the 1950s and 60s that still swamped the country's radio-waves.
Mondo Cane, then, is a heartfelt tribute to this era, to its wild dynamism, its lush orchestration, its sense of high drama and grand romance. Patton spares no expense in execution of this labour of love, arranging songs by Ennio Morricone, Gino Paoli and Fred Bongusto for a 40-piece orchestra and accompanying choir, his loving ear for detail evident in the Spaghetti Western mouth-harp twang that opens 20km al di Giorno, and the gypsy violin singing away at the close of Ti Offro da Bere.
Patton, who is fluent in Italian and sings as such, easily matches the orchestra for bombast and sweep, perfectly evoking the aching sentimentalism of L'Uomo Che Non Sapeva Amare, heroically hamming-up the Romeo-smarm for Ore D'Amore, and revelling in the vivid vamp of Che Notte! He clearly relishes the heightened emotion of his source material, the album wisely avoiding cheap campiness in favour of respecting the music's rich sense of drama, while his cover of Urlo Negro, by garage-psychedelicists The Blackmen–ricocheting between rumbling tribal battle music, and a booming chorus so bold it'd make Tom Jones blush–might just be the most gonzo recording of Patton's none-more-gonzo career. --Stevie Chick
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As someone else said earlier, it's the most interesting album of the year. He sings in Italian, which actually works to the album's advantage, as I just hear Patton's superb vocal, his range, his phrasing, without being distracted by the words - a strange thing to say I know, but true. The musicianship is superb and the production is lush, full of depth. There's also an authenticity to the album, you can feel the affection that Patton has for the style, and this shines through in his delivery. And the songs are just fantastic; you can hear the influence this type of music has had on some of his other work, most noticeably on California by Mr Bungle.
Ah, it's brilliant. It's been on three times tonight, it's irresistable.
This is classic Mike Patton, the variety in style is exactly what I love about this artist, I bought Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom at the same time, and again this is amazing, Mike Patton at his best.
Right Mondo Cane. Never have I been so enchanted by one of Mr Pattons creations. It is just fantastic. Read more
It is a collection of 60's Italian pop songs by various artist, delivered as a full complete package. Read more
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