Ep388: Tim 'Herb' Alexander - Primus, Sound Cipher

Tim Alexander joins us to talk about his new project " Sound Cipher ", share some stories from early Primus days, rare records, analog recording, the South Park 25th Anniversary concert & lots more! Topics include: Interview start Forming and recording Sound Cipher Were there any song structures or fully experimental? Memories of the band "Attention Deficit" Primus recording with ADATs Tim loves analogue recordings Sound Cipher music can get very emotional The story of Primus "Suck On This" vinyl Postcards in the initial records for touring recommendations from fans The perspective of Primus material Joining Primus and preparing for the "Suck On This" recording What songs were already written and which were made after Tim joined Balancing the music between the 3 Primus members Why was "Tommy The Cat" wasn't on Frizzle Fry, Tom Waits Meeting his heroes Public Enemy, Anthrax, Primus shows Memories of making "Sailing the Seas of Cheese" Wynona Rider wasn't happy about "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" Prepping for South Park's 25th Anniversary Concert Surprising Matt Stone with Rush Planning the "Farewell to Kings" tour Rush never toured Australia Sound Cipher anti-promotion Interview wrap up Order the new Sound Cipher vinyl "All That Syncs Must Diverge" here Extended, High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related