Adult Themes for Voice

Infobox Album | Name = Adult Themes for Voice
Type = Album
Artist = Mike Patton


Released = April 23, 1996
Genre = Vocal, Experimental, Noise music
Length =
Label = Tzadik Records
Producer = Mike Patton
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ny5a8qnnbtq4 link]
Last album =
This album = "Adult Themes for Voice"
(1996)
Next album = "Pranzo Oltranzista"
(1997)

"Adult Themes for Voice" is an album recorded by Mike Patton (vocalist for Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, etc.) in hotel rooms during a Faith No More tour. It consists of vocal noises by Patton himself. The 34 tracks aren't considered singing in any conventional sense, as they consist mainly of Patton shouting, screaming, clapping, squeaking and moaning. These mundane elements were then spliced and edited in a fashion that resulted in a dramatic ebb and flow of bizarre, albeit organic sounding compositions. The compositions do not adhere to the traditional song writing structure of Western Pop music or any other style for that matter. The body of work could rightfully be classified as free-form experimental sound utilizing a singular vocal instrument. While most everyone would likely agree that the album is devoid of music in the most traditional sense, those who are familiar with experimental music would be willing and able to acknowledge the inherent musicality that the work possesses at different moments throughout the course of the album.

Track listing

#"Wuxiapian" – 2:12
#"I Killed Him Like a Dog...And He Still Laughed" – 0:56
#"Smog" – 0:45
#"The Man In The Lower Left Hand Corner of the Photograph" – 1:47
#"Robot Sex" (neon) – 0:25
#"Screams of the Asteroid" – 0:55
#"Robot Sex" (b/w) – 0:16
#"Porno Holocaust" – 1:00
#"Inconsolable Widows in Search of Distraction" – 3:09
#"Hurry Up and Kill Me...I'm Cold" – 0:06
#"Man Alone In Steambath" – 1:01
#"Guinea Pig 1" – 0:35
#"Guinea Pig 2" – 1:26
#"Guinea Pig 3" – 0:16
#"Guinea Pig 4" – 1:42
#"A Woman With The Skin of the Moon" – 0:37
#"A Lizard With the Skin of a Woman" – 1:38
#"Catheter" – 1:18
#"Fix It So The Bruises Don't Show" – 1:20
#"Robot Sex (watercolors)" – 0:24
#"A Ceremony of Senses, an Alibi In The Red Light District" – 0:40
#"Butterfly in a Glass Maze" – 2:19
#"Pajama Party Horror" – 0:57
#"A Leper With The Face of a Baby Girl" – 2:40
#"The One Armed vs. 9 killers" – 1:17
#"Pillow Biter" – 2:42
#"Raped On A Bed of Sand" – 1:46
#"Violence⁵" – 2:17
#"Red Mouth, Black Orgasm" – 0:26
#"Wuxiapian Fantastique" – 0:16
#"A Smile, A Slap In The Face, A Fart, A Kiss On The Mouth" – 0:26
#"Private Lessons on Planet Eros" – 0:36
#"Pneumonia with Complications" – 0:13
#"Orgy in Reverb (10 Kilometers of Lust)" – 4:53

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