Drummer Jay Weinberg (Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Slipknot) has shared pro-shot footage of his collaboration with Argus (ex-Snõõper) at this year’s Field Of Vision festival in Buena Vista, CO. You can check that out below:
Weinberg commented:
“Back in June, my good friends King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard were so kind to invite me to play their inaugural Field Of Vision festival at the beautiful @meadowcreekcolorado. When we got together last September at Red Rocks, they had just visited the future festival site, and we joked that I’d have to put together a project to play it. I had no idea they were being serious…I’m so glad they were.
With a few months until the festival, I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d do, but I knew the opportunity of being part of such a groundbreaking event was to be respected with creating something entirely new. I’d always wanted to collaborate with Argus, a fellow Gizz fan, and one of the first artists I befriended when I moved to Nashville ten years ago — so it was a no-brainer for us to do something together. With the clock ticking and our names officially on the poster, we got to work on our set. Equal parts Argus music that I reinterpreted, my music that he reinterpreted, and brand new collaborative material. Our mission was something that explores the inspiration we both feel from artists like Godflesh, The Body, Aphex Twin, etc.
I’m blown away by the trust that KGLW, their amazing team, and their wonderful audience have in this community of artists they’ve all created together — as well as their open-mindedness to come out and support a brand new project that’s never released anything. Seriously unbelievable.
Field Of Vision is special. I’ve never experienced anything quite like it, and I’m confident the tens of thousands of folks who were there all feel the same way. A massive thank you to KGLW for extending such an incredibly trusting and generous invitation. Same goes for Panache Booking, p(doom) records, and Heaps Keen Films. Your support of artists of all kinds is inspiring, and it was an honor to take part in this event that was life changing / affirming for so many. Thank you to all the artists with who we shared this space — your energy was infectious, and it was a joy to spend quality time with you in this setting.
Thank you Argus for your collaboration and ferocity (we’ve got our work cut out for us now…) and riff lord Mark Whelan for lifting these songs into the stratosphere.
Can’t wait for next year…”
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