Ex-FAITH NO MORE Frontman MIKE PATTON Gears Up For FENNESZ Collaboration

May 3, 2007

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports: Always willing to collaborate with eclectic artists, Mike Patton will team with experimental Austrian musician Christian Fennesz for a 12-date tour this summer, beginning May 28 at the Moers Festival in Germany.

"I'm a fan of his work and mentioned that it would be fun to do sometime," Patton tells Billboard.com. "Next thing I know his manager got offers for a couple shows, then he built a tour around it — it just appeared. Like the way most collaborations started, it was mutual admiration."

So fair the pair has "traded ideas" and is planning to play after "very little rehearsal," according to Patton. The collaboration is currently planned solely for the stage, but Patton doesn't rule out a future album between the two. "No plans at the moment, but you never know," he says.

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