Les Claypool's Duo de Twang - Four Foot Shack (2014)

How "deconstructed" can a group get? How about just one vocal, one bass, one guitar, and a basic beat supplied by stomping on a mini-tambourine-doohickey? That''s exactly what everyone''s favorite storyteller/narrator, Les Claypool, is incorporating in his new band, Duo de Twang. While Les is still pulling double duty with the Primus lads, he has also found the time to unite with his old buddy, Bryan Kehoe, who fans will recognize from several past Claypool projects, and also as one of the main actors from Les'' hilarious jam band mockumentary, ''Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo.'' But unlike Primus, DDT focuses more on the Americana/rootsy side of things - as heard throughout the band''s debut recording Four Foot Shack, to be released via ATO Records. And as evidenced by DDT''s live shows and debut, Les and Bryan mostly mix traditional tunes, popular covers, and readings of Primus classics (all of which are usually barely recognizable when compared to the original versions). Case in point, the inclusion of "Battle of New Orleans," "Stayin'' Alive," "Man in the Box," "Wynona''s Big Brown Beaver," and "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver" on DDT''s debut disc.