Puscifer
Puscifer is a side project of Maynard James Keenan from
the bands Tool and A Perfect Circle.
Background
Puscifer's original name was Umlaut, "a premiere improvisational hardcore band."
The name "Puscifer" was first publicized as a fictional band in the first
episode of Mr. Show, including Keenan and Adam Jones as members. Jones is not
associated with Puscifer otherwise, although artwork by Jones has been featured
on Puscifer apparel (the "Your Mom's a Bitch" shirt, specifically).
Puscifer is "as much a clothing line as it is a band," with the clothing items
produced in limited numbers. Keenan collaborated on a leather jacket with Paul
Frank.
Keenan describes Puscifer as "simply a playground for the various voices in my
head," "a space with no clear or discernible goals," and "where my Id, Ego, and
Anima all come together to exchange cookie recipes."
Puscifer has no current plans to tour, though Keenan is working on short films
with Ford Englerth and Jeffrey Brooks from Red Rock Entertainment Development
that could be shown on a tour. These shorts are done in a similar manner to that
of Mr. Show and Tom Waits' Big Time.
On April 10, 2007, Keenan posted on the official website that a release may be
aimed for mid-October. A newer post on June 25, 2007 states that Joe Barresi
mixed the first song, which will have a music video, as well as an alternate
version of "Cuntry Boner", which will likely be released as a CD single with
bonus tracks. Further mixing will be done by Keenan and Alan Moulder by August.
As of July 31st, Keenan announced that the official release date would be
October 30th and the album title is "V" is for Vagina. On Aug 9, Keenan
announced the first single would be "Queen B" with a video released in late
September.
On October 1, the first single "Queen B" appeared on the podcast on puscifer.com.
This was followed by the podcast release of "Trekka" on October 7.
