Black Pus

Black Pus is Brian Chippendale, who rose to prominence as the drummer of noise rock titans Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer. The first Black Pus CD-R was self released in early 2006, and was a collection of ferocious free jazz, multi-tracked on Chippendale’s cassette four-track. Enamored of the control of recording solo, Chippendale followed with more CD-Rs, and began playing live under the Black Pus moniker. read more…

Black Pus is Brian Chippendale, who rose to prominence as the drummer of noise rock titans Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer. The first Black Pus CD-R was self released in early 2006, and was a collection of ferocious free jazz, multi-tracked on Chippendale’s cassette four-track. Enamored of the control of recording solo, Chippendale followed with more CD-Rs, and began playing live under the Black Pus moniker. He refined the Black Pus sound over numerous self-released CDs and 2011’s Primordial Pus on Load Records, replacing the saxophone with a drum-mounted oscillator and experimenting with pop structures. The oscillator creates gigantic bass tones that are then fed through a series of pedals. Over the course of the past several years Chippendale has been hand-picked by Björk and The Flaming Lips as a collaborator, and recruited by Andrew W.K. for Lee “Scratch” Perry’s 2008 album Repentance.

All My Relations is constant forward motion and audible physicality. Chippendale’s furious drumming style is ever present and instantly recognizable, but the pop element, which Chippendale explored in more contained ways on earlier Black Pus releases, is more fully integrated. Tracks like “1000 Years” and “Hear No Evil” bear a snarl and a smile, the sound of wild abandon that is both aggressive and inviting. Chippendale creates maximalist music out of the simple elements of drums, vocals, and an oscillator triggered by the kick drum, looping and repeating phrases and rhythms in a way that can only be called meditative. The album closes with “A Better Man,” an almost ten minute epic that expertly alternates between the minimal pulse of the kick drum and oscillator and some of the most voracious and unrestrained drumming on the album.

For the first time with any group he’s been a part of, Chippendale fully embraced the studio to realize All My Relations. He entrusted recording and producing to Keith Souza and Seth Manchester (who have worked with The Body, Battles and Skull Defekts) at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, RI. All My Relations retains the expansive, primal sound of Chippendale’s earlier recordings, enhanced by the clarity of the studio. Black Pus has attained vicious transcendence.

News

• Brian Chippendale of Black Pus on Spin's 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music May 21, 2013
• Free Press Houston interviews Brian Chippendale of Black Pus May 21, 2013
• Portland Mercury features Black Pus May 15, 2013
• San Francisco Bay Guardian lists Black Pus show on 7 Must See Concerts list May 14, 2013
• City Pages reviews Black Pus show at Turf Club May 10, 2013
• Pitchfork features Black Pus' new video, "Hear No Evil" Apr 8, 2013
• Tiny Mixtapes interviews Black Pus Apr 4, 2013
• Slant Magazine reviews Black Pus', All My Relations Mar 18, 2013
• Pitchfork reviews Black Pus new album All My Relations Mar 14, 2013
• Black Pus' new track, "1000 Years' makes Consequence of Sound's Top 10 MP3s of the Week Feb 15, 2013
• Black Pus' new single, "1000 Years" Feb 15, 2013
• Pitchfork reviews Black Pus' single "1000 Years" Feb 14, 2013
• Black Pus show reviewed by Village Voice Apr 16, 2012
• WFMU Blog profiles Black Pus Feb 4, 2012
• Time Out reviews Black Pus at No Fun Fest May 18, 2009
• Black Pus interviewed by Pitchfork Dec 5, 2006

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Thu 5/23/2013	Topaz Tundra	Tucson, Arizona
Fri 5/24/2013	Small Engine	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sat 5/25/2013	Opolis	Norman, Oklahoma
Sun 5/26/2013	Mohawk	Austin, Texas	Baby Aspirin DVD
Mon 5/27/2013	Cafe Brasil	Houston, Texas,	Baby Aspirin DVD
Tue 5/28/2013	Mudlark Theatre	New Orleans, Louisiana	Baby Aspirin DVD
Wed 5/29/2013	The Earl	Atlanta, Georgia	Baby Aspirin DVD
Thu 5/30/2013	Kings Barcade	Raleigh, North Carolina	Baby Aspirin DVD
Fri 5/31/2013	Metro Gallery	Baltimore, Maryland	Unregistered Nurse
Sat 6/1/2013	PhilaMOCA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Baby Aspirin DVD
Sun 6/2/2013	Death By Audio	Brooklyn, New York	Baby Aspirin DVD