Perry Farrell is to launch his new music/theatre project Satellite Party at his Lollapalooza Festival, backed by former Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal. The group will present excerpts material intended for an as yet untitled 2006 album release.
Farrell explained the concept to Billboard.com, saying "It's about a group of artists; fine artists, filmmakers, street performers and musicians. They hang out and put on these crazy parties. One of the crazy parties turns into a full riot and the guy who organizes them gets hurt and sent to the hospital. There, he meets this beautiful night nurse. While listening to the radio together in the evenings as he's recuperating, he gets a vast visitation of energy through the radio, which is pretty much an invitation to a satellite party. Their souls leave, as do other souls on earth, because that certain station pulls them up to a party with a galaxy of stars."
The project is not as yet signed to a label, but the work continues, and the new long player is to feature contributions from, amongst others, Peter Hook, Fergie of Black Eyed Peas, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea and John Frusciante. "The music is a hybrid," says Farrell "It combines elements of house with hip-hop and rock. Then, you twist it a little bit with theatre."
As previously reported, Farrell's Lollapalooza Festival will return this year in a scaled down form at Chicago's Grant Park from 23 - 24 Jul.