Volume One by Working Batterie

OUT NOW on Clearly Records: a collaboration between Paris-born, New York-based, multi-instrumentalist producer Pierre de Gaillande and legendary bassist Mike Watt entitled Working Batterie.

Initiated from a conversation between Watt and de Gaillande on his Pierre Pressure Podcast, the concept for Working Batterie took form (inspired by the french word for drum set, “batterie,” and the rhythm section as the engine that drives music.) Every piece began as a rhythm track created by a different drummer, which Watt then played bass on, and it went from there as a collaboration with a far-reaching roster of world-class musicians.

Notable collaborators include Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo), Tony Scalzo (Fastball), Nels Cline (Wilco), Kenny Wollesen (Tom Waits, John Zorn), and Robert Walter (Roger Waters, Greyboy Allstars), among many others.

The result is a stunning collection of music that ranges from pop-rock to jazz-punk and every branch along the tree of music, all rooted in the compositional genesis of rhythm and bass.