The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Jjuujjuu
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Sat., July 23, 9 p.m. 2016
Roseland Theater
Old Town-Chinatown (Portland)
$32
It's doubtful anyone knew that pairing an idiosyncratically cartoonish bass god and the hipster son of a pop deity could produce such artistically pleasant music. Collab-friendly Sean Lennon and the ever-experimental Les Claypool formed the Claypool Lennon Delirium on an inspired lark, one that resulted in their record Monolith of Phobos, a sun-warped, psych-prog platter that drips with polyphonic whimsy and colorful retro-futuristic storytelling. Picture Claypool writing his own version of Harry Nilsson's The Point!, or the hypercolor ship in the Pretty Things' classic S.F. Sorrow album as the U.S.S. Enterprise, and you might get an inkling of what these guys are up to. A dynamic duo like this (and their talented onstage cohorts) must be seen to be believed, and reports from earlier tour dates are filled with accounts of brilliant musicianship and a few surprise covers. CHRIS SUTTON