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Fear Of Pop
12+ albums
indiealternativeexperimentalrockben folds
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Fear of Pop was an experimental recording project by Ben Folds, Caleb Southern (Ben Folds Five's long time producer), and John Mark Painter (Fleming and John). Featuring contributions from William Shatner, Painter's wife Fleming McWilliams and others. Their sole album "Volume 1" was released in 1998. Folds and Southern began recording music for the Fear of Pop project during 1997 in various locations around the United States as an outlet to make music away from Ben Folds Five. In an open letter to fans, Folds said that Fear of Pop had "helped satisfy my need to express some things musically - textures, orchestration, rhythms - things that don't always naturally fall into the standard three-minute singer/song format. I love to paint sounds in an abstract way, discovering their effect after it's all put together. Once you’ve sold a million records, you've earned the right to experiment self-indulgently at the expense of your record company." On January 22, 1999 Fear of Pop gave their first and only live performance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. They performed "In Love", with William Shatner on lead vocals, along with Folds and McWilliams quietly duetting underneath the actor's monologue. Eddie Walker, the drummer for Folds' first band, Majosha, played drums during this appearance. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
