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, Dub Trio, Odd Nosdam, Norah Jones, Bebel Gilberto,

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, and

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. Peeping Tom has been called Patton's most mainstream-accessible work since his days with Faith No More.

History

The Peeping Tom project was conceived in 2000 by singer Mike Patton ( Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk) and named after the 1960 film of the same name. Work on the self-titled album began in 2000, but it was delayed six years due to Patton's recording and touring work with his numerous other projects. Additionally, around this time, he collaborated with

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on her 2004 album, '' Medúlla'', and acted in the film '' Firecracker''. The album was finally released in 2006, through Patton's own label, Ipecac Recordings. The entire record was written by Patton together with various collaborators, including Norah Jones ("Sucker"),

("Getaway"), and

("Kill the DJ"). The first single was "Mojo", which featured

and

. It was accompanied by a music video featuring

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, Mark Hoppus of Blink-182, and Rachel Hunter. In 2023, Ipecac published the single "Pre-School Love Affair", which had previously been a B-side on "Mojo".

Musical style and influences

Peeping Tom's music encompasses rock, heavy metal,

experimental pop Experimental pop is pop music that cannot be categorized within traditional musical boundaries or which attempts to push elements of existing popular forms into new areas. It may incorporate experimental music, experimental techniques such as m ...

, pop,

trip hop Trip hop is a musical genre that has been described as a psychedelic music, psychedelic fusion of hip hop music, hip hop and electronica with slow tempos and an atmospheric sound. The style emerged as a more experimental music, experimental var ...

, alternative hip hop, underground hip hop, and hip hop.

Collaborators

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* Norah Jones * Bebel Gilberto *

* Dub Trio * Jel * Odd Nosdam *

* Kid Koala * Mike Relm * Imani Coppola * Butterscotch *

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* DJ Z-Trip * DJ Quest * DJ D-Sharp * Dale Crover

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

* "Mojo" (2006)

References

External links

* * Allmusic: Biography {{Authority control Alternative hip-hop groups American hip-hop groups American pop music groups American rock music groups Anticon Experimental pop groups Ipecac Recordings artists Trip hop groups