South Of The Pumphouse

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A dark, clever tale of two brothers, a fishing trip, misconceptions, drugs and murder, South of the Pumphouse skilfully combines classic motifs of epic struggle and intelligent layers of imagery, reminiscent of The Old Man and the Sea and the raw, tweaked perspective and hallucinogenic tutorial of a Hunter S. Thompson novel. Claypool is the bassist and frontman for the hit band Primus. He penned the theme song to South Park and has guested on albums by many other artists, including Jerry Cantrell and Tom Waits.

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"On the south side of the channel ran the rock wall that extended from Brooke Island, where it was rumoured that Bing Crosby once kept a duck-hunting lodge. Ed and Earl had once fished for mud sharks and dogfish here with their grandfather during summer break. Just beyond the breakwater wall, they passed the posh little area known as Brickyard Cove, an upscale grouping of townhouses and a yacht marina built over the remains of an old brickyard. Like most of Richmond harbour, these places saw their heyday during the peak of the Second World War, when the area bustled with productivity fuelled by the urgency to defeat the evil of the Axis powers." - from South of the Pumphouse"

Author Bio

Les Claypool established himself as the most original rock bassist in the 1990s as the frontman for hit band Primus. They toured the world with groups like Jane's Addiction, Public Enemy and U2. Claypool penned the theme song to TV's South Park and has guested on albums by many other artists, including Jerry Cantrell and Tom Waits.