S8E409 - Mr. Bungle 'California' with Dan Waldkirch
Strap in kids, this week's guest, A&R Executive, playwright and composer Dan Waldkirch, brings us the third studio album by Eureka, CA experimental band Mr. Bungle, 'California'. This weirdly dark, schizophrenically eclectic 1999 release may not...
Strap in kids, this week's guest, A&R Executive, playwright and composer Dan Waldkirch , brings us the third studio album by Eureka, CA experimental band Mr. Bungle, 'California' . This weirdly dark, schizophrenically eclectic 1999 release may not be for everyone, but if you're of the musically adventurous ilk, might be just what the doctor (of Psychiatry) ordered.
Songs discussed in this episode: Won't You Be My Neighbor (Live, 2020) - Mr Bungle; Schism - Tool; Bleed - Meshuggah; Page 11 - Fantomas; Vajra - Secret Chiefs 3; Epic - Faith No More; 04 04 05-Monday - Fantomas; Bleak - Opeth; Sweet Charity, None Of Them Knew They Were Robots, Retrovertigo, The Air-Conditioned Nightmare - Mr Bungle; Radio/Video - System Of A Down; The Donkey-Headed Adversary Of Humanity Opens The Discussion - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum; Ars Moriendi - Mr Bungle; Bith Aneth - John Zorn; Pink Cigarette, Golem II The Bionic Vapour Boy - Mr Bungle; Easy (Commodores cover) - Faith No More; The Holy Filament, Vanity Fair - Mr Bungle; Californiacation - Red Hot Chili Peppers; Goodbye Sober Day - Mr Bungle; Retrovertigo (Mr Bungle Cover) - The Binghamton Crosbys
Like what you hear? Consider becoming a Patron
Dan Waldkirch
VP of A&R, Playwright
Dan is the Vice President of A&R and Operations at Crucial Music, where he helps independent artists place their music in film, TV, and advertising. He is also a playwright and musical theater composer, including "The Unsackable Man" (2022) and "Rod Hinckley Breaks the Guinness World Record for Longest Usable Golf Club" (2025), both of which premiered at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre in North Hollywood.