New Album: Extraterrestrial Wet Dream

 

Out now!  My latest solo album.  Thanks to all my friends who helped make it possible!

https://lumband.bandcamp.com/album/extraterrestrial-wet-dream

Extraterrestrial Wet Dream is a project (Aaron)Lum dreamed-up, channeling inspiration from 70-80s funk and disco greats like Parliament Funkadelic, Prince, and the Italian disco group Kano. The group tries to connect the lines of funk, soul and disco together with sexual innuendos or being overtly over the top, but with some ghost remains of Lum’s rock guitar shredding roots. It was also an excuse for getting together with new and old musician friends, While Lum played his role on his usual vocal and guitar duties, he got to deep dive into the world of synths from the 70s and 80s along with resurrecting his saxophone playing for the first time since 2008. The album features legendary bassist Mike Watt of the Minutemen, Iggy Pop, and Porno for Pyros. Ex-band mate from the hip hop group Lost History and current People of the Abyss solo artist, Trevor Brown on Drums/vocals. As well as Fukuoka punk rockers; The Born Shit Stirrer’s original bassist, Paul Blair. Special thanks to Jan Bart Leeuw on keys, samples and whistles. Melisa Delgado on Viola, Ryan McMahon with his pertinent information, and Jon Bates for yelling!  

We hope it’s a testimonial for shaking your ass.

 

New Split 7 Inch Out in July With Big Guest Stars

 

I know....It's been a while.  It's trange how things line up and how lucky I've been the last year.  Even though some people have these ridiculous superstitions about the calendar year number, the end of 2020 was a productive and musically rewarding one.  A band I play in and record (Born Shit Stirrers) decided to finally put some music down on recording after being inspired and cheered on by Mike Watt after being on the Watt From Pedro Show.  I think a lot of us felt in a suspended state, unsure of what to do in the future.  I certainly felt very uncreative around March of 2020.  The kind and wise words from Watt really got me out of my funk for sure,  "You're out there on the ocean all alone on a boat."  "What are you gonna do?" "Tell the wind which way to blow?"  In other words, make do with what you got and adapt to the situation.  Watt also always ends his radio show with "keep your powder dry".  Kind of an always be ready mantra of the revolutionary war.   

Not only was he the kick in the pants we needed, but he also was kind enough to add his bass to our tracks.  It's got to be one of the biggest musical moments of my life for me to play on the same tracks as a hero of mine.  I'm really proud of how everything turned out and came together, even though I'm probably going to hell for the lyrics.  

Watt wasn't alone either as a guest star.  We were lucky enough to have Joe King(Joe Queer) from The Queers and Reverend Nørb from Boris the Sprinkler grace us with their vocal stylings.  The songs will come out on a split 7 inch in July on Serial Bowl Records in the UK with friends from another semi-local band in Kumamoto Japan, Led Zep Vietcong.  The album names were definitely inspired by the crappy company I was working for last year and our sexual frustrations in lock-down.   I know July is a ways away, so here is a track to wet your beak to until then.  A cover, believe it or not about Richard Gere and a gerbil.  Written by geniuses from Salem/Portland Oregon, The Bumble Bees   

Enjoy!  ~Lum

Interview on Mike Watt's The Watt From Pedro Show

It was an honor and a pleasure for my band-mates and I to be on the podcast of one of my own musical heroes, Mike Watt. It was a blast and surreal.  Check out our interview and as always, an eclectic batch of great music.  

The Watt From Pedro Show!

https://www.twfps.com/past-episodes/on-air-guests-born-shit-stirrers-from-fukuoka-japan-via-skype