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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = The Desert Sessions| image =| caption = Promotional poster for Volumes 9 & 10 featuring Josh Homme and PJ Harvey Rfu-c|2007-09-06|date=May 2012| image_size =| background = temporary| origin = Palm Desert, California|Palm Desert , California , United States|USA | genre = Stoner rock , hard rock , Palm Desert Scene|desert rock | years_active = 1997–present| label = Rekords Rekords Man's Ruin Records Southern Lord Records Ipecac Recordings | associated_acts = Kyuss Queens of the Stone Age earthlings? Masters of Reality Eagles of Death Metal Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator | website = http://www.desertsessions.com/ www.desertsessions.com| current_members = The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Joshua Homme|Josh Homme in 1997 in music|1997 . Artists such as Brant Bjork , PJ Harvey , Jeordie White|Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez) , David Catching|Dave Catching , Nick Oliveri , Mark Lanegan , John McBain (musician)|John McBain , Ben Shepherd , Josh Freese , Chris Goss (U.S.)|Chris Goss , Alain Johannes , Troy Van Leeuwen , Karl Doyle, Dean Ween and many others from the Palm Desert scene have contributed as songwriters and musicians.
History
The Desert Sessions began in August 1997 at the Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California|Joshua Tree when Homme brought together musicians from the bands Monster Magnet , Goatsnake , earthlings? , Kyuss (his own band, which had split in 1995) and Soundgarden .Citation needed|date=June 2008The ranch is an old house filled to the brim with rare and unique recording equipment and instruments and was owned by David Catching|Dave Catching and the late Fred Drake . Songs are written "on the spot", and in matters of hours. Many stories have grown around the Sessions. For example, the song "Creosote" from Volumes 9 & 10 was written by Dean Ween and Alain Johannes on the ranch's front porch within four minutes of meeting each other.Citation needed|date=June 2008 Similarly, Chris Goss and PJ Harvey wrote the song "There Will Never Be A Better Time" for '' The Desert Sessions, volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me|I See You Hearin' Me after going out onto the porch of the ranch for four minutes with an acoustic guitar; they re-entered the house and recorded the song in one take, the only time the song was ever played by the collective.
The first Desert Session was not actually a "session" per se , but Homme and his band at the time ( The Acquitted Felons ) playing for three days straight on psychedelic mushrooms.Citation needed|date=June 2008 Since then, the Desert Sessions have become legendary, growing in intensity and artistic merit.cite book | last = Blandford | first = James | title = PJ Harvey: Siren Rising | publisher = Omnibus Press | location = London | year = 2004 | isbn = 1-84449-433-0 |page=153
:cquote|At Desert Sessions , you play for the sake of music. That’s why it’s good for musicians. If someday that’s not enough anymore, or that’s not the reason behind you doing it--that’s not your raison d’être --then a quick reminder like Desert Sessions can do so much for you, it’s amazing. It’s easy to forget that this all starts from playing in your garage and loving it. - Josh Homme
Current status
cquote2|There's nothing going on now. I wish, but I've run out of time. I'm talking to this one guy about adding four more hours to each day, but he's not real positive about it. Those are never going to end, because there's no reason for them to end. But I'd like to make them more regular. --Josh Homme interview with Billboard.com, April 13, 2007 http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003571642 Reznor Guest Spot Adds Mystery To QOTSA Album , Billboard.com , April 13, 2007 cquote2|The Desert Sessions are gonna go on forever. There's no reason to stop them. No, it wasn't me that said there would be only 12 volumes — I'm gonna do 112& #33; It's just a mix tape — the longest-running mix tape in existence. It's awesome: doing them is just a matter of making the time frame come together. I was really wanting to do one before the new album " Era Vulgaris (album)|Era Vulgaris " came out, but we didn't put a time frame on it and it consumed what would have been that time. I didn't want it to take away from what we were doing. --Josh Homme in May 2007 as recorded by Blabbermouth.net .cite web| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=72065 | title =Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Rules Out KYUSS Reunion | accessdate=2007-05-08 | author = | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | date =2007-05-08 | year = | month = | work = | publisher = Blabbermouth.net | pages = | language = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | quote =
In a 2007 interview with Rockline, Homme stated that he was going to be working on a new Desert Sessions album in December 2007, and the first ten will be re-released as a box set.cite web | last =Coburn | first =Bob | authorlink = | coauthors =Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen | title =Queens new material | work = | publisher =Rockline radio | date =2007-07-30 | url = http://www.rocklineradio.com/modules/mod_mp3player_files/mp3/QOTSA.mp3 | format =radio interview | doi = | accessdate =2007-08-01 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot
Discography
Original 10" vinyl releases
Title
Year
Label
Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music For Felons
1997
Man's Ruin
Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered
Volume 3: Set Coordinates For The White Dwarf!!!
1998
Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips
Volume 5: Poetry for the Masses (SeaShedShitheadByTheSheSore)
1999
Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego
Volume 7: Gypsy Marches
2001
Southern Lord Records
Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are.
'' Volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me
2003
Volume 10: I Heart Disco
Compact disc compilations
Title
Year
Label
Volumes 1 & 2
1998
Man's Ruin
Volumes 3 & 4
Volumes 5 & 6
1999
Volumes 7 & 8
2001
Southern Lord Records
Volumes 9 & 10
2003
In November 2005, RekordsRekords announced that Desert Sessions Volume 1 through to 6 would be reprinted and available by 2006 on both vinyl and CD, though this never came to fruition. Instead, the remaining original copies of the Man Ruin's releases were put on sale in the official RekordsRekords shop in April 2006.Citation needed|date=March 2007
