Osborne and Crover put together a roster of the top experimental producers that include Matmos, Merzbow, Eye Yamatsuke and gave each of them an open ended task; Take one of our albums, and have at it. If that wasn’t enough, the remixers also had complete control over naming each of their recreations.

The end result Chicken Switch is a 15 track effort with track names such as “She Chokes Her Dying Breath and Does It In My Face” and “The Silky Apple Butter of Youth”. Mike Patton’s Ipecac records will release the album on September 29th.

In other news, the Melvins are currently getting ready to tour the U.S., which will include a performance at ATP New York. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com.

Chicken Switch Tracklist:
01. Washmachine Sk8tronics – Eye Yamatsuka
02. Emperor Twaddle Remix – Christoph Heeman
03. She Chokes Her Dying Breath and Does It In My Face – V/VM
04. AAHHH… – John Duncan
05. Linkshander – Matmos
06. EggNog Trilogy: i) She’s Ivanhoe ii) Cancer iii) Inebriated – Lee Renaldo
07. SNOW REM REM IBVZ – Merzbow
08. Prick Concrete/Revolution M – David Scott Stone
09. Queen (Electroclash Remix) – Panacea
10. The Silky Apple Butter of Youth – Sunroof!
11. 4th Floor Hellcopter – Kawabata Makoto
12. disp_tx_skel_mach_murx – Farmersmanual
13. Overgoat – Void Manes
14. Over from Under the Dog, Girl & Boy Treatment – RLW
15. Hard Revenge Milly Bloody Battle VS. The Melvins Ozmatized Gore Police (feat: Cardopusher of the Five Deadly Venoms) – Speedranch

Melvins 2009 Tour Dates:
08/07 – San Jose, CA @ The Blank Club
08/09 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
08/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
08/12 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
08/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom
08/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
08/16 – San Diega, CA @ House of Blues
08/18 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
08/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
08/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
08/22 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
08/24 – Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee
08/25 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
08/26 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Pontiac Garage
08/27 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
08/28 – Houston, TX @ Meridian Red Room
08/29 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
09/01 – Atlanta, GA @ CW Center Stage
09/02 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
09/04 – North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
09/05 – Charlotte, NC @ The Filmore Charlotte
09/06 – Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
09/08 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Baltimore
09/09 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
09/11 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre Times Square
09/12 – Monticello, NY @ ATP New York
09/13 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
09/15 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
09/16 – Rochester, NY @ Main Street Academy
09/17 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
09/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
09/19 – Detroit, MI @ Emerald Theatre
09/21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theatre
09/22 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
09/24 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
09/25 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
09/26 – Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
09/28 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five