So…as we all know Mr. Frusciante’s creativity is endless. As Invisible Movement knows from a few very reliable sources, the new solo album is being mixed; and, in the meantime, there was the collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan and yet another guest appearance on The Mars Volta’s album and. As if that wasn’t already impressive enough, it turned out that John is playing on Depeche Mode frontman’s new album!

Hourglass, Dave Gahan’s second solo effort, was released on 22nd October and John is playing guitar on the track number 1, Saw Something. Unlike his playing on the other most recent collaborations, this is clearly living up to the style we’re all used to hearing.

To buy only the particular song, click here and to get the whole album, click here. Enjoy it, as it is really enjoyable indeed.

P.S. Methinks there needs to be a new news category for collaborations only!

*Urgent catalog translation & laying out + vacation + sudden slow internet + server upgrades by the hosting company = lack of updates for 16 days. Sorry!

As per Billboard.com:

The Mars Volta has set a Jan. 29, 2008, release date for “The Bedlam in Goliath,” which was produced by band member Omar Rodriguez Lopez. The 12-track set is the follow-up to 2006’s “Amputechture,” which has sold 148,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

A video set to the track “Wax Simulacra” can be streamed from the band’s Web site. Among the guests on the album is Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante, a frequent contributor on past efforts.

Prior to a 2008 tour, the Mars Volta will play a New Year’s Eve bash at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, with costumes “required.”

Here is the track list for “The Bedlam in Goliath”:

“Aberinkula”
“Metatron”
“Ilyena”
“Wax Simulacra”
“Goliath”
“Tourniquet Man”
“Cavalettas”
“Agadez”
“Askepios”
“Ouroboros”
“Soothsayer”
“Conjugal Burns”

According to blabbermouth.net, Glenn Hughes’ album which features John as one of the guest artists, will be titled Music for the Divine. Before it’s published, the Australian version of the previous album, Soul Mover will see the light of the day in Australia and, Nights In The White Satin, the cover of the Moody Blues’ song that features John on guitar and backing vocals, will be added to it as a bonus track.

If you’re interesting in reading the whole article; where Hughes describes the recording of Nights In The White Satin with John and Chad, click here.

According to a post on ghpg.net, Glenn Hughes will be entering Chad Smith’s home studio this month to begin recording his new solo album, together with John, Chad and JJ Marsh. As quoted, the former home of Hollywood movie star Cary Grant, it has wide expansive vaulted ceilings providing fantastic acoustics, which they plan on utilizing to the fullest. As noted earlier, John has written a song for the new record; and now it’s also said that he will most likely provide other contributions to the record.

“While writing new music for this record, Chad and I thought it would be great to have John come in, write and play on a couple of the tunes,” Glenn says. “John has written a song specifically for me.”

Legendary Deep Purple/Black Sabbath vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes really enjoys working with John Frusciante and Chad Smith on his newest project, a follow-up to his latest studio effort, Soul Mover:

“I spent the afternoon yesterday with John and Chad at Chad’s home. We had a funky good time writing and going over a couple of songs for my [upcoming solo] album. John Frusciante is an absolute one-of-a-kind. His vision and depth amazes me, and like Chad, he is extremely beautiful. Look forward to creating my next adventure in the New Year.”

(message and picture from Glenn Hughes Picture Gallery, words by Mr. Hughes himself, photo by Nancy Mack Smith & Gabrielle Hughes. Another story on this here)

Once again, as said on GHPG.net and Blabbermouth.net, John’s collaboration with Glenn Hughes is going to be very very interesting.

Here’s what mr. Hughes said on the forum of his website:

John Frusciante has written a song for me for the new album and we’re getting together on Monday to go over a couple of other things.

The whole article can be found here and, if you need your nerves for the years to come, don’t read the comments. You can simply smell anti-John people there.

As quoted on GHPG.net and Blabbermouth.net, Glenn Hughes and Chad Smith are working on material for Hughes’ new CD in Hollywood. They’ve written 12 songs so far and Chad said that “It’s the most varied material, from quite raw numbers, to balls-out rock, to epic ‘Dont Let Me Bleed’ types to hard funk. The engineer and mixer for the new Peppers’ record will do it… He’s fantastic and was blown away by what we’re doing.”

And why is this important? Well, lately, whenever Chad says something, it’s either revealing something new and exciting about John or John is involved in something together with him

So…following the successful cooperation with Glenn Hughes on the cover of “Nights In White Satin” for Stealth soundtrack earlier this year, where he played guitar and contributed his trademark backing vocals, John will take a part in this too! It’s sure that John will play guitar on one of the songs, the one he’s written together with Hughes, but it’s possible that he will also play on some other songs.

Glenn Hughes’ new album is expected to be out late in the spring or early in the summer of 2006.