Wellwater Conspiracy

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This article is about the rock group. For the self-titled album, see Wellwater Conspiracy (album).

Wellwater Conspiracy
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, garage rock, neo-psychedelia
Years active	1993–present
Label(s)	Third Gear Records Time Bomb Recordings TVT Records Megaforce Records
Associated acts	Soundgarden, Monster Magnet, Pearl Jam, Hater
Website	http://www.nowinvisibly.com/wwc
Members
Matt Cameron John McBain
Former members
Ben Shepherd

Wellwater Conspiracy is a band featuring Matt Cameron and John McBain. The band originally featured ex-Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd, who left the band in 1998.

1 History
2 Discography
3 Notes and references
4 External links

[edit] History

Wellwater Conspiracy was formed in 1993 by Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd, and John McBain. The band's first recording sessions took place in the basement of Cameron's house.^[1] The band released two singles in the mid-1990s.^[2] The group released its debut album, Declaration of Conformity, in 1997 to general critical acclaim. Shortly after the release of the band's debut album, Cameron was chosen to replace Jack Irons as the drummer for the grunge group Pearl Jam. However, Cameron and McBain intend to keep the band going as a permanent side project, and the band has released three more Wellwater Conspiracy albums since its debut album: Brotherhood of Electric: Operational Directives (1999), The Scroll and Its Combinations (2001), and the self-titled Wellwater Conspiracy (2003).

The band's music features a psychedelic garage rock sound. The band often performs with other musicians, many of whom are friends of the band. Notable appearances include keyboardist Glenn Slater of folk rock group The Walkabouts, Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss.