Side Projects
Carpenter is a founding member and plays guitar in a project called Sol Invicto which is a mix of metal/electronica/drum & bass and dub. The group is made up of producers Richie Londres and AJ Cookson based in London, with Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill providing percussion alongside Dan Foord, formerly of UK math metal band Sikth. The group have released a collection of remixes of artists like Tech N9ne and Saul Williams as well as the original tracks Carrion and Unidose. The group released two official Deftones remixes in December 2010, namely of "Diamond Eyes" and "You've Seen The Butcher". Richie Londres & AJ Cookson recently released the group's debut EP Initium which features SuicideGirl Gogo Blackwater on the cover.
Carpenter is also involved in another project known as Kush, featuring Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera from Fear Factory and B-Real from Cypress Hill. When asked by Ultimate Guitar Archive about the side project, Carpenter did not directly answer the question but hinted that the Deftones record label, Maverick Records, did something to prevent it from being released.
Stephen also plays other instruments. He has been known to play keyboards alongside Frank Delgado when Deftones perform the song "Beware" from their album Saturday Night Wrist. He contributed keyboards and ambiance textures on the song "Teenager" from the White Pony album. Carpenter plays a black Fender bass through his guitar amp on the songs "Xerces" and the heavy ending to "Beware" from Saturday Night Wrist, and still plays that bass through a guitar amp on the song "Needles and Pins" from their self-titled album. Also, in multiple interviews he has disclosed that he plays drums on the instrumental track "U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,A,B,Select,Start" from Saturday Night Wrist, and also drummed on the track "Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event" from Deftones.
Carpenter has stated that as a musician and songwriter, his ideas become more solidified with the use of a drum beat prior to adding other instruments. Because of this, he is usually the first person to complete his song ideas, which he then presents to other band members.
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