With the beating of the drums, Claypool's bass, and the original melodies, the band makes a loyal covers that are not merely cheap imitations. Just like in the movie, they are a recurring motif, with "Oompa Augustus," "Oompa Violet," "Oompa Veruca," and "Oompa TV" appearing throughout the album. Other tracks that hit the dot are the Ooompa Loompa songs.
The verses sang by Les Claypool keep the familiarity of the song, but the psychedelic jams in between make it engaging. The marimba is played by Mike Dillion, who makes up The Fungi Ensemble with Sam Bass on cello. The flagship song of this album is "Pure Imagination." The track opens up with a guitar line similar to the bells from the original, but with a marimba part added in that puts a twisted edge to it. But I hope I don't piss off Gene Wilder." The concept of Primus making a Willy Wonka and the Chocalate Factory cover album seems as outlandish as the band itself, however, a magical chocolate factory full of little orange men who sing is pretty far out there as well. In an NPR interview, Primus frontman and bass-god Les Claypool says, "You're gonna please some folks and you're gonna piss off some folks. Reimagining a classic movie's soundtrack can be an intimidating endeavor.
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