Corgan Working With Electric Prunes Bassist

Smashing Pumpkins singer/guitarist Billy Corgan is working on new material with audio engineer Kerry Brown and Mark Tulin, the bassist for the '60s psychedelic rock outfit The Electric Prunes, after parting ways with drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.

Although not many details are known, a video on the Pumpkins' website shows a record player with The Electric Prunes signature hit "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" on the turntable.

"It's going well and I'm very happy and in a great mood," Corgan said in a March 26 post on the Pumpkins' website about the five new demos in the works. "I'm not sad (about what has happened), actually excited to be working on new SP!"

As far as the musical direction that the new material is going in, Corgan says, "The songs sound like Spring!"

Corgan says he'll begin the official recording process in May.