Momus, Folktronic - 1h 8m 3s

Tracks & Durations

1. Appalachia	2:09
2. Smooth Folk Singer	2:55
3. Mountain Music	2:14
4. Simple Men	2:31
5. Finnegan The Folk Hero	3:24
6. Protestant Art	3:37
7. U.S. Knitting	3:46
8. Jarre In Hicksville	2:44
9. Tape Recorder Man	3:47
10. Little Apples	3:06
11. Robocowboys	3:12
12. Psychopathia Sexualis	3:55
13. Folk Me Amadeus	4:32
14. Handheld	2:05
15. The Penis Song	3:13
16. Heliogabalus	2:55
17. Going For A Walk With A Line	3:36
18. The Lady Of Shalott	3:58
19. Mistaken Memories Of Medieval Manhattan	4:25
20. Pygmalism	5:47

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Review

Whatever goes on in music, whichever genres rise and fall, you can always rely on Momus to be there in the background, cackling madly and intriguing/annoying the world with his latest collision of sounds. Having played the intense folk-merchant and the shabby traditional troubadour, this laconic and challenging New York-based Scot (real name Nicholas Currie) has turned to electronica for Folktronic. But, being Momus and fancying himself as a "minor god of mockery," he chooses to mix this shiny new form with the centuries-old tunes and rhythms of America, Ireland, and his native Scotland, as well as the dockside shanties and vaudevillian choruses of his early career. The result is a strange collage that's sometimes silly, often hilarious, and usually interesting. The opening "Appalachia" sees him dreaming of his "electronic mountain girl" over pattering percussion, sampled banjo, and tacky, Stylophone-style organ, while "Mountain Music" is a pointed and lyrical essay on the origins of U.S. folk set to a weirdly subdued hoedown. Throughout, Currie proves himself (once again) to be a witty social commentator and an able comedian, his insights allowing us to forget the music's occasional descent into cheesy Frank Sidebottom territory. --Dominic Wills2001 album for the prolific indie singer/songwriter, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 1999 album, 'Stars Forever'. Tri-fold digipak.

Other Versions

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Folktronic

Tracks: 20, Disk length: 1h 7m 21s (-1m 18s)

Folktronic

Tracks: 20, Disk length: 1h 6m 53s (-2m 50s)

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