Warsaw Podcast
in which I rave about the city's Stalinist architecture, interview my fellow artistes at the Song Is You festival, look at some art, throw some bouncy balls down a street, get a headache, eat cold herring in apple sauce, and run into members of design group Abake.
Palma Podcast
The "21st century renaissance man and cybernetic intellectual" arrives on the island of Mallorca to play some concerts. But who has smashed all the eggs?
Venice Podcast
Lord Balloono de Lagoono has been flown to Venice at great expense by the local council and university, Aprilia Scooters, and Fabrica Communication Research Centre. He is repaying his generous hosts by mumbling into a digital camera about cholera and canals, avian bird flu and sinister dwarves in red hooded raincoats.
New York Podcast
Momus schlepps around Chinatown and SoHo then meets up with his ex-wife Shazna for a full and frank discussion of why they really split up.
Lisbon Porto Radio
Ride the trams around Lisbon and meet eccentric old gentlemen, then walk around Rem Koolhaas' new Casa da Musica in Porto.
Paris Radio
Toog guides us around Paris and we run into Sofia Coppola, Donald Sutherland, Fumiko Imano and a man who went to art school with John Lennon.
Poznan Radio
As a Polish pope dies Hisae and I watch Wong Kar Wai's 2046 in Cantonese with Polish subtitles, look at paintings, sit in cafes, admire the architecture, read design books, lie in the sun on the central square... and try to figure out why the local skinheads are wearing White Power Poland t-shirts when we can't see a single non-white person in town.
Berlin Ramble
Two days with Nick and Hisae, traipsing around Berlin. The Turkish market, department store KaDeWe, some art openings at Jannowitzbrucke and a visit to Anne Laplantine's home studio feature. Recorded March 4th and 5th, 2005.
Tokyo Shopping
Momus spends a day shopping in Harajuku and Aoyama. Recorded Thursday February 24th, 2005.
Sapporo Radio
A weekend in Sapporo, the biggest (and nicest) city in Hokkaido, Japan, January 29th and 30th 2005. Momus visits the legendary Cafe Soso. Mono mp3 file, 21.6 MB, 47 minutes.
Slush Blog
Recorded in Hokkaido, January 19th 2005. Mono mp3 file, 12.8 MB, 23 minutes.
Edinblog
Recorded in edinburgh, Scotland, December 29th 2004. Mono mp3 file, 15.56 MB, 34 minutes.
Kyoto Grump Radio
Recorded in Kyoto, September 19th 2004. Mono mp3 file, 27.59 MB, 60 minutes.
Macao Radio
Recorded in Macao, September 7th 2004. Mono mp3 file, 18 MB, 40 minutes.
Hong Kong Radio
Recorded in Hong Kong, September 1st 2004. Mono mp3 file, 12.35 MB, 27 minutes.
Osaka Radio
Recorded in Osaka, Japan, August 26th 2004. 60 minute mono mp3, 27.74 MB.
Rambling in Kurama
Recorded in Kurama, Kansai, Japan, August 17th, 2004. Mono mp3 file, 6.6 MB, 14.29 minutes, contains bad haikus.
Summerisle Radio
Momus subjects Anne Laplantine to the rigours of his invisible jukebox.55 minute mp3 stereo, 33 MB.
Tracks played:
Donovan Atlantis (7 inch single, UK Pye, 1968)
The Gongs He's A Snake (from the American Patchwork album 'Rob Reich', 2002)
Aphex Twin Avril 14th (track from 'Drukqs', Rephlex album, 2002)
Bjork Generous Palmstroke (extra track on Japanese release of 'Vespertine', One Little Indian, 2001)
Hypo (featuring Michiko Kusaki, aka Anne Laplantine) Michoko (from 2002 album 'Karaoke Acapella' on Active Suspension)
Dominique Petitgand Unidentified track (Rez de Chaussee album on Ici D'Ailleurs, 2001)
Dorine_Muraille Barbra Alln (from Mani album, 2003, Fat Cat Records)
Momus and Anne Laplantine Spin Thread Annie (from forthcoming album 'Summerisle' on Analog Baroque Records, 2004)
Two unidentified old Japanese singers on unidentified ethnographic album
Matmos Two tracks from 'The Civil War' album (Matador)
Goodiepal Stomp Naffer_Mainpal Inv. (from album 'Narc Beacon')
Unidentified child Washing My Hair (from CD accompanying Cabinet magazine issue 9, Childhood issue, winter 2002-2003)
Robert Burns song The Old Man's Mare's Dead (unidentified Burns CD)
The Incredible String Band Nightfall (from the album 'The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter', 1968, Collector's Choice label)
Nico Janitor of Lunacy (from the album 'Desertshore', 1972)
Original Soundtrack Maypole Song (from the soundtrack to 'The Wicker Man', 1974)
Momus and Anne Laplantine Go Fishing Willy (from forthcoming album 'Summerisle' on Analog Baroque Records, 2004)
Holger Hiller Oben im Eck (from the 1986 album Oben im Eck, on Mute Records)
Momus and Anne Laplantine Thyme (from forthcoming album 'Summerisle' on Analog Baroque Records, 2004)