Oskar Tennis Champion
Credits



[FRONT]

Momus
Oskar Tennis Champion

[BACK]

01. Spooky Kabuki (3.05)
02. Is It Because I'm A Pirate? (3.26)
03. Multiplying Love (1.29)
04. Scottish Lips (2.59)
05. My Sperm Is Not Your Enemy (2.23)
06. Oskar Tennis Champion (4.10)
07. A Little Schubert (3.37)
08. The Laird of Inversnecky (3.40)
09. The Last Communist (5.01)
10. Pierrot Lunaire (5.28)
11. Beowulf (4.29)
12. Electrosexual Sewing Machine (3.51)
13. A Lapdog (4.18)
14. Lovely Tree (3.22)
15. Palm Deathtop (3.20)

The Ringtone Cycle (7.32)




Japanese release only

18. Beowulf (Digiki Remix) (5.20)
19. Erostratus (2.00)


Recorded at SemiCrow Studio
Nakameguro, Tokyo

Written, played and produced by Momus
Reproduced by John Fashion Flesh

Sleeve by Florian Perret

p + c Momus 2003

[INSIDE]

01. Spooky Kabuki

'We are the pirates'
A tip o' the neue horspiel hat to Holger Hiller
Dub wardrobe by John Fashion Flesh

02. Is It Because I'm A Pirate?
'Now I've done a string of horrible things'
Kei, waitress at the Organic Cafe, played by Shizu Yuasa
Talcum smoke clouds and trap doors by John Fashion Flesh

03. Multiplying Love
'If love is good, as most agree'
Love gun by John Fashion Flesh

04. Scottish Lips
'Because I have Scottish lips'
Title from a sculpture by Jean Arp
Aural macrosizer and gloss by John Fashion Flesh

05. My Sperm Is Not Your Enemy
'In it glistens Destiny'
Glue machines by John Fashion Flesh

06. Oskar Tennis Champion
'Uncle Oskar, an intensely idealistic tennis star'
Industrial sounds courtesy of Momoyo Toremitsu
Slipping Uncle played by James Lucas, aka Rroland
Stereo-ladders and debris by John Fashion Flesh

07. A Little Schubert
'Beendet ist mein Sommer'
Lo-fi machine translation by Babelfish
Magnetic-tape orch. by John Fashion Flesh

08. The Laird of Inversnecky
'I'd rather sleep with her with no clothes on than you in your best suit'
In 21st century Tokyo, mistaken memories of 20th century Scotland
Meguro sweet potato seller played by anon.
Partly based partly on 'Scottish Variety Theatre', a lecture by Vivien Devlin
The Laird of Inversnecky was a character by Harry Gordon (1893-1957)
Canned crowds and percolators by John Fashion Flesh

09. The Last Communist
'Would the last communist out switch off the lights'
Gestaposizers by John Fashion Flesh

10. Pierrot Lunaire
'The string to his head, the boss makes it nod'
Originally written for Emi Necozawa, who plays kalimba
http://www.edit.ne.jp/~otto/necozawa/
A different version appears on 'Mashroom Haircat' by Mashcat
Petrol synth and puppetry by John Fashion Flesh

11. Beowulf
'I have come with my sword Naegling'
Moan modules by John Fashion Flesh

12. Electrosexual Sewing Machine
'The noise of the street enters the house'
Title from a surrealist painting by Oscar Dominguez
Pulse randomizer by John Fashion Flesh

13. A Lapdog
'Powerless, with my talk of Guy Debord and Gide'
Thanks to Dr Andrew Hussey, author of 'The Game of War: The Life And Death Of Guy Debord'
A bearhug to Scotland's greatest living poet, Ivor Cutler
http://niri.ncsa.uiuc.edu/for/ivor/A%20Land%20of%20Penguin.mp3
Polar disco by John Fashion Flesh

14. Lovely Tree
'Keep, lovely tree, your leaves in wintertime'
A different version appears on the Milky album 'Travels With A Donkey'
The song appeared in a dream about Nico
Thunder sheets and slinky verb by John Fashion Flesh

15. Palm Deathtop
'The house of the dead becomes more and more real to me'
Thanks to Jorge Colombo for the idea
Ghost machines by John Fashion Flesh

The Ringtone Cycle
Arranged and performed by Oliver Cobol
Oliver Cobol appears courtesy of Super Madrigal Brothers

(Japanese release only)

18. Beowulf (Digiki Remix)
'I have come with my sword N-N-N-Naegling'
Remixed by Antonin Gaultier, Paris

19. Erostratus
'On the night of July 21st 356 BC'

Written, recorded and produced at
SemiCrow Studio, Nakameguro, Tokyo
Reproduced in Bay City, Michigan
September - November 2002

Momus website
www.demon.co.uk/momus

Lyrics
www.demon.co.uk/momus/oskarlyrics.html

Sleeve design, 3D objects and rendering by Florian Perret
toysblack@free.fr

John Fashion Flesh appears courtesy of Super Madrigal Brothers and Fashion Flesh
fashionflesh@hotmail.com

Oliver Cobol appears courtesy of Super Madrigal Brothers
oliver5200@hotmail.com

This album is dedicated to Rika Hirata, 1976-2002

Thanks to John Talaga, Adam Bruneau, Florian Perret, Ayako Shuto, Robert Duckworth, Shizu Yuasa, Shazna Nessa, Shoichi Kajino, Emi Necozawa, Yoyo, Nozomi Daikuhara, James and Chandra at Darla, Iain and Adam at Cherry Red, Toog, all the AmPatch artists, MoCA Los Angeles, Rainer Ganahl, Suzy Corrigan, Antonin Gaultier, all the pirates and the peaceniks.

p and c Momus 2003
Analog Baroque / American Patchwork / Quattro


[BOTH SPINES / CD disc]
Momus
Oskar Tennis Champion

/ Analog Baroque ANALOG 008CD

/ American Patchwork AMPATCH 005

/ Quattro QUATTRO 050

p and c Momus 2003
Analog Baroque / American Patchwork / Quattro

Oskar Tennis Champion
Bonus mp3

Erostratus
Recorded and produced by Momus in Tokyo, November 2002
Included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Oskar Tennis Champion

Lady Fancy Knickers
Recorded and produced by Momus in Tokyo, November 2002
Unreleased




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