MOMUS-AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (9 minute video) Scottish born Electronic-folk singer Momus (a.k.a. Nick Currie) is recognized for his extremely eclectic and diverse style of music and his acclaimed Folktronic album. His 1998 album Little Red Songbook resulted in a costly lawsuit issued by electronic composer Wendy Carlos. To recuperate his losses, Momus offered to write a song for anyone who donated $1,000 towards his legal costs. He ended up writing 30 "musical portraits", which featured on the self-released Stars Forever, a magnificent epic which also included karaoke renditions of Momus songs by his fans.
Full Description
MOMUS-AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (9 minute video) Scottish born Electronic-folk singer Momus (a.k.a. Nick Currie) is recognized for his extremely eclectic and diverse style of music and his acclaimed Folktronic album. His 1998 album Little Red Songbook resulted in a costly lawsuit issued by electronic composer Wendy Carlos. To recuperate his losses, Momus offered to write a song for anyone who donated $1,000 towards his legal costs. He ended up writing 30 "musical portraits", which featured on the self-released Stars Forever, a magnificent epic which also included karaoke renditions of Momus songs by his fans.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2005
- Submitted to ArtBase: Wednesday May 18th, 2005
- Original Url: http://www.sterilecowboys.org/
- Permalink: http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/32983/Momus.mov
-
Work Credits:
- Nicolas Jenkins, creator
Take full advantage of the ArtBase by Becoming a Member
