my momus story

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when i first posted on this thread, and the talk was of momus, i recoginsed the name, but was unsure about the person. I now realise where I remembered it from. Ages ago, i seem to remember reading a story in a newspaper about the 'pop artsit' Momus, who was in trouble with someone for stealing a sample or somthing, had been stung, and had to raise 10000. or maybe 100000. maybe 1000 pounds. i forget. anyway. he devised a schem,e whereby anyone could send in a picture, descirption of themselves or something, and he would write a bespoke popo song about them!
is this true, or am i totlayy hallucinating? i have a strange feeling im getting him confused with Ron Sexsmith, but i dont know why.
if it is true. what re the results? what was the outcome?

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

The double CD "Stars Forever".

― Carey (Carey), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh. That's sorta the basic story, yes. ;-) Go here for more.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=11:51:21|AM&sql=Armh9kentaq7q

Already covered on threads about W Carlos.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

(yo ambrose is your mail on the blink again, I mailed you this morning and I've had nothing)

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

He was also later sued by Aretha Franklin for " Bustin' dat ass like only I can!"

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

this is the thread where I made the same connection (it has some more info):

Wendy Carlos = Walter Carlos

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

he devised a schem,e whereby anyone could send in a picture, descirption of themselves or something, and he would write a bespoke popo song about them!

Hey - didn't Mike Peters do this for anyone who bought the Alarm boxed set? 'Crazy' Glenn McDonald to thread!

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

My Momus story: girlfriend drags me to see him and Kahimi Kairie at the Double Door, and I pay $10 or something. They lip-synch.

Later, I discover a message board he posts to, and make fun of him occasionally.

The end.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

even Kahimi?

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 10 April 2003 00:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh wait, lip-synching isn't the right term, I mean they karaoked. Silly me.

― hstencil, Thursday, 10 April 2003 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

What we in fact did was mix preprogrammed electronics with live vocals and some synth top lines. This is what a great many live acts who use electronics do. Do you really feel your $10 would have been better spent if we'd hired 23 goons to handplay the 23 tracks of MIDI data being streamed by the DAT machine?

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 10 April 2003 04:45 (twenty-two years ago)

(Actually 23 hired goons might have been cool if we'd dressed them up as pirates. But then your ticket would have cost $75.)

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 10 April 2003 04:46 (twenty-two years ago)

momus.
i love you.
will you have my children.

― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 10 April 2003 05:07 (twenty-two years ago)

i would pay $75 for pirates.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 10 April 2003 05:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick, give anthony's children back.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 10 April 2003 05:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The children of Momus and Anthony would rule the world. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 April 2003 05:42 (twenty-two years ago)

If we dressed them as pirates.

― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 10 April 2003 06:45 (twenty-two years ago)

really, pirates was so last year.
my children will be dressed like Whitechapel Libertines or Restoration Whores.

― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 10 April 2003 06:58 (twenty-two years ago)

What we in fact did was mix preprogrammed electronics with live vocals and some synth top lines. This is what a great many live acts who use electronics do.

A Friend Of A Friend does this, but gets someone (usually the friend of mine who knows them) to stand behind a laptop with a pair of headphones on, and look as if they're playing at least some of the preprogrammed stuff on a software synth or whatever. She (ie, my friend) finds it incredibly funny when people come up to her after the gig saying stuff like: "yeah, you were great! you were the one holding everything together!"

― caitlin (caitlin), Thursday, 10 April 2003 12:16 (twenty-two years ago)

23 tracks of MIDI data were required to make what sounded like a cheap Casio?

― hstencil, Thursday, 10 April 2003 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I want Momus to write me a bespoke poopoo song.

― Rather Childish (Madchen), Thursday, 10 April 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Kinda glad you beat me to that one Madchen...

― smee (smee), Thursday, 10 April 2003 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I would like a pirate shanty.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 10 April 2003 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Pirates VS Vikings FITE! (For Your Love)

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 10 April 2003 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

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