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Article: Momus The Philosophy of Momus Cherry Red CD BRED 119
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 14, 1995
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The laconic anthropologist returns, with more hugely
intelligent, hugely entertaining musings on contemporary mores.
Whether speculating upon the sadness of things, analysing Lee
Perry's paranoia as a self-fulfilling prophecy, or simply
advocating androgyny, Nick "Momus" Currie's tone is urbane, witty
and always perfectly measured: in these songs, he manages the
difficult trick of applying a veneer of tinder-dry irony without
betraying the essential sincerity of his enquiries.
Using arrangements custom-built to fit the individual songs,
from the hollow, tick-tock synth-pop of "Quark and Charm, the Robot
Twins" to the bland envelopment of "The Loneliness of Lift Music", ...