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Paisley, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nick Currie (born February 11, 1960 in Paisley, Scotland), more popularly known under the artist name Momus (after the Greek god of mockery), is a songwriter, blogger and former journalist for Wired. Most of his songs are self-referential or postmodern.
For more than twenty years he has been releasing, to only marginal commercial and critical success, playful and transgressive albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes seemingly random use of decontextualized pieces of continental (mostly French) philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is “dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness.” He is also known in certain circles outside the U.S. as a producer. He is fascinated by identity, Japan, the avant-garde, time travel and sex. Live Momus shows are rare but when he does perform he often sings the crowd favourite ‘maf’ from the Stars Forever LP.
He wears a patch over his right eye because he lost the use of it after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis from a contact lens case washed with Greek tap water.
Currently resides in Osaka.
For more than twenty years he has been releasing, to only marginal commercial and critical success, playful and transgressive albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes seemingly random use of decontextualized pieces of continental (mostly French) philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is “dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness.” He is also known in certain circles outside the U.S. as a producer. He is fascinated by identity, Japan, the avant-garde, time travel and sex. Live Momus shows are rare but when he does perform he often sings the crowd favourite ‘maf’ from the Stars Forever LP.
He wears a patch over his right eye because he lost the use of it after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis from a contact lens case washed with Greek tap water.
Currently resides in Osaka.
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djgizmoe wrote:
He currently resides in Osaka?!? And I haven't bumped into him yet? Time to start stalking...
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JoshCIVM wrote:
That eye patch...
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shainoroboto wrote:
yes yes yes yes yes and yes.
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Chaconcita wrote:
cool!!!
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LisaDmit wrote:
<3
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iamnotapie wrote:
lol at Paisley being considered part of Glasgow
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DunKhan wrote:
@jiveraptor - given that the description is from Wikipedia and not written by him I'd say that it is very possible, yes. Plus, really, if you don't see stuff way more self-important than that fairly routinely from artists you're just not paying attention.
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b-l-ackstage wrote:
unappreciated genius
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jiveraptor wrote:
Is it possible to get more self-important? "Most of his songs are ~postmodern~." Ooooooo
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mvkut37 wrote:
weird tags
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Odori wrote:
Monoculars represent.
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MASTERXU wrote:
yeah cafe oto yeah.
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ukdouble1 wrote:
why pop?
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MiskaMarie wrote:
And by "be straight for" I mean "let suck my dick".
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MiskaMarie wrote:
Only man I'd ever be straight for.
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skyblue-pink wrote:
<3
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oh how i love you
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standardgrey wrote:
Yes.
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^_______________________^
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Capt_Flamingo wrote:
Hypnoprism is growing on me like some wonderful disease. Couldn't be released at a better time either! Perfect autumn album.
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Johnnyturnon added Momus to the lineup of Momus at Babel. Tuesday evening
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FrauElvsted added Momus to the lineup of Small Beast at Institut (Schauspielhaus Foyer). last month
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MeganKearin tagged Momus with ‘british’. last month
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MeganKearin tagged Momus with ‘indie’. December 2011
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