shotgun! (jumps in the front seat.)

i love word 'megamix' .

i remeber when you where a DJ!
playing japanese dance/lounge/pop music to a room full of japanese people who didn't want to hear japanese music.. it was a blast!!

pardon my ignorance, I – mean, some are obvious, but...eh– what's the tracklist?

I gave this a listen. The best part is the KK/Momus track "1000 20th Century Chairs". Click Opera may have been slipping a little of late, but I hear that track and think Genius!.

I gave this a listen. The best part is the KK/Momus track "1000 20th Century Chairs". Click Opera may have been slipping a little of late, but I hear that track and think Genius!.

Ha ha. This is Horie Hirohisa's (from Neil and Iraiza) production, not Momus. Although I do like "Good Morning World" a lot too.

pardon my ignorance, I – mean, some are obvious, but...eh– what's the tracklist?

For copyright reasons, I'd like to keep it secret, but email me personally if you want some "info" pertaining to the CD.

Ha ha. This is Horie Hirohisa's (from Neil and Iraiza) production, not Momus. Although I do like "Good Morning World" a lot too.

The lyrics and music are Momus right? It's the conceit of tearing up a book of chair designs as a way of writing about a break up that's so brilliant. I seem to be going through a break up myself right now. And I'm seriously thinking of moving house though I don't have to. This song really hits the spot.

Oh. And I particulary like KK's quasi wordless vocals. The voice textures are very good too.
I'd like to find the unmixed mp3.

Any pointers, pirates?

Of course, next time I go shopping in 中京区
I could probably find the CD in a bargain bin for 700円 or so.

That song is actually the only one on the mix that plays in full without my tinkering.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Horie write the lyrics with Kahimi? I don't have my copy on hand.

I think the signature of Momus is all over this track, slick production aside.

And I hear a big Soft Machine influence here, as on "Good Morning World".

Just starting into it, it has a nice NYC feel so far. Think I'm gonna toss this on the iPod!

my wife passes along her compliments on this as well

I think the signature of Momus is all over this track, slick production aside.

So, it's Momus even if it's not Momus. Momus himself should chime in.

my wife passes along her compliments on this as well

Don't get too attached. It's my past.

ah I remember this CD ! And the last place I saw it was in a bag full of CDs owned by... Momus ! Funny :)

from the "KKKKK" liner notes.
"music by hirohisa horie • words by momus • produced by hirohisa horie • arrangement: horie • vocals, chorus, a.piano, bass, guitar, glocken: horie • drums: hideki hara. • chorus: momus • tamborine: kahimi karie • recording & mixing: tohru takayama"

umm. isnt it sort of weird that kahimi was only giving "tamborine" credit. i guess it's assumed that since its "her" cd. [named on the cover and all] that she does "vocals". still odd imo.

one of my fav. KK songs though.

oh. duno if this makes any difference.. i was quoting from the Le Grande Magistry version.

damn, what a good album.. glad this got me to get it out and give it a spin.. horie's remix at the end.. yum.

Thanks, Trevor.

I was going to be suprised if Momus didn't write those lyrics. Although I can't really understand Horie's mumbling.

Yeah, I wrote the lyrics. And pretended to play the guitar solo on Music Station. I think Horie was chanelling Ben Folds when he wrote the music.

Why is all piano-rock automatically "Ben Folds"?

Whoa, I want to hear more about Momus on Music Station.

The piano bits reminded me of Soft Machine second album. The song seems to have more British than American pop influence, though the scenes are of NYC and Paris.

Yeah, I have the track as part of Grand Magistery sampler. Super catchy melody with clever lyrics. So, where does this Horie Hirohisa character belong in the grand scheme of things? Can I expect similar melodicism from his other works?

And completely off the topic question for Momus: What is Lawrence Hayward up to these days? I've been waiting almost 5 years for anything by him. Sorry for the asking this in your blog, Marxy.

. So, where does this Horie Hirohisa character belong in the grand scheme of things?

He was in a band called Neil and Iraiza with Chabe from Cubismo Grafico. Their first three releases are all fantastic indie pop of this vein. Horie is also a tour keyboardists/guitarist for Cornelius.

horie also writes songs for and performs with chocolat. he has also worked with yoshié and t.emori [ex citrus] on the yoshié 7" from tone twilight. [song writing and performing] lets see. he's also played rhodes on tomoki kanda's record. and i believe he has also played rhodes on some pizzicato five songs. im not 100% on that. he is part of 3D corp. or at last i knew he was. so that is why him and kanda do so much song writing for kahimi and chocolat. some of horie's work on chocolat's "henry" is some of his best IMO. and kanda's work on the kahimi's montage [mainly NANA] is outstanding i think. 2 of the most talanted over looked artist out there if you ask me.