{"product_id":"momus-ping-pong","title":"Momus ‎– Ping Pong","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 12\/6\/2019. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA digital reissue of Momus' album \u003cem\u003ePing Pong\u003c\/em\u003e, originally released November 1997.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThe second \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/momus-mn0000584952\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMomus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e album issued in America by Le Grand Magistery, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/ping-pong-mw0000031773\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePing Pong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks the flowering of the so-called \"analog baroque\" style that would be further developed on The Little Red Songbook (although there had been hints of it even in the early synth-pop days). The themes and obsessions are typical of latter-day \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/momus-mn0000584952\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMomus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- misanthropic wit, sexual mischief, intellectual esoterica, Japanese culture -- and are scattered around the album in an occasionally cohesive fashion. As usual, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/momus-mn0000584952\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMomus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' stylistic range is impressive: baroque chamber pop, of course, but also waltzes, disco, delicate ballads, Shibuya-kei pop, mock Russian dances, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/serge-gainsbourg-mn0000174822\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSerge Gainsbourg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/jacques-brel-mn0000121590\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJacques Brel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-style French pop, bossa nova, and extended rambling narratives, to cover the majority of it. Although the album is somewhat uneven, highlights are plentiful: the snarky loathing of \"His Majesty the Baby,\" the angel\/devil dichotomy in \"My Pervert Doppelganger\" (a recurring theme in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/momus-mn0000584952\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMomus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' work), the cleverly constructed wordplay of \"I Want You, But I Don't Need You\" and \"My Kindly Friend the Censor,\" and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/momus-mn0000584952\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMomus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' own version of \"Lolitapop Dollhouse,\" the young-feminist anthem he penned for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/kahimi-karie-mn0000852131\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKahimi Karie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Unfortunately, there are times when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/ping-pong-mw0000031773\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePing Pong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bogs down in unfocused, overly long songs that stall the momentum built up by the best material. With some more editing, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/ping-pong-mw0000031773\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePing Pong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e might have been one of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/momus-mn0000584952\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMomus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' best efforts; as it is, it's simply a fine album, uneven but featuring too much top-notch material for most fans to pass up.\" - Steve Huey, All Music Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Ping Pong With Hong Kong King Kong (A Sing Song) 0:50 \u003cbr\u003e2. His Majesty The Baby 4:22 \u003cbr\u003e3. My Pervert Doppelganger 4:31 \u003cbr\u003e4. I Want You, But I Don't Need You 4:46 \u003cbr\u003e5. Professor Shaftenberg 3:33 \u003cbr\u003e6. Shoesize Of The Angel 6:32 \u003cbr\u003e7. The Age Of Information 4:36 \u003cbr\u003e8. The Sensation Of Orgasm 3:51 \u003cbr\u003e9. Anthem Of Shibuya 4:06 \u003cbr\u003e10. Lolitapop Dollhouse 4:08 \u003cbr\u003e11. Tamagotchi Press Officer 2:19 \u003cbr\u003e12. Space Jews 3:58 \u003cbr\u003e13. My Kindly Friend The Censor 3:52 \u003cbr\u003e14. The Animal That Desires 7:04 \u003cbr\u003e15. How To Get - And Stay - Famous 7:35 \u003cbr\u003e16. 2PM 5:55","brand":"American Patchwork","offers":[{"title":"mp3","offer_id":67994270826772,"sku":"AMPATCH023","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/PingPong_Update.jpg?v=1793920124","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/momus-ping-pong","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}