Stars Forever is the thirteenth studio album by Scottish musician Momus, released by Le Grand Magistery in 1999. The album represents part of Momus's "analog-baroque" phase.[1]
| Stars Forever | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Length | 129:14 | |||
| Label | Le Grand Magistery | |||
| Producer | Momus | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 3.8/10[2] |
Momus wrote thirty songs for Stars Forever, each about a person or group who commissioned a song for the price of $1,000. The funds raised went towards costs incurred from a lawsuit against Momus by Wendy Carlos.[3] Patrons included fellow musicians The Minus 5, Keigo Oyamada, artist Jeff Koons, retail store Other Music, and record label Minty Fresh.
The album also features eight winners of a karaoke parody contest in which participants were invited to submit recordings of themselves singing over instrumentals included on Momus' previous album, The Little Red Songbook (1998).[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Momus
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Minus 5" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Akiko Masuda" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Steven Zeeland" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Mika Akutsu" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Stephanie Pappas" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Kokoro Hirai" | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Stefano Zarelli" | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Paolo Rumi" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Natsuko Tayama" | 2:27 |
| 10. | "Girlie Action" | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Mai Noda" | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Robert Dye" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Florence Manlik" | 2:17 |
| 14. | "Adam Green" | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Maf" | 2:32 |
| 16. | "Other Music" | 2:07 |
| 17. | "Tinnitus" | 2:06 |
| 18. | "3D Corporation" | 2:44 |
| 19. | "Miles Franklin" | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shawn Krueger" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Jeff Koons" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Noah Brill" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Team Clermont" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Brent Busboom" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Indiepop List" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Keigo Oyamada" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Minty Fresh" | 1:55 |
| 9. | "Milton Jacobson" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Reckless Records" | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Karin Komoto" | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Christian Carl" (performing "New Flame, Same Old Story") | 2:31 |
| 13. | "Bill Hardy" (performing "Not Intended for Children") | 1:52 |
| 14. | "Mr. Kate Jenkins" (performing "Coming on an Intern's Dress") | 1:29 |
| 15. | "Diego Zapparoli and Paola" (performing "Nicky My Friend") | 2:06 |
| 16. | "Jack Curtis Dubowsky" (performing "Mr. Jones") | 2:19 |
| 17. | "El Topo" (performing "The Taste of Pink Champagne") | 2:07 |
| 18. | "Richard Knowles" (performing "Onan the Barbarian") | 1:33 |
| 19. | "Olivier Schopfer" (performing "Suggestion to Jealous Men") | 1:43 |
| 20. | "Momus" ("A Twenty-One Minute Interview with Momus") | 21:13 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Stars Forever – Momus". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (24 August 1999). "Momus: Stars Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Romney, Jonathan (29 September 1999). "It's One for the Money..." The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "The Little Red Songbook – Momus". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.