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Momus moves back to Tokyo
16 February 2002

Scottish songwriter, composer, vocalist, and producer Momus (Nicholas Currie), who never stays in one place long, returns to Tokyo this month from New York city. He’s been in NYC since the first week of September last year, during which time he set up his new label American Patchwork in association with Sacramento, California distributor/ label Darla Records. In March he’ll play a show in Tokyo on the 15th.
    AP so far has released two records: Reflections On A Past Life As Played On The Roland Synthesizer, by Rroland, a solo artist from Cali grape country born James Lucas; and Pet Cancer by Phiiliip, an American living in Berlin who recorded the set in New York.
    In August, writing on a list server, Momus ranked his favorite three cities in order as Tokyo, New York, and Berlin. “Compared with the neon glow of Shinjuku, Times Square looks positively antique. There are no cafes in New York quite as fantastic as Tokyo cafes, the cinemas and record stores in Tokyo display much more interesting stuff, magazines are better, the youth here is better educated visually, the girls are to die for. It’s safe, and the Pacific Ocean (with both surfing and temples) is 45 minutes away at Kamakura. It’s like SF and New York combined.
    “Where New York trumps Tokyo is the art world. ”
    Momus performs a show on 15 March at Club Milk in the Ebisu district of Tokyo, along with other musical artists and DJs. | Momus | | American Patchwork | | Club Milk | | discography | | top of page |

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