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Momus and John Henriksson

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Biography

When Stockholm vinyl charmer John Henriksson heard the crackly, croony Charm Song from the 2010 Momus album Hypnoprism he recognized a kindred spirit, for the Swede and the Scot both value intimate, lucid and serenely sexy tones. The collaboration began with John sampling obscure vinyl 45s from his collection then gathering Swedish and French musician friends to add live sax, organ, celesta, lapsteel, marimba and vibraphonette, breathing new life into these museum pieces. The compositions were then sent to Momus, who altered pitch, key and structure and crooned new songs over them.

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Top Songs

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. The Criminal - (2:53)  -  298 plays
  2. Love Wakes The Devil - (3:36)  -  323 plays
  3. Precocious Young Miss Calloway - (4:07)  -  242 plays
  4. The Thunderclown - (3:32)  -  205 plays
  5. Willow Pattern - (4:11)  -  206 plays
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