Myths of the Near Future Part One

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Myths of the Near Future Part One
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Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedJanuary 1993 (1993-01)–September 1993 (1993-09) in Witbank and Johannesburg, South Africa, Erlangen, Germany and New York City
Genre Ambient
Length47:36
Label Extreme
Producer Carsten Tiedemann
Mo Boma chronology
Jijimuge
(1992)
Myths of the Near Future Part One
(1994)
Myths of the Near Future Part Two
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Myths of the Near Future Part One is the second album by Mo Boma, released in 1994 through Extreme Records.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Mo Boma.

No.TitleLength
1."Food of the Gods"6:19
2."Walk Like a Pygmy"4:06
3."The Kindness of Women"3:58
4."Slolooblade: The Drowned World"7:03
5."Terrace"3:47
6."Jijimuge Three" (I. Yellow Earth/II. Amaboma)7:18
7."Mongombi"3:52
8."Garden of Time"5:50
9."Nyodi"5:23

Personnel

Mo Boma
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. McDonald, Steven. "Myths of the Near Future, Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved March 30, 2013.