Ping Pong (Momus album)

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Ping Pong
Momus Ping Pong 1997 album cover.png
Studio album by
Momus
Released1997
Length71:52
Label Le Grand Magistery
Producer Momus
Momus chronology
20 Vodka Jellies
(1996)		Ping Pong
(1997)		 The Little Red Songbook
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
NME 2/10 [3]
Pitchfork 9.1/10 [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Village Voice B− [8]

Ping Pong is the eleventh studio album by Scottish musician Momus, released in 1997. It has been described as the beginning of his "analog baroque" style. [1]

The album's tenth track, "Lolitapop Dollhouse", was recorded by Japanese musician Kahimi Karie and released on her 1997 album Larme de Crocodile , which featured four other Momus-penned tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Momus.

No.TitleLength
1."Ping Pong with Hong Kong King Kong (A Sing Song)"0:49
2."His Majesty the Baby"4:22
3."My Pervert Doppelganger"4:32
4."I Want You, but I Don't Need You"4:46
5."Professor Shaftenberg"3:33
6."Shoesize of the Angel"6:33
7."The Age of Information"4:37
8."The Sensation of Orgasm"3:52
9."Anthem of Shibuya"4:00
10."Lolitapop Dollhouse"4:08
11."Tamagotchi Press Officer"2:20
12."Space Jews"3:58
13."My Kindly Friend the Censor"3:53
14."The Animal That Desires"7:05
15."How to Get – and Stay – Famous"7:36
16."2PM"5:56

References

  1. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Ping Pong – Momus". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Romero, Michele (13 March 1998). "Ping Pong". Entertainment Weekly . No. 422. p. 73. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Alexander, Jim (22 November 1997). "Momus – Ping Pong". NME . Archived from the original on 5 October 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Momus: Ping Pong". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 7 February 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Sheppard, David (December 1997). "Momus: Ping Pong". Q . No. 135. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (19 February 1998). "Momus: Ping Pong". Rolling Stone . No. 780. p. 58. Archived from the original on 28 May 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Momus". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  551–552. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1 December 1998). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice . Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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