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FMFM // NJ71 1983 2CD/C90

FREQUENTLY MODERN FREQUENCY MODULATION

1 (47:41)

01. FOR ME (2:11)
02. WHERE DOES IT GO (4:29)
03. CAIN-SLOAN (1:22)
04. LISBON LESBIAN (3:53)
05. EVOLATED (2:16)
06. MHz (1:20)
07. BLOODY KNUCKLES (3:14)
08. WHY CAN'T TODAY BE TOMORROW (3:57)
09. MODERN RADIO PROGRAMMING (1:52)
10. PUZZLING EVIDENCE EX. 1 (3:48)
11. ENGLISH COMPETITION (1:11)
12. ROCK 'N' ROLL SUICIDE (2:16)
13. INCONVENIENCES (4:34)
14. COMPATIBILITY LIVE (3:20)
15. NEAR YOU (2:49)
16. NO JOB (1:22)
17. ADIOS ESTEBAN (CELIBUT) (3:48)


2 (47:48)

01. TOO MUCH TALK 1 (2:12)
02. TOO MUCH TALK 2 (6:12)
03. MASTER OF MELODY (3:16)
04. THE SPOT (1:18)
05. NO HITTER (INSTANT REPLAY) (2:01)
06. STUCK TOGETHER (2:32)
07. ETCH-A-SKETCH (2:53)
08. IN YOUR THROAT (2:58)
09. WAKE UP IN THE MORNING (3:21)
10. BOB THROUGH ROBERT (60s & 90s) (4:13)
11. WOKEN BACK UP (3:03)
12. WHEN THE TIME COMES (3:53)
13. PUZZLING EVIDENCE EX. 2 (2:16)
14. I LOST YOU (1:45)
15. IT'S NOW OR NEVER (3:11)
16. PSYCLE (:22)
17. IS THIS THE SAME GUY? (2:23)


FREQUENTLY MODERN FREQUENCY MODULATION NJ71
ALL, EXCEPT
ADDITIONAL SOUNDS BY IRWIN CHUSID, RICK N. BAKER, FRANK BALESTERI, MICK MOUSE, ANNETTE PROPHET, DAVID KEITH, BARRY MANN, TOBY, CHRISTOPHER BOLGER, THE RAYVENS, NELSON RIDDLE ORCH., ROGER DUGGAN, D. DROPS, ERIK SATIE, DAVE RIGHETTI, FORD THEATER, JIMMY PRICE, YES, NO, PERHAPS, DOUBTFUL.




amglogo.gif AMG REVIEW: 1983's FM FM (the title stands for Frequently Modern Frequency Modulation) is a quirky collection centered around Moore's participation at the legendary free-form, listener-supported radio station WFMU. Not a collection of WMFU broadcasts, FM FM is more like a bunch of pieces that capture the anarchic spirit of a WMFU broadcast, as in one stretch early on the first disc that moves from a found-sound tape manipulation that turns into a top-of-the-hour legal ID, into "MHz," a fake spinning of the broadcast dial that leads into a guest shot by fellow deejay Irwin Chusid (sic - it's FB!) in full-on sleazy rock-radio-dude voice proclaiming that he was just handed a giant bag of cocaine in exchange for playing Moore's own college radio hit "Bloody Knuckles," which Moore then performs in a totally over the top country twang accompanied only by his deliberately ropey acoustic guitar. The rest of the two-disc set continues in that casually feckless vein, throwing in oddities like snippets of songs by Ford Theatre (the late-'60s Boston psychedelic band led by Moore's uncle and patron, Harry Palmer), an appealingly shambolic live version of the classic "Compatability Leaves," and the tongue-in-cheek Latin music parody "Lisbon Lesbian" among a handful of more familiar Moore tunes. FM FM is goofy, occasionally brilliant, fun.

–Stewart Mason, All Music Guide






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