Oedipus Schmoedipus

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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Oedipus Schmoedipus cover.jpg
Studio album by
Barry Adamson
Released1996
GenreExperimental music
LabelMute Records[1]
ProducerBarry Adamson
Barry Adamson chronology
Soul Murder
(1992) 		Oedipus Schmoedipus
(1996) 		As Above, So Below
(1998)

Oedipus Schmoedipus is an album by the English musician Barry Adamson, released in 1996.[2][3] Like Adamson's previous albums, Oedipus Schmoedipus was conceived as a soundtrack to an imaginary film.[4] The album peaked at No. 51 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]

"Something Wicked This Way Comes" appears in the David Lynch film Lost Highway.[6]

Production[]

The album was produced by Adamson.[7] Nick Cave cowrote and contributed vocals to "The Sweetest Embrace", while Jarvis Cocker cowrote and sang on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Pelvis".[8][9] Billy Mackenzie sang on "Achieved in the Valley of Dolls".[10]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]
NME7/10[12]
Pitchfork8.1/10[13]

NME called the album "too cool to be cringingly kitsch, too deep to be flaky."[12] Pitchfork stated that "with 13 tracks that sound like they could take form and commit acts of homicide on their own, the former Bad Seed's creation is undeniably ... alive."[13]

The Guardian determined that "Adamson's psychogeographical soundtracks snag your head and won't let go: he's made a (bad) dream of a music that simulates mainstream accessibility but is drenched with the maker's own terrors, memories, fixations."[14] Rolling Stone thought that "Adamson can brilliantly—and without words—suggest entire movie scenes with dizzying combinations of dance beats, jazz phrases, finger-snapping big-band arrangements, luscious strings and even references to '60s French pop."[15]

AllMusic wrote that "Adamson's skill in layering and devising unusual sound textures still qualifies him as one of experimental rock's more imaginative composers and producers."[11] Dave Thompson referred to the album as a "supreme slab of disturbance-with-a-(bit of a)-beat."[16]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Set the Controls for the Heart of the Pelvis" 
2."Something Wicked This Way Comes" 
3."The Vibes Ain't Nothin' but the Vibes" 
4."It's Business as Usual" 
5."Miles" 
6."Dirty Barry" 
7."In a Moment of Clarity" 
8."Achieved in the Valley of Dolls" 
9."Vermillion Kisses" 
10."The Big Bamboozle" 
11."State of Contraction" 
12."The Sweetest Embrace" 
13."Set the Controls Again" 

References[]

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 51.
  2. ^ "Barry Adamson Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Unsworth, Cathi (Jul 27, 1996). "Mummy's boy". Melody Maker. 73 (30): 47.
  4. ^ "Barry Adamson Oedipus Schmoedipus". The Independent. Pop Albums. 2 Aug 1996. p. 10.
  5. ^ "BARRY ADAMSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. ^ Laderman, David; Westrup, Laurel (April 19, 2014). Sampling Media. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-994931-1 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 8.
  8. ^ Dalziell, Tanya; Welberry, Karen (May 13, 2016). Cultural Seeds: Essays on the Work of Nick Cave. Routledge. ISBN 9781317156253 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Sturdy, Mark (December 15, 2009). Truth And Beauty: The Story Of Pulp. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121035 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Strange World Of... | Memento Mori: The Strange World Of… Barry Adamson". The Quietus.
  11. ^ a b "Oedipus Schmoedipus - Barry Adamson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. ^ a b "NME.COM - BARRY ADAMSON - Oedipus Schmoedipus - 27/7/1996". August 17, 2000. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000.
  13. ^ a b "Barry Adamson: Oedipus Schmoedipus: Pitchfork Review". August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000.
  14. ^ Pennman, Ian (26 July 1996). "Barry Adamson at the controls". The Guardian. p. T10.
  15. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (Oct 31, 1996). "Oedipus Schmoedipus". Rolling Stone. No. 746. p. 70.
  16. ^ Thompson, Dave (December 19, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
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