Protein Source of the Future...Now!

Protein Source of the Future...NOW!
Protein Source of the Future...NOW!
Compilation album by the Mountain Goats
Released	1999, ; April 23, 2002
Recorded	1993-1995
Genre	Folk-rock, Lo-fi, Rock
Length	50:25
Label	Ajax, ;
Producer	John Darnielle
The Mountain Goats chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)^[2]
Stylus Magazine	A−^[3]

Protein Source of the Future...Now! is the first in a three-part series of compilations by the Mountain Goats, released in 1999 by Ajax Records. The two compilations that follow Protein Source of the Future...Now! are Bitter Melon Farm and Ghana.

Notes[]

The album's title is derived from the book The Book of Tofu: Protein Source of the Future...Now! by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by John Darnielle.

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Going to Tennessee"	Why You All So Thief?	2:45
2.	"Pure Heat"	Why You All So Thief?	2:31
3.	"Hand Ball"		2:37
4.	"The Window Song"		2:20
5.	"Night of the Mules"	Chile de Árbol	1:39
6.	"Going to Malibu"	Chile de Árbol	2:02
7.	"Billy the Kid's Dream of the Magic Shoes"	Chile de Árbol	2:06
8.	"Fresh Berries for You"	Chile de Árbol	3:32
9.	"Alphabetizing"	Chile de Árbol	2:00
10.	"Third Snow Song"	Philyra	1:44
11.	"The Monkey Song"	Philyra	2:00
12.	"Love Cuts the Strings"	Philyra	2:22
13.	"Pure Honey"	Philyra	1:44
14.	"Duke Ellington"		2:31
15.	"Seed Song"	Yam, the King of Crops	2:16
16.	"Quetzalcoatal Comes Through"	Yam, the King of Crops	1:59
17.	"Omega Blaster"	Yam, the King of Crops	2:05
18.	"Coco-Yam Song"	Yam, the King of Crops	1:53
19.	"Alagemo"	Yam, the King of Crops	2:23
20.	"Two Thousand Seasons"	Yam, the King of Crops	1:40
21.	"Chinese Rifle Song"	Yam, the King of Crops	1:55
22.	"Yam, the King of Crops"	Yam, the King of Crops	2:00
23.	"Alpha Omega"		2:21

Personnel[]

John Darnielle - vocals, guitar, keyboard

References[]

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Pitchfork review

[3] Stylus review

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Released demos	Come, Come To The Sunset Tree Heretic Pride Demos The Life of the World in Flux All Survivors Pack
Cassette releases	Taboo VI: The Homecoming The Hound Chronicles Transmissions to Horace Hot Garden Stomp Taking the Dative Yam, the King of Crops
EPs and singles	Songs for Petronius Chile de Árbol Beautiful Rat Sunset Philyra Songs for Peter Hughes Songs About Fire Nine Black Poppies New Asian Cinema Isopanisad Radio Hour On Juhu Beach Devil in the Shortwave Jam Eater Blues See America Right Palmcorder Yajna Letter from Belgium Dilaudid EP Babylon Springs EP Satanic Messiah Hex of Infinite Binding
Individual songs	"Lovecraft in Brooklyn "No Children" "Sax Rohmer #1"
Collaborations	Why You All So Thief? (with Simon Joyner) Orange Raja, Blood Royal (with Alastair Galbraith) Black Pear Tree EP (with Kaki King) Moon Colony Bloodbath (with John Vanderslice)
Compilation albums	Protein Source of the Future...Now! Bitter Melon Farm Ghana The Hound Chronicles/Hot Garden Stomp
Unreleased	Hail and Farewell, Gothenburg Jack and Faye
Former collaborators	Franklin Bruno Richard Colburn Nora Danielson Lalitree Darnielle Alex Decarville Maggie Doyle Alastair Galbraith Erik Friedlander Christopher McGuire Scott Solter John Vanderslice Rachel Ware
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