Thorny Conduits, by moff skellington

Thorny Conduits

by moff skellington

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1.	Spudback Soldiers 03:35	buy track
2.	Birds Eating Berries 02:31	buy track
3.	Greetings Card No.1 - Valentine 00:38	buy track
4.	The Kneeling World 04:02	buy track
5.	Bring It Home To Me 02:19	buy track
6.	One Shoe On And One Shoe Off 04:10	buy track
7.	Hank Marvin's Slippers 03:02	buy track
8.	Christmas On The Endless Railway 04:24	buy track
9.	Nostalgia For A Blameless Life 02:01	buy track
10.	Blue Arthritis 04:51	buy track
11.	Greetings Card No. 2 - Condolences 00:47	buy track
12.	Song of the Mackintosh Lady 03:32	buy track
13.	Sellotape Island 04:29	buy track
14.	Hap-Happy Song 03:48	buy track
15.	The Story of My Other Shoe 01:18	buy track

about

Released as part of our programme of sharing Moff Skellington's back catalogue. Originally released in 2012.

Thorny Conduits was the eighteenth album emerging from the hive of production at Uterus Cottage And as with all of the previous Moff product it is both unique and instantly recognisable.

At the time Moff appeared to be a little concerned as the potential “musicality” of this latest artefact – we reassured him that, whilst there is a particular shift towards more obvious melodicism, there was still sufficient “eddodi/moff-ness” enthused/infused into it to reveal it as a genuine Skellington album.

The thing that shines through with this release is more use of the squeeze-box , however the usual Moff home-made instrumentation is still in place creating that unique and playful sound. The use of ambient sounds, whether thorough the clicking of some alien insect or the swirling sound of a distressed synthetic wind, add colour and vibrancy to the serial nature of the riffs and melodies.

Lyrically he still retains a fascinating use of language that marks his best work – whether it be “Spudback Soldiers”, “Birds Eating Berries” or indeed “A Despond Bucket”. There are a couple of shorter tracks (less than a minute) which provide for amusing interludes. Footwear appears to be theme running through a number of the presentations, a particular and peculiar outlook on the world. The variety of voices he manages to use also creates a sense of theatre which is a hallmark of the best of his work. A case in point is the utterly marvellous “Hank Marvin’s Slippers” which manages to distill a cocktail of Frank Zappa, Half Man Half Biscuit, post-punk, klezmer and eddodi in a fantastic and maddening other worldly dance of pure magic.

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released April 5, 2019

Moff Skellington - all instruments, voices, words and music

A Uterus Cottage production

Liner Notes by Gladys Spon and Ethel Murraymint

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moff skellington Leeds, UK

Moff's chosen musical form is that of Edoddi, a species of folk music which celebrates the very individual and often skewed perceptions of the world engendered by modern life. Edoddi provides a refreshing alternative to the prescriptions and formulas of mainstream and "alternative" folk music. Edoddi philosophy: nothing is arbitrary. Make it up as you go along, it's bound to be authentic! ... more