Mood Indigo by Jean Jacques offres Perrey NEUF

Performer Notes:

• Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perreys 1970 album has dated rather hilariously, but therein lies its not inconsiderable charm. The follow-up to 1968s equally bouncy THE AMAZING NEW ELECTRIC SOUND OF JEAN-JACQUES PERREY, MOOG INDIGO sounds alternately like Spike Jones without irony, various period commercial jingles for products the world didnt need, or an easy listening pop album gone completely bonkers. High points include the title tune, a funk excursion in which Perrey coaxes his synthesizer to produce a credible simulation of a barking seal, "Soul City," which has more wacka-wacka guitar than anything this side of an Isacc Hayes album, and, of course, a de rigeur "Flight of the Bumblebee" in which the titular electronically enhanced bug sounds more than usually cheesed off, perhaps because Perrey forgot to credit Rimsky-Korsakov and added an intro ripped off from the Zombies "Shes Not There." A genuine hoot.

Professional Reviews: Paste (magazine) - "[The album] is the perfect showcase for Perreys ability to combine inescapable hooks with his technological wizardry."

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 1 July, 1996

Label: Vanguard Records

Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.11 kg)