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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Artist
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Barry Adamson
Label
Mute
Catalogue Number
ISTUMM134
Release Date
July 1, 1993

Mute releases a limited edition run of Barry Adamson’s 1996 album, Oedipus Schmoedipus, featuring collaborations with Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker (‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Pelvis’), Nick Cave (‘The Sweetest Embrace’) and Billy Mackenzie (‘Achieved In The Valley Of Dolls’). This record explores the ‘Oedipus Complex’, with Barry describing it as "... a sexual psychoanalytical journey examining mother and son relationships in a somewhat humorous, yet dark way.”

Since lending his talents to Magazine and Nick Cave and the Bad Seed, Barry Adamson has released a series of solo albums ranging in different musical genres. Viewed as the finale of an “unconscious trilogy” following ‘Moss Side Story’ and Mercury Prize nominated ‘Soul Murder’, Oedipus Schmoedipus showcases its composer’s embrace of various styles, moving between ambient electronics, cool jazz and elements of hip-hop.

Available on white vinyl, 1000 units.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Pelvis 5:40 Buy

    Set the Controls for the Heart of the Pelvis

  2. 2 Something Wicked This Way Comes 4:33 Buy

    Something Wicked This Way Comes

  3. 3 The Vibes Ain't Nothin' but the Vibes 4:48 Buy

    The Vibes Ain't Nothin' but the Vibes

  4. 4 It's Business as Usual 4:30 Buy

    It's Business as Usual

  5. 5 Miles 5:31 Buy

    Miles

  6. 6 Dirty Barry 7:30 Buy

    Dirty Barry

  7. 7 In a Moment of Clarity 4:14 Buy

    In a Moment of Clarity

  8. 8 Achieved in the Valley in the Dolls (Original Version) 4:28 Buy

    Achieved in the Valley in the Dolls (Original Version)

  9. 9 Vermillion Kisses 3:03 Buy

    Vermillion Kisses

  10. 10 The Big Bamboozle 3:38 Buy

    The Big Bamboozle

  11. 11 State of Contraction 1:39 Buy

    State of Contraction

  12. 12 The Sweetest Embrace 4:50 Buy

    The Sweetest Embrace

  13. 13 Set the Controls Again 1:34 Buy

    Set the Controls Again

Barry Adamson

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