Skeletal Lamping

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Skeletal Lamping
Studio album by Of Montreal
Genre	Indie Pop, Funk
Label	Polyvinyl
Producer	Kevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007) Skeletal Lamping (2008)

Skeletal Lamping is the tentative title of the ninth studio album by Athens-based band Of Montreal. The title of the album is taken from a line in "Faberge Falls for Shuggie", which appears on Of Montreal's previous album Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?. According to guitarist Bryan Poole, the new album is set to be released on October 7th, 2008 on Polyvinyl.

Contents 1 Style 2 Georgie Fruit 3 Track Listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External Links

[edit] Style

In an interview with Wireless Bollinger, Kevin Barnes stated that the album will be composed of hundreds of short segments ranging from thirty to fifty seconds in length. Barnes also remarked that the forthcoming album will deviate from the traditional pop song structures employed by the group in the past while still retaining the melodic and poppy sound listeners have come to expect from Of Montreal. ^[1] The band debuted several new songs during their 2007 tour, including "Our Last Summer of Independence", "Exquisite Confessions", "Mingusings", "Softcore", and "Billy Goat Stomp". Many of the group's new songs explore new sonic territory and find Of Montreal delving into such disparate genres as surf rock and funk.

In a recent interview with Pitchfork Media, Barnes stated that Of Montreal will continue to evolve with Skeletal Lamping:^[2]

"Musically, it is sort of all over the place, too. There really isn't necessarily a sense of continuity there. It's definitely funkier. It's maybe developing off of things like "Faberge Falls for Shuggie" and "Labyrinthian Pomp" from Hissing Fauna. It's kind of moving things in those directions. It's something that I find exciting, as it's not something that I've really worked with a lot in the past. It still holds some mystery for me. I really feel there is something I can use in that genre. It's fun for me too because it kind of-- touching upon what we were talking about earlier-- goes against the kind and gentle side of indie rock. Funk music is not like that at all."

[edit] Georgie Fruit

Georgie Fruit is the name of Kevin Barnes' cross-dressing stage persona, similar in many ways to David Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Georgie Fruit was first mentioned on Of Montreal's 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? during the song "Labyrinthian Pomp".

In several interviews, Barnes has described the role of Georgie Fruit on Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?:^[3]

"Barnes himself has described the album as a concept album, 'detailing his transformation from Kevin Barnes into Georgie Fruit.'
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'The transformation takes place during "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal,' the 12-minute long 'turning point' of the album."

According to Barnes, Georgie Fruit will play a prominent role on Skeletal Lamping. In the same interview with Pitchfork Media, Barnes elaborated on the Georgie Fruit's background and character:

"The character's name is Georgie Fruit, and he's in his late forties, a black man who has been through multiple sex changes. He's been a man and a woman, and then back to a man. He's been to prison a couple of times. In the 70s he was in a band called Arousal, a funk rock band sort of like the Ohio Players. Then he went through a few different phases."

[edit] Track Listing

The following track names are tentative and based on songs performed during Of Montreal's 2007 Gender Mutiny Tour, as well as interviews in early 2008.

• "Exquisite Confessions"
• "Feminine Effects"
• "Mingusings"
• "Our Last Summer as Independents"
• "Softcore"
• "Tender Fax"
• "Paradigm Kisses"
• "Plastis Wafer"
• "Play With You"
• "Jasmin's Car"

[edit] Personnel

• Kevin Barnes
• Bryan Poole
• Dottie Alexander
• Jamey Huggins
• Davey Pierce

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Live Of Montreal performance featuring unreleased tracks
• Of Montreal's official website

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