Glyptothek

Glyptothek is an album by Scottish musician Momus. It was released on 5 December 2015 by independent record label American Patchwork on CD and distributed by Darla Records. Background Glyptothek was recorded in Osaka, Japan. Momus began making songs for the album by working with samples from his extensive collection of old Japanese folk music. The cover is designed by Hagen Verleger. His previous album Turpsycore was published in the same year. Songs from Glyptothek and from other 2000s albums Bambi, Bibliotek, and Turpsycore were recollected in the Cherry Red Records anthology Pubic Intellectual. Themes Song topics include befriending and naming a cockroach "Gregor," famous statues coming to life and taking nude selfies, fingerless chefs, and his penis. Reception