Fusing influences from across electronic music, film and theatre, Thespionage is Momo making good on his promises from The Golden Age Of Exploration. The man from Bomo is back and sounding far too comfortable with himself.
01 SAUCE CODE
02 MIGHTY ANONYMITY
03 SPOOK FLIGHT TO MALIBU
04 A CHOPPER, A COPPER AND A MOTORCADE
05 VOICE RECOGNITION
06 UNDO
07 CHECK OUT
08 DRUG STORE DROP
09 LIGHTBULB SWINGING
10 CONSPIRACY
11 A PRELUDE TO:
12 THE CIRCUS OF DOCTOR N.E.MO
13 THE ANATOMY OF PLAY
14 NUDGE
15 NO EXTRAS
16 OUR MAN IN CRETE
17 ALL THAT LOVE COULD BE
18 DESIRE LINES
19 CONSPIRACY: DECLASSIFIED
20 THE SCARS OF OUR AGE
21 THE AGE OF OUR STARS
22 TELL ME IF YOU CAN’T HEAR THIS
STARRING:
Timo Peach as “the bloke from Momo”, synthesisers, beats, vocals
Pete Whitfield, violins [ 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 ]
Patrick Hayes, trombone [ 01. 02, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 17, 22 ]
Reuben Fowler, trumpet [ 01. 02, 04, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 17, 22 ]
David Ruff, saxophone [ 01. 02, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 17, 22 ]
Mark Adkins, drums [ 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 12 ]
Simon Mellish, congas, bongos and tablas [ 02, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22 ]
With:
John Herbison, trumpet [ 06 ]
Martin Rice, guitar [ 04, 07. 08. 09, 10, 13, 19 ]
Kevin Marshall, guitar [ 02, 17, 18, 22 ]
David Ruff, flute [ 01, 04, 07, 18, 22 ]
Patrick Hayes, bass [ 07, 08, 10 ]
Simon Lockyer, cello [ 15, 20 ]
Ben Taylor, upright bass [ 06, 13 ]
And:
Paul Tucker, ukelele [ 12 ]
Guest starring:
Hazel Evans as The Diamond Guest [ 07 ] and The Scientist [ 13 ]
Tim Colthup as The Concierge [ 07 ]
Featuring:
Thanks to he people who helped me see my own work so differently, when they brought it to life by joining in – to Mr Hayes for sheer multi-musical skill, arrangement work, legendary line-up solutions and for having a creative mind that would air-punch at ‘the Top Gun bit’, to Mark for the encouragement of an Every Single Show & Rehearsal bandito and adventure-ready amigo, to Pete for ceaseless skills in articulate quality, bestowed again and again, to Mellish for shameless energies in true rhythm support, to Seventynine Mart’ for staring at my enthusiasm for his skills disbelievingly, to Dave for gentlemanly talent always deserving the best seat in the house, to Reuben for insane blows and innate showbiz, and to John for being so missed, after bringing so many maestros into my life. To essential partner chums V and Rosie for putting us out there, and to Gareth at Absolute for masterful friendly mastering. To other creative partners who have been life affirming family through so many thicks and thins and ups and downs and swirly shapes – to Julian, for hunting so successfully and earning more exotic spas for Momo than you’ve had time for yourself, old boy, to Benny for helping Momo find life on screen in so many utterly invaluable and clever ways, and to Hazel for being such a professional creative life-force, incomparable playmate and top lab smockist. Also to Gellan for being a true creative rockstar and silly sausage at the heart of Momo. Then there is the family of talent that have also changed Momo’s life since the last big adventure – to polymaffs Simon and Lee for bringing together a community of big hearted imagination and making me family, and to the ever-educating Alan, the space-time jumping Jenny, the knowledge-glittering Dan, the nerd-saucing David, the knob-twiddling Paul, the gentleman podcaster Mark, the social media-sanctifying Colleen, the intellect-wrestling Declan… and every one of the seasoned Phoniconers who help me see Momo as real. And to those that have articulated such love and encouragement over so long – to brother and sister in space and time, Tim & Vicky, to eternal love-in family Kev & Fee, to our dearest faithful trustees of Champagne Wednesdays and kitchen disco, Mike & Emma, to sailing brethren on the storms of life and dance music, Andy and Rob, to bon viveur and surely soon to be chat show co-host AJ, and to perspicacious pastoral chum of chums, Richard, and to eternal inspiration, Seb. To true supports Chris & Amanda, to creative heroes Colin & Michelle, and to Bomo renaissance superstars, Suzy, Elaine & Pat, Tim H, Chinners, Louise Sch, Powdered Martin, Desmo, and Pat & Catherine all for leading by example. And to eternal family Laura, Chris, Sazzer and the housholds of Adkins, Parker, Burne, Gee, Slingsby, Harris, Brant, Geoghegan, Richardson and of course Peach for cheering on the lunacy and being family that’s surrounded us with love, daftness and wisdom in everything. And surely more than anyone, the creative love source, Ma. But finally to the lovely first lady of Momo, who will always be my big finale, my Caroline, for helping us be all that we could be, while wondering what the hell might happen next. I love your way. x