Diskomo (song)

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Diskomo is a six part disco remix of Eskimo. It was released as the A side to the Diskomo / Goosebump EP in 1980. It has been re-recorded by the group several times.

Parts

Due to the nature of the suite, track lengths have never been released for the individual segments, but it can be assumed that each part is 1:20 long.

1. Theme From The Walrus Hunt
2. Bladder Music
3. Crossing The Tundra
4. Spirit Battle
5. Sunrise
6. Reprise Theme From The Walrus Hunt

Diskomo 1982

For their 1982 rehearsals, The Residents recorded a bass heavy version of Diskomo, it was released in 2019 on Eskimo pREServed.

Diskomo 1987

As the second encore for the final 13th Anniversary Show, in 1987, The Residents performed a one off heavy guitar lead Big Bubble inspired version of Diskomo. It was released as a single on a Flexi-disc in 1988 with the April copy of Reflex Magazine. It featured Snakefinger, Penn & Teller

Diskomo 1992

Diskomo 1992 was originally the instrumental to "Gone Again" from Our Finest Flowers. It was released on the Diskomo 2000 album, as Diskomo 1992

Diskomo 2000

Diskomo 2000 is a remix of Even Now, by L&O, a popular Trance song which samples Diskomo heavily.

Releases

• Diskomo / Goosebump (1980)
• Residue Of The Residents (1983) [Edited Version]
• Ralph Before '84 (1984) [Edited Version]
• Memorial Hits (1985)
• Live In The USA! 13th Anniversary Tour (1986) [Live Version]
• Commercial Album Special Edition (1988)
• Diskomo - Live In San Francisco (1988) [Live Version]
• Diskomo (1990)
• Liver Music (1990) [Live Version]
• In Memoriam Torso (1994)
• Diskomo 2000 (2000)
• Eskimo (2003)
• Eskimo Special Edition (2010)
• Morning Music (2010) [Diskomo 2000]
• 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Holland (2017) [Live Version]
• 80 Aching Orphans (2017) [Edited Version]
• Eskimo pREServed Edition (2019)

Residue of The Residents (1983) Side A "The Sleeper" · "Whoopy Snorp" · "Kamakazi Lady" · "Boy in Love" · "Shut Up! Shut Up!" · "Anvil Forest" · "Diskomo" Side B "Jailhouse Rock" · "Ups & Downs" · "Walter Westinghouse" · "Saint Nix" · "Open Up" Residue Deux (1998) "Scent of Mint" · "From The Plains To Mexico" · "In San Francisco" · "Dumbo The Clown" · "Is He Really Bringing Roses?" · "Time's Up" · "Daydream Believer" · "Safety Is A Cootie Wootie" · "Daydream in Space" Superior Viaduct edition (2014) "Loser ≅ Weed" · "Death In Barstow" · "Melon Collie Lassie" Related articles MOP tapes · The Tunes of Two Cities · Residents Classic Series · pREServed · Leftovers Again?! · Pour No Graphics · Elvis Presley · Richard Nixon

Eskimo (1979) Side A: "The Walrus Hunt" · "Birth" · "Arctic Hysteria" · "The Angry Angakok" Side B: "A Spirit Steals A Child" · "The Festival Of Death" Personnel The Residents · Snakefinger · Chris Cutler · Don Preston Related works "Kenya" · "Middle East Dance" · "Scottish Rhapsody" · "The Sleeper" · Collectors' Box series · Subterranean Modern ("The Replacement") · Diskomo/Goosebump · Eskimo Live ("Eskimo Opera Proposal") · Assorted Secrets · Diskomo 2000 · Eskimo DVD · Eskimo Deconstructed · "Eskimo - Renaldo & The Loaf Re-Construction" Related articles Ralph Records · The Cryptic Corporation · Grove St. studio · Poor No Graphics · Dinosaur Productions · N. Senada · Polar Eskimo (Angakok) · Not Available · Chewing Hides The Sound · Eskimo De/Re-constructed‏‏‎