“Please play at a low volume. Muzik for Insomniaks is designed to interface with your world.” - Mark Mothersbaugh
For some reason, this wonderful, two-volume album of Mark Mothersbaugh’s Fairlight and Roland compositions has fallen off the map. I see no evidence of re-releases after 1988, and it doesn’t seem to be available for purchase or streaming anywhere official.
This music has been a regular companion to my days, and my daughter (now 21) has been a fan of “XP137” for nearly her whole life.
It was recorded during the period when Mothersbaugh was writing music for “Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” and not long before he started scoring “Rugrats.” His big-time movie career, including extensive work with Wes Anderson, followed.
Cover art is by Mothersbaugh - a detail scanned from one of the posters that came with the CD edition.
28 songs, 2 hours 21 minutes
Sample: XP137