Diskomo (song)

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)

**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"
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**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"
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