Foamola

Foamola
OriginNew York City
GenresFolk music, folk pop, underground music
Years active1991 (1991)–present
MembersSparrow, Violet Snow, Lawrence Fishberg, Sylvia Gorelick

Foamola is an underground musical group from New York City, consisting of Sparrow and his wife, who went by the cyber alias Violet Snow.[1][2] Also in the group is artist Lawrence Fishberg and Sparrow's daughter, poet Sylvia Gorelick.[3][4] Their music has been described as "folk-minimalist",[5] and as "anti-Plutarch pop".[6] They attracted media attention for their performance at a 1995 party in honor of Phiber Optik in Manhattan.[2][7]

Discography

Albums

  • May I Take a Bath? (self-released cassette, 1992)
  • Spit on the Dishes (self-released cassette, 1993)

Individual songs

  • "I've Been Reincarnated Too Many Times" and "John Quincy Adams" - appear on Poemfone: New Word Order (Tomato compilation, 1996)

References

  1. ^ "Notes on contributors". Critical Quarterly. 54 (2): 98–101. July 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8705.2012.02068.x.
  2. ^ a b Gabriel, Trip (14 January 1995). "Reprogramming a Convicted Hacker; To His On-Line Friends, Phiber Optik Is a Virtual Hero". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Foamola". Violet Snow Media. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  4. ^ "Contributors". The Sun. September 1992. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1997). "Republican Like Me Review". Village Voice. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. ^ Fenchel, Luke Z. (22 February 2012). "David Wax Museum and Sparrow: Somewhat Experimental Performers". Ithaca.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ Quittner, Josh (23 January 1995). "Hacker Homecoming". Time. Retrieved 14 June 2017.