The Moog Cookbook (album)

The Moog Cookbook is the debut record by the American electronic music duo the Moog Cookbook, released in 1996. It consists of ten cover versions of alternative rock tracks performed using Moog synthesizers and other analog synthesizers. The album was critically acclaimed[2] and became an underground hit.[3] In 1997, it was followed by the similar Ye Olde Space Bande.

The Moog Cookbook
Studio album by
Released1996
GenreElectronic rock[1]
Length45:06
LabelRestless
The Moog Cookbook chronology
The Moog Cookbook
(1996)
Ye Olde Space Bande
(1997)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Pitchfork3.0/10[5]

Stereo Review praised "the delicious nastiness of The Moog Cookbook, which takes ten sacred-cow songs down a few pegs... Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun', for instance, becomes an unholy cross of generic bossa nova and the theme to the old Dating Game TV show, while the deep brooding of Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin'' gets trashed via robot vocals and some Rick Wakemanesque keyboard flourishes."[6]

Track listing

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References

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  1. ^ Prickett, Barry M. (January 1, 1998). "The Moog Cookbook". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 345–346.
  2. ^ Chidester, Brian (October 15, 2013). "Moog Cookbook Were Daft Punk Before Daft Punk". LA Weekly.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg (n.d.). "The Moog Cookbook". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "The Moog Cookbook: The Moog Cookbook: Pitchfork Review". August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000.
  6. ^ Milano, Brett (Jul 1996). "The Moog Cookbook". Stereo Review. Vol. 61, no. 7. p. 79.