Eskimo (album)

A companion piece, Diskomo, was released in 1980 as a 12-inch single, featuring a remix of the songs backed by a disco beat. In 1988, Diskomo was covered by Belgian new beat group L&O, and retitled "Even Now". Diskomo 2000, a follow-up EP featuring the original remix, its B-side (Goosebump, a collection of children's songs played on toy musical instruments), and several other versions, was released in 2000. The EP's title track, "Diskomo 2000" redoes Diskomo in the style of "Even Now". ==Critical reception==

The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel wrote that "Eskimo is truly a new branch on the rock and roll family tree, truly original music, a new sound." Spin called it "an album-length threnody for wind machine and invented language". The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed Eskimo "a dreary and dank concept album." The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "creepy and funny" and "the Residents' zenith." ==Track listing==

1987 CD bonus tracks Tracks 7–10 taken from the 1979 album Subterranean Modern. The album also featured the music of San Francisco bands Chrome, MX-80 Sound and Tuxedomoon. 2019 pREServed edition bonus tracks ==Personnel==

• The Residents – vocals, instruments, effects • Snakefinger – guitar • Chris Cutler – percussion • Don Preston – synthesizers ==References==