Moscovite Musquito

~ Recording by Clan of Xymox

Annotation

The correct spelling of the title of this recording is unclear:

  • "Moscovite Musquito" is used on the original 1983 releases of "Subsequent Pleasures" and most subsequent re-releases.
  • "Muscoviet Mosquito"is used on the John Peel sessions and on their live album released in 2000.
  • "Muscoviet Musquito" is used on the eponymous promo 7" released by Virgin France, on recent releases of "Subsequent Pleasures" (e.g. Metropolis MET 204 and Pandaimonium Pan-18), on their Best Of, on the Lonely Is an Eyesore 4AD compilation, on some "Clan of Xymox" re-releases (e.g. GAD 503 CD), as the track title in the official lyrics, as well as in the SCPP ISRC database and in the Sacem ISWC database.
  • "Muscovite Musquito" is not used on any release but in the lyrics section of the official lyrics.

"Moscovite" is the Dutch word for 'a person from Moscow'.
"Muscoviet" is the Dutch word for the mineral mica.
"Muscovite" is the English word for 'a person from Moscow' or 'consisting of white mica'.

"Musquito" is an Australian outlaw.
"Mosquito" is an insect.

Annotation last modified on 2016-09-21 13:04 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Moscovite Musquito4:32XymoxSubsequent PleasuresXymoxEP
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)198328
1.8Moscovite Musquito4:32Clan of XymoxSubsequent PleasuresClan of XymoxEP
Pseudonym RecordsCDP 1013 DD
1.2Muscoviet Musquito4:35Clan of XymoxSubsequent PleasuresClan of XymoxEP
  • US2001-04-24
Metropolis Records (US industrial label)MET 204
1.2Muscoviet Musquito4:33Clan of XymoxSubsequent PleasuresClan of XymoxEP
Pandaimonium RecordsPan -18
2.14Muscoviet Mosquito4:31Clan of XymoxA Life Less Lived: The Gothic BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-09-19
Rhino (reissue label)R2 73374
1.2Muscoviet Musquito4:33Clan of XymoxSubsequent PleasuresClan of XymoxEP
  • XW2009-11-30
Metropolis Records (US industrial label)MET 204D