Mofungo

Mofungo was a New York City based band that was active from 1979 to 1993.[1] It featured guitarist Elliott Sharp and future food blogger Robert Sietsema. Members Chris Nelson and Jeff McGovern were also founding members of The Scene Is Now.[2][3]

Robert Christgau described their last album as "basically unlistenable unless you grant it your full attention".[4] The New York Times described them as "not your typical rock and roll band".[5]

Sietsema listed Contortions and DNA as influences. During their career, they played with artists including the Fall, Minutemen, Nico, Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Yo La Tengo.[1] Sietsema believes that the band's track End of the World was an influence on the refrain of R.E.M.'s It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).[6]

Discography
  • End of the World [(unlabeled), 1981]
  • Out of Line [Zoar, 1983]
  • Frederick Douglass [Twin/Tone/Coyote, 1985]
  • Messenger Dogs of the Gods [Lost, 1986]
  • End of the World, Part 2 [Lost, 1987]
  • Bugged [SST, 1988]
  • Work [SST, 1989]

References
  1. "Sietsema's Fond Farewell to Nightlife Legend Maxwell's - Sietsema - Eater NY". Ny.eater.com. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  2. Lang, Dave (July 1998). "The SST Records story - Part 3". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. Gross, Jason (January 2001). "The Scene Is Now". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. "CG: Mofungo". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  5. Palmer, Robert (April 3, 1987). "Pop/Jazz; Raucous rockers add a message". New York Times. p. 21. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. Sietsema, Robert (August 1997). "Mofungo". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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