I'm here to tell you that the beauty of Proem's first album (Burn Plate No.
1) didn't come only from its being made on a 486 computer; there's something
special about Proem himself that comes out in his music to enchant you.
Thanks to Merck Records, we now have a second album from the Proemeister to
judge mercilessly, and I think it's peachy keen.
Not to sound overly positive, but I like "Negativ" a lot. With any artist
who has only had one album, you get worried that they're going to be a
one-trick pony, you know? Even though I'm the guy who set up a Proem
discography on my web site, I was concerned as well. Now, I'm not going to
lie to you: while I like to be challenged, I don't like to have my skull
crushed with a hammer with *every* new release I buy. I think there's some
music that's just plain good, and "Negativ" has it in spades. I definitely
haven't been "disappointed." (As if it would matter if I were ;)
The album shows some maturing, with more diversity than the previous one.
It's more difficult in places, and yet in other places it's more immediately
beautiful. If you liked the first ablum, you'll definitely get a smile from
this one. If you haven't heard Proem yet, give it a try! He's worth it! I
especially like the extra unknown remix track at the end - it caps off the
album perfectly. Just be warned that, due to some last minute changes and
some telephone difficulties, the description your favorite record store has
might be wrong if it says the album is a ful 74 minutes. It's not; it's
about 56 minutes. Enjoy!
-adam (writing another ugly review :P)
_________________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at
http://mail.yahoo.com
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org