Eric Sorenson wrote:
quoted 16 lines On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, anton wrote:> On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, anton wrote:
> > simple, sincere, emotional.
>
> The last two are exactly how I'd describe the new Proem album on
> m3rck "Socially Inept".. I ordered this and Secede's "bye bye
> gridlock traffic" and the sweet-ass Proem t-shirt..received it
> all in a couple of days along with a huge batch of stickers and
> flyers (yes...merck rocks)
>
> I'm still digesting "Socially Inept", it's obvious it took a lot
> of time and concentration to make and I'm amazed at how he fit
> this much MUSIC into 60 minutes. Some highlights so far, the
> vocals on "carpark kittens" and *gasp* is that an electric
> guitar on "deep like airline failure"? The outro of the last
> track "socially inept" is one of the more thrilling ambient
> rides in memory. So... yeah. Get it.
I agree with all of this 100%.
Socially Inept is an excellent album, and shows a lot of growth.
Eric's right - there is a whole lot packed into this album. I made
the mistake of listening to this on crappy computer speakers the first
time (I got it at work and couldn't wait). It's deceptively simple at
first, but there are a lot of details and elegant touches throughout.
It seems a labour of love.
It's like a friend you haven't seen in years creeping up behind you
and whispering sweet memories and good news in your ear. It's like
sweet organic honey with graham cracker bits...
He's played with vocals a bit more - I hear them on 4 tracks, but
they're buried and made a part of the music on two of them. The
beautiful, sighing electric guitar on Deep Like Airline Failure is a
wonderful surprise.
Please, Mr. Proem man, may I have another?
-Adam Piontek
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