Browse by Artist: PREKOP, SAM

Artist:	PREKOP, SAM
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Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 061CD

"Sam Prekop's eponymously titled LP is a study in pop nuances. Simultaneously transporting the listener from mild climes and swinging palms to darkened skies and wind blown steppes, the record will be easily recognized by fans of The Sea and Cake. Known to many as the singer and main songwriter for said group, Mr. Prekop is assisted on this release by Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Due), Josh Abrams (ex-Roots, Town and Country), Jim O'Rourke and Archer Prewitt (The Sea and Cake). Those expecting to find more of the computer beats and trickery found on The Fawn and Two Gentlemen are in for a surprise. Whilst prevalent, the computer takes a back seat to real strings, drums, piano, electric piano and organ as well as electric and acoustic bass. The subtle grooves, a trademark of The Sea and Cake records, are still present here as Sam and his band blend West African rhythms with a bit of soul, jazz and pop."

Artist:	PREKOP, SAM
Title:	Who's Your New Professor
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	THR 146CD

"Five years after Sam Prekop stepped out of the tall shadow of The Sea and Cake to drop his debut record, he returns with another masterpiece of breezy, crisp offbeat pop perfection with his second release. For Who's Your New Professor Prekop set out to make a record that was completely different than anything he had done before. To achieve this Sam used a variety of unconventional guitar tunings and actively stepped away from familiar vocal and rhythmic patterns. He consciously tried to get away from the Brazilian influence, though he admits 'it did seep in occasionally'. The other major thing was that instead of thinking about the vocals as the last step in the creative process, he thought about them first."

Artist:	PREKOP, SAM
Title:	Old Punch Card
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	THR 248CD

"Sam Prekop is known to most as the singer and songwriter of The Sea and Cake. He is a painter of some renown, a photographer and in addition he has released two solo albums of pop songs infused with his own blend of African and Brazilian guitar rhythms. Taking inspiration from early music concrete and electronic music, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Nuno Canavarro, Raymond Scott, David Behrman, and free improvisation, Old Punch Card is a beautifully noisy, jagged yet stately album of synthesizer music. The ideas and implementation of Old Punch Card (the album title alluding to the electronic, faintly mechanic origins of the music) were the result of an entirely new challenge: to do something completely different from anything else he's ever created. To facilitate this end, Prekop implemented a series of strict guidelines for the recording of the album. No vocals, no guitar (though he slipped in this regard on one track), and no beats. CD version comes packaged in a four panel mini-LP style gatefold package with the first 1,000 copies featuring hand painted covers by Sam Prekop, each copy unique."

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