Helium

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80
AllMusic

Disconcerting and maze-like, Pram's second full-length effort shapes and refines the ideas of their previous records; Helium's primary components ... are more typically the building blocks of lounge music, but Pram is instead all about uneasy listening, cutting and pasting schizophrenic sound collages topped off by Rosie Cuckston's unnerving vocals.

OldTask
85

A varied experimental wonder that offers plenty of far out ideas for your endless pleasure. A fascinating, surreal and unique work that had me applauding and appreciative by the end. Bravo! Good stuff!

Recs:
- Dancing on a Star
- Nightwatch
- Things Left on the Pavement
- Windy
- My Father the Clown
- Meshes in the Afternoon
- Shadows

maryfreegirl
85

Very unusual and haunting sounding, kind of like a haunted circus, her vocals reminded me the ones of velocity design comfort for some reason

fakeplasticrose
93

yeah i'm alive

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Somehow, I think I like this even more than their debut record. The sounds are more varied and the song Blue is one of the best tracks I've heard in a long time. Just incredible.

edgyrras
76

thanks for the rec @ρℓєαѕєтσкуσ☽! reaaaaally sweet stuff, great mixture of genres and a really enjoyable experience! I love how melodies tend to linger for a second longer than they should, really enjoy the way most songs are constructed honestly it's like stereolab with extra steps. It's one of those projects that drowns you on their atmosphere and you become one with the music you are listening, great stuff!

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