January 14, 2023

Nick Prol & The Proletarians – Loon Attic (2017, CD, Usa)


Songs
1. Main Titles 00:59
2. Welcome 00:27
3. Carvings on the Wall 04:08
4. 8th Wonder 02:02
5. Treacle 02:27
6. Shiny and Round 02:12
7. Box of Flies 03:04
8. Marry Annette 01:58
9. Thumbs 03:02
10. Madame Spider 03:14
11. Reprise 00:49
12. Bubble and Squeak 02:28
13. A Myriad 01:37
14. Nameless 01:42
15. Under the Bed 00:18
16. Magazine Reader 03:09
17. Cheesecake 01:32
18. Another Groan 01:39
19. Wastebin 02:07
20. It Bodes Well 02:47
21. Saturnine Showers 01:49
22. Beekeeper's Suit 04:10
23. O Merry Land 02:17

Musicians
Nick Prol / Vocals, Guitar, Misc. Cacophonous Calamity
Ben Spees / Bass, Misc. Aural Alchemy
Connor Reilly / Drums
Dave Newhouse / Woodwinds

Guest

Evyenia Karapolous/ Vocals
Charlie Cawood/ Bass. Guitar
Moe Staiano/ Glockenspiel, Marimba, Percussion
Dave Willey/ Accordion, Bass, "Cruddy Mandolin"
Paul Sears/ Drums, Percussion
Bob Drake/ Vocals
Mo Ha Dev/ Guitar
Thymme Jones/ Drums, Trumpet, Moog
Oliver Grant Campbell/ Bass, Screams
Michael Dawson/ Flute
Carla Diratz/ Vocals
Matt Lebofsky/  Keyboards, Mellotron, Piano
Dominique D'Avanzo/ Backing Vocals, Bass Clarinet
Emanuele Sterbini/ Backing Vocals
Nathan James/ Backing Vocals
Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth/ Drums
Anthony Garone/ Guitar
Rob Crow/ Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
R Stevie Moore/ Acoustic Guitar, Humming, Sad Trumpet, Harpsichord, Scatting


The main project of composer/singer/guitarist Nick Prol, The Proletarians are a group of musicians that believe in and share Nick's vision of a mix of accessible and avant-garde and help elevate his melodies by adding their own creative touches and textures to his songs. The band is made up of saxophonist Dave Newhouse of classic avant-jazz rock group The Muffins, who has collaborated with the likes of Fred Frith and Sun Ra's Arkestra as well as bassist/multi-instrumentalist Ben Spees and drummer Connor Reilly of adroit progressive/experimental rock group, The Mercury Tree.

The Proletarians' debut album Loon Attic features guest appearances from a long list of respected collaborators including DIY progressive popster R. Stevie Moore, Bob Drake (solo, Thinking Plague, 5uus, etc), Rob Crow (Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, etc), Thymme Jones (Cheer-Accident), Moe! Staiano (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), Matt Lebofsky (Secret Chiefs 3), Dave Willey (Thinking Plague, Hamster Theater), Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth (Bent Knee), Paul Sears (The Muffins), Carla Diratz (French experimental vocal artist), the members of Sterbus (Italian prog-pop band), and Mo Ha Dev (Stop Motion Orchestra). The album is produced by adept audio shamans Ben Spees & Ian Beabout, host of the online radio programme Prog Rock Deep Cuts.

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