Jeremy Gloff-
Midnight Blooming
(released July 3rd 1996)

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The Story:
The
highs I experienced in 1995 were paralled equally by the lows I felt in
1996. The thrill and adventure of my new Buffalo life came
skidding to a quick halt shortly after the release of BELOW THE VELVET. I
was twenty and getting my
first taste of realizing how the world
ticks. As fabulous and important as the nightclubs seemed at
first I was perceptive enough to quickly realize how false and
affected people tended to be. The friends who were "kiss
kiss" and "hug hug" when I was smiling weren't too interested in
what I had to say when I was thoughtful and frowning. I
was disappointed.
If BELOW
THE VELVET captured
my warrior comedic side, MIDNIGHT
BLOOMING caught me thoughtful and blue. It
was my friend Sadie who challenged me as we were
pulling into a toll both on the I-95. She said "Jeremy, you
are brave enough to write about giving blow-jobs but I don't think
you're
brave enough to write about how you haven't talked to your mother in
seven months."
I'd initially written a lot of these songs on the acoustic guitar but
when I purchased a
Yamaha W7 synth I began experimenting. MIDNIGHT
BLOOMING is a mixture of pop, dark wave, eurotechno, 80s, folk,
and r&b. The lyrics were internal and intimate, and I
believe I was somewhat successful in sonically matching the music to
the emotions. My biggest influence at the time was the
music of Teena Marie.
In July 1996 I packed my station wagon and left Buffalo. I
would never live there again.
The Songs:
(click on each track for lyrics and
streaming audio)
Laydown (Remix)
Look At Mother
Drive
Black and Blue
Two Choices
Sweet Jane
39 Days
Viola Dancing
Transparent Sincerity
Liar
Midnight Blooming
Leaving
Permafrost
Laydown
Hollow Bodies (Booyah Remix)*
(bonus track
originally released on SONGS ABOUT
STUPID PEOPLE)
The Credits:
Jeremy Gloff: Yamaha W7 synth,
guitar, and vocals
Pam Gontha: backing vocals
The Joker: Rap on "Liar"
Sadie Jay: Co-lead on "Sweet Jane"
Photography: Shauna Rinehuls
Recorded at Livestock Studios by Josh Coppings
CD remastered at Atomic Audio by Mark Nikolich
I dedicate this album to my mother and my grandmother
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