Sleep Well

Electric President | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Morr Music / M.M.
• ASIN: B0016J66RK
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,536 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This is the second album by Electric President (Ben Cooper & Alex Kane), made in the same shed in Jacksonville Beach, Florida as their previous records and in Alex's bedroom. The wind blows the sounds away. It's foggy. Beads of dew glisten on the leaves. Outside, in the small tool shed, the light is still on. The ocean is not far away. Concentration and contemplation: for over 13 months, Electric President recorded what Ben Cooper calls a ''middle of the night record;'' his "12 pop songs about dreams and nightmares." Dreams and nightmares is what Sleep Well is about -- shadowy and inscrutable atmospheres, the border landscapes of our existence where the fog and the wind passes the sounds over to us. As British as sea-shanties, these songs seem to disappear into echo spirals, when Cooper's voice gradually disappears from the microphone until it nearly sounds ghostly. ''Ether'' is an absolute metamorphosis in the tradition of Franz Kafka or Orson Welles -- a typical Ben Cooper pop song that is hymnal but never theatrical. ''Monster'' forms sounds into a melodic, sparkling landscape, while "Graves And The Infinite Arm" is a dark, melancholy, gothic novel. The wind blows the sounds away. And us with them. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great follow up.., June 30, 2008

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David Hermens "dave" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sleep Well (Audio CD)

if the first album was a story about the future and where we are heading, this album is about a horrible dream, a nightmare, with monsters. Their sound is a little more raw and not as clean sounding as the first, which is fitting. Some very nice strings like always.. the vocals are hard to understand at times, but are haunting and beautiful.. the electric guitar will send shivers up your spine, and you'll find your self singing these songs in ur heads over and over again, wanting to listen to the cd more and more.

5.0 out of 5 stars Really fantastic album!, March 11, 2011

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This review is from: Sleep Well (Audio CD)

Give Electric President a try, I love the concepts behind each album and the craftsmanship on each song is wonderful. Favorite track? Robophobia. Who knew nightmares could sound so appealing?

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, March 15, 2009

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This review is from: Sleep Well (MP3 Download)

Wonderful soundscapes, clever lyrics, a seamless blend of happy, dark, ethereal and tragic all wrapped into one sound. If you like Postal Service, you will absolutely love these guys. I only wish that these guys would find a way to take their music on the road.