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Midnight Blooming

by Jeremy Gloff

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1.
Laydown (Remix) 04:53
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2.
Look At Mother 04:05
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3.
Drive 04:55
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4.
Black And White 04:06
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5.
Two Choices 03:03
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6.
Sweet Jane 03:53
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7.
39 Days 02:42
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8.
Viola Dancing 03:43
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9.
Transparent Sincerity 05:56
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10.
Liar 04:07
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11.
Midnight Blooming 03:49
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12.
Leaving 03:45
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13.
Permafrost 03:19
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14.
Laydown 04:31
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15.
Hollow Bodies (Booya Remix) (Bonus Track) 04:01
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about

The highs I experienced in 1995 were paralleled 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 bitter taste of growing up and 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 just weren't too interested in what I had to say when I was thoughtful and frowning. I was disappointed by this.

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 took Sadie's observations to heart and set out to write about what was hiding behind the smile I showed everyone at the clubs.

I'd initially written a lot of these songs on the acoustic guitar but when I purchased a Yamaha W7 synth I began experimenting. I was averse to typecasting very early in the game so I was determined to shake the boy-with-the-guitar image. 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.

credits

released July 10, 1996

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

"Hollow Bodies (Booya Remix)" originally appeared on the 1997 cassette release of 'Songs About Stupid People'

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Jeremy Gloff is an independent musician and writer residing in Tampa, Florida. Since his first album in 1993 Gloff has released 24 solo albums with the newest being 'Road To Bartow'.

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