A Prelude to Monsters

by Sloum

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1.	At Night, Mostly 04:59	info
2.	Bad Dreams 03:42	info
3.	Wind & Isolation (Their Ghosts are All Around Me) 07:02	info
4.	The Library 04:05
5.	Solitary Creatures 05:49	info
6.	Fanfare from the End of the World 01:39
7.	Sleep 05:58

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A Prelude to Monsters is a collaborative project between Brian Michael Evans (Sloum) and author Alicia Adams. A song was written and sent to Alicia for her to write words to. At the same time she sent words to Brian for him to write music to. This continued as sounds and stories started to develop. This ep is a collection of the first few bits of soundtrack to a larger/in-progress literary and auditory work.

The album is available here to stream and through somehowrecordings.co.uk for purchase on CD.

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released May 3, 2012

Sounds and Production: Brian Michael Evans
Words and Concepts: Alicia Adams
Artwork: Farah Mohiuddin

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Sloum Orange, California

SLOUM n. A dreamy or sleepy state, a reverie, day-dream, a light sleep, slumber, “an unsettled sleep”

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