Proem

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Proem, otherwise known as Richard Bailey, is a 33 year old web designer living in Austin, Texas. He has been releasing music since 1999 on labels like Merck, n5MD, and Hydrant. He started experimenting with electronic devices at the age of 19, using three thrift store turntables, some tape decks, a few garage sale Casio SK-5s, and some circuit bent bargain bin keyboards. He has released albums, EPs and remixes on labels across the IDM scene and is regarded as one of the early members of the strong US based IDM scene that started around 2000.

1	Invisible for All full track	152
2	Place Gun to Head full track	147
3	Bites Their Tongue full track	143
3	I Don't Know How to Tell	143
5	Deep Like Airline Failure full track	138
6	Pinching Point full track	136
7	When Frailty Fails full track	130
8	Out of Phase full track	120
9	Sleep Is for Lunch full track	116
10	Little_A full track	104
11	No Imback full track	103
12	Negativ Reinforcements full track	94
13	Socially Inept full track	89
14	No.imback	84
15	Below Me Reds full track	82

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Socially Inept
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Negativ
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You Shall Have Ever Been
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Too Many Cookies EP
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hariellin wrote:
last month

Wow, great singer, I tried all his albums here http://justmusicstore.com/Search/?bg=Proem

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dukon wrote:
last month

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SulphurSouls wrote:
last month

Very nice.

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square_m wrote:
July 2008

why no group... http://www.last.fm/group/proemland+ministry+of+sensory+analysis - this one has been founded by Richard Bailey himself :)

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Silben wrote:
July 2008

We've tagged this artist and many alike as 'Artificial Lounge', join in on the Artificial Lounge Group and discover more downtempo IDM with us.

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red-green-blue wrote:
June 2008

No Proem Group?

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alightedlamp wrote:
June 2008

Yeah, Texas represent!

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ekleptik wrote:
June 2008

lovely, reminds a lot of higher intelligence agency

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k1tty-p1e wrote:
May 2008

diggin the beats <3

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Quarck wrote:
April 2008

And I'm surprised that A Permanet Solution is not so popular. In my opinioin it's greatest work of Proem.

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thoughtprovoke wrote:
April 2008

simply incredible nuff said!

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moncrey wrote:
April 2008

Proem is one of a few producerComposers who _tastefully_ uses glitchy, clicky, abnormal sounds. They dont sound like chaos, they sound like instruments. Beautiful. This is hard to accomplish. Proem is one of my favorites.

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oichespeir wrote:
March 2008

Hence the term IDM, as if all else is stupid.

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em978 wrote:
March 2008

I'm surprised of the lack of fame proem has gotten. He music is far better then most of the music that has been coming out on larger 'idm' labels for years. I guess I should know that the electronic music world is just as bad as the art world

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diarmo wrote:
March 2008

Visit http://www.last.fm/music/diarmo for some broad soundscapes, deep bass and varying beats you just might enjoy.:)

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BS8T3 wrote:
February 2008

big fan of all proems work

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Highscream wrote:
February 2008

Loving it ... ~d(-_-)b~

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ldexterldesign wrote:
January 2008

...has great lp artwork.

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proemland wrote:
January 2008

http://www.last.fm/group/proemland+ministry+of+sensory+analysis

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redchrome wrote:
January 2008

\o/

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miiktesla tagged Proem with ‘zone electronica’. 11 hours ago
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