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Chicago, Illinois, United States (1999 – present)
Sam Prekop is a well-known guitarist from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
A longtime pillar in the Chicago underground community and architect of the post-rock sound, Sam Prekop first gained renown at the helm of Shrimp Boat before becoming the leader of The Sea and Cake, whose fusion of styles both in and out of rock was both creative and experimental while remaining highly listenable.
Prekop holds considerable stature in the Chicago scene, so it isn’t surprising that when he released his self-titled debut solo LP in 1999 on Thrill Jockey Records, itself a cornerstone in the Chicago music scene, it featured an impressive supporting cast, including Chad Taylor of the Chicago Underground Duo, Josh Abrams of Town and Country, Jim O’Rourke, and The Sea and Cake’s Archer Prewitt. The album played like a subtler, more organic version of The Sea and Cake, blending elements of African rhythms with soul, jazz, and pop.
The Sea and Cake remained an active band after its release, and his follow-up, Who’s Your New Professor, didn’t arrive until 2005.
Prekop’s third album, Old Punch Card, was released in 2010 by Thrill Jockey Records.
http://www.myspace.com/samprekop
A longtime pillar in the Chicago underground community and architect of the post-rock sound, Sam Prekop first gained renown at the helm of Shrimp Boat before becoming the leader of The Sea and Cake, whose fusion of styles both in and out of rock was both creative and experimental while remaining highly listenable.
Prekop holds considerable stature in the Chicago scene, so it isn’t surprising that when he released his self-titled debut solo LP in 1999 on Thrill Jockey Records, itself a cornerstone in the Chicago music scene, it featured an impressive supporting cast, including Chad Taylor of the Chicago Underground Duo, Josh Abrams of Town and Country, Jim O’Rourke, and The Sea and Cake’s Archer Prewitt. The album played like a subtler, more organic version of The Sea and Cake, blending elements of African rhythms with soul, jazz, and pop.
The Sea and Cake remained an active band after its release, and his follow-up, Who’s Your New Professor, didn’t arrive until 2005.
Prekop’s third album, Old Punch Card, was released in 2010 by Thrill Jockey Records.
http://www.myspace.com/samprekop
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mtrauma wrote:
old punch card!
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jakobdorof wrote:
OPC is good.
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ShereskySpeonk wrote:
the fuck is this?
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Massive_Anus wrote:
old punch card
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NOISECORE_21 wrote:
favor de arreglar descarga gratuita, thanks
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tyzmatos wrote:
I love this-->Practice Twice chillout
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WillieGeeMan wrote:
so sweet, just delicious.
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Austintayeshus wrote:
Oh, by the way, here's what my cover for Old Punch Card looks like: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Austintayeshus/oldpunchcard.png
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Austintayeshus wrote:
Hey does anyone know anything about Sam's Telecaster (as seen here: http://www.last.fm/music/Sam+Prekop/+images/16788251 )? He played the same one when I saw Sea and Cake on the Everybody tour and it sounded EXACTLY like on the records. It looks vintage to me... Sweet guitar, in any case. Too bad there's not more of it on his new album.
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ukkonen wrote:
and now for something completely different...!
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nooneastern wrote:
looking forward to the new solo album !
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fallerman wrote:
Featured on the new BSS album.
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albert0balsalm wrote:
perfect soundtrack to a warm summer evening.
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btwiP wrote:
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Teffasus wrote:
Getting me thru my day
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moduin wrote:
i love this guy
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odg wrote:
Sam, Archer and the others: I miss you guys. When is there gonna be new music? When can I see you live on stage again?
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sushiwow wrote:
♥
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Caligula138 wrote:
Sam is the coolest
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scalamalx wrote:
send your camel to bed...
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