Arne Van Petegem Discography of CDs

Arne Van Petegem albums From the introductory sweep of sweet synths that brightens "After Sunset," A Thousand Words' opening track, it's clear Styrofoam has made a dramatic break with the past. Brushing aside the dark atmospheric clouds and downtempo rhythms that previously infested his sound, Arne Van Petegem has created an album that is surprisingly bright and upbeat. The warm "Sunset" pushes toward pop, while the bubbly "Bright Red Helmet" bounces straight into it with obvious delight. Bright melodies predominate, invariably enhanced by rich, new romantic-ish synths, while the tempos are notably upbeat. There are a couple of more pensive numbers, but even they are only lightly shadowed. Van Petegem handles the bulk of the vocals, and does so with aplomb, another change from the past. Here his singing is pulled to the front of the mix, and bolstered by his own multi-layered harmonies to rich effect -- which means that when guest singers do appear, it's mostly in lovely duet, with the strong pairings including Blake Hazard, Erica Driscoll, and old cohort Jim Adkins. Josh Rouse shines on "Lil White Boy." But for all the signs of new confidence found, Van Petegem still doesn't quite trust his vocals and melodies enough to showcase them on their own. Too often he fills the pieces with just too much electronics, almost annoyingly so on the title track, ...

Arne Van Petegem CD discography For his solo records, Fat Jon has mostly concerned himself with making instrumental downtempo music, though his production for artists like Talib Kweli and Rakim, as well as his own work (both as MC and producer) with his groups Five Deez and 3582 showed his capabilities in the hip-hop world. On his latest effort, this time with Belgian producer/musician/vocalist Arne VanPetegem, better known as Styrofoam, Fat Jon marries the two genres, ...

Arne Van Petegem music CDs Styrofoam: Arne Van Petegem. Track Listing of songs: Sign That Points One Way, The; Heaven Is Burning, Pt. 1; Words Never Spoken; Future Debt Collector; Off Is Not a Speed; It Was the Earth He Was Standing on That Was Moving; Dead Air; Psychic Friends Network;

Arne Van Petegem discography Track Listing of songs: No Matter What; Snowblind; It's Just That We Don't Show It; Bad Night Is Falling; If You Tell Me The Truth I Will Kill You; There Is No Rest; By Anybody Else I Mean You;

Arne Van Petegem songs Tin Foil Star: Arne Van Petegem. Track Listing of songs: Leave Before We Start; Locked, But Not Hidden; Distorted Home; Morning, Beautiful Morning; Strawberry Hips; Before We Start; Not A Word To Anyone; On Your Ship Tonight;

Arne Van Petegem CD discography Styrofoam represents the part of the Morr Music roster where the first three letters of the label's name might as well stand for "middle of the road." Producer Arne Van Petegem does liven up his approach from the previous year's I'm What's There to Show That Something's Missing, a trudging album that often resembled one long, feeble remix of New Order's "Leave Me Alone." The guest vocalists -- including Lali Puna's ...

Arne Van Petegem albums Limited edition of 600 copies. Tin Foil Star: Arne Van Petegem.