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9 MP3 Songs
ELECTRONIC: Pop Crossover, POP: New Wave



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From Northeast Performer
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Reviews 0510

U.V. Protection â Consumer Material

Produced by Darron Burke and U.V. Protection
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Darron Burke at Makeshift Studio

Consumer Material, the latest release from U.V. Protection is strangely pleasing. Falling somewhere
between the surprise of a spicy jellybean and the comfort of a big sweater. The music is all encompassing,
demanding the listenerâs attention. The voices of Karen Tsiakais and Joanna Muehleisen shock the senses
as much as they massage the mind. Accompanied by synths and random sounds, their voices are purely
human, strangely operatic, and wicked strong.

Wisely, none of the tracks go beyond three and a half minutes, holding both interest and curiosity. A page-
turner of an album, Consumer Material, keeps the listener on edge, almost expecting the next track to drop
the ball, the be mundane, boring in its electronic wails, but Consumer Material is more than the sum of its
parts. It doesnât rest on the shoulders of a few songs, instead it maintains its core quality and doesnât
disappoint mounting expectations.

An unfortunate side effect of the tools of synth pop is the emotional void that must be filled. This album is
fairly unique in that the band members donât seem to be striving to add that extra sentimental element.
When speaking, their voices are monotonous, almost mechanical. When singing, though unmistakably
human, they also act as another synthesizer, filling in the gap between the beeps and pops.

The album closes with the âU.V. Theme,â a Gilbert and Sullivan-esque theme song circa 100 years in the
future. Their voices nearly identical, the accompanying noise simple. They close the album having made
their case for the barest form of synth-pop. Though it may not, actually it surely wonât, please all listeners,
Consumer Material, is not as flawed as a skeptical listener may hope. In fact, itâs that lack of effort to
please that makes it so sweet. (self-released)
Contact: www.uvprotectyou.com

-Mary Hamilton