Improper Advances (Remastered), by Elegant Simplicity

Improper Advances (Remastered)

by Elegant Simplicity

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£6 GBP or more
Full Digital Discography

61

releases

Get all 61 Elegant Simplicity releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Sad Tidings, Groundfall II, Zero Matter, Faster Than Ever Before - EP, Don't Look Down (at the End of the World) (Radio Edit), Don't Look Down (at the End of the World), Reflections (Radio Edit), Telling Tales (Radio Edit), and 53 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

£155.35 GBP or more (35% OFF)

1.	Simple Things 05:16	info	buy track
2.	Behind The Eyes 05:16	info	buy track
3.	Dangerous Curves 04:45	info	buy track
4.	Hearts In Harmony 04:53	info	buy track
5.	An Optimistic Note 08:28	info	buy track
6.	One More Fall 05:01	info	buy track
7.	Improper Advances 06:11	info	buy track
8.	Sad Reflection 05:14	info	buy track
9.	Distant Admiration 08:42	info	buy track
10.	A Sense Of Place 05:17	info	buy track

about

This was the first Elegant Simplicity album. It is made up of songs recorded between 1990 and 1992 using all kinds of instruments and devices. Recorded on 4 track cassette, it is very lo-fi and inconsistent in tone as a result. Some songs sound better than others, depending on when they were recorded and what gear I had at the time!

The only constants were my guitars/amps/mics and recording machine. I actually recorded a whopping 152 songs on that machine (a Tascam Porta One), of which around 40 were ever released. There's gold in them thar hills, for sure! Looking at the session logs, I was writing and recording a new song every 1-2 days.

This 2020 remaster was quite tricky, sonically, but it doesn't sound too bad, really, given the source material. I'm proud of the songs (yes, over-indulgent with mistakes every now and again) but that is the price of being ambitious.

My advice is to listen to it first. It does have a certain charm and you can clearly see the heights I was trying to reach. The next album, Nocturnal Implications, is more consistent as everything was recorded within the same two week period!

Only 100 copies of the cassette album were pressed. If you have one, drop me a line to claim a free upgrade!

credits

released June 5, 2020

©1992 All music composed, arranged, performed, and produced by Steven M. McCabe.

Songs originally recorded between 1990 and 1992 on Tascam Porta One 4 track recorder!

Remastered 30th May 2020

license

about

Elegant Simplicity

ELEGANT SIMPLICITY is a Rock Band from the UK. That is all you need to know.

But! If you like eclectic rock that mixes elements of classic progressive rock, underground, folk, fusion, and all points in between, we might just be the band for you!

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken" ... more

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Elegant Simplicity

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Elegant Simplicity recommends:

Merchants of Light
by Big Big Train

Flawless. A stunning live album from one of the UK's finest beat combos! Elegant Simplicity
go to album
The Occultation Of Light
by Mondo Drag

Hard rocking, groovy stuff! Elegant Simplicity
go to album
Hold Me Forever (In memory of my mom Nancy York Carroll)
by Bucketheadland

Masterful guitar playing and, quite possibly, one of the biggest discographies known to mankind! Elegant Simplicity
go to album

If you like Elegant Simplicity, you may also like:

Live in Mexico (24-bit audio)
by Moon Safari

supported by 5 fans who also own “Improper Advances (Remastered)”

Wonderful and remarkably faithful renditions of songs from the latter part of MS's output. Not a single wrong step, just excellent musicianship proving what a capable band Moon Safari truly is. difquin
go to album
Sadako e le mille gru di carta
by LogoS

supported by 4 fans who also own “Improper Advances (Remastered)”

Fantastic Italian prog! hippygeorge
go to album
Immortal's Requiem
by Phantom Spell

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 18, 2022
go to album