Songs in the key of my life: Pram - Mother of Pearl

Working for an online retail stores we occassionally get some remainders on special occassions, books, cds and dvds. Since this stuff is so varied, there is only rarely something that suits one's interests, or you pick what is absolutely new to you and hope for a rare discovery. Over 10 years I only made 2 such discoveries: Bright Eyes and: Pram. It was the latter's EP "Somniloquy" as promotional copy, which contained parts of their "Museum of Imaginary Animals" and remixes by different artists. 'Mother of Pearl' was the first song on the EP and was a big surprise to me: this was otherwordly and mysterious music that sounded like it came from a different era. Pram are often compared with Sterelab and Broadcast, but while they do share a very British quirkiness, Pram's music is much more surreal and even a bit creepy and sometimes sounds as if played under an aquatic bubble. Pram were founded in 1990 and still active today, and I haven't missed an album since.