

"Sorrow & A Cup Of Joe" is the yearning cousin to "Eye Contact," the first track from Lifestyles Of The Laptop Café, where Stinson coldly recounts an amorous advance. ("So let me slide over / Transmission, communication sent.") Over a delicate chord progression, whistling harmonies and snare-cushioned 4/4, Stinson sings of being soothed by an almond mochaccino. "Telepathic Seduction," by Mystic Tribe A.I. (AKA DJ Stingray, real name Sherard Ingram), is the hazy counterpoint to "Sorrow & A Cup Of Joe." Itching hi-hats seem to convey, despite the music's introspective mood, a residual restlessness—the sort of overstimulation you get from one coffee too many. Both tracks mirror the low-key, melodic sensibility of Lifestyles Of The Laptop Café, though "Telepathic Seduction" seems to lend a new perspective to The Other People Place's concepts of technology and human connection. It's not so much an observation of people as an impression of a person's headspace. Smooth chords and humming synths convey a chemically induced comfort. The anxiety suggested on "Sorrow & A Cup Of Joe" lingers all the same.
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