Review Summary: This album is a time capsule of Canadian pop-culture in the 90's.
Gather around, ladies and gentlemen. I will tell you a tale of two mythical cartoon legends. Back in my day when I was younger, there was a channel that ruled all of Canada's musical landscape. It was dubbed "MuchMusic". James McCollum, the lead singer of the soul group The Philosopher Kings, created two animated cartoon characters named Simon & Milo. Milo is the one in the purple sweater, and Simon is the muscular one in the red get-up. This band was played on YTV's "The Hit List" (basically like the Canadian version of Cartoon Network) thereby creating their brief short-lived fame. A mystical narrator opens the album, setting the tone for the piece. The story begins in several nightclubs and discotheques where Milo is characteristically clinically depressed. He drowns his sorrows in a banana milkshake (rather than a fifth of Jack) when suddenly, God tells Simon & Milo that true love is possible and can exist in the super-scientific realm of the universe. This sets the tone for the rest of the album, which is upbeat, hence the name "Prozzak". Milo's voice is heavily processed, which fits his pieces well. The lead single "www.nevergetoveryou" is a four-to-the-floor rave pounder about how Milo is convinced that a girl on the internet loves him. They date for a bit, then break up, causing our blue-haired hero to create a website dedicated to her in his gloom. The music is very reminiscent of the Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue, and Gorillaz. The rest of the album follows suit as such, with the tone remaining pleasant throughout the duration of this opus. The songs have the uncanny ability to stick in your head like Carmen Electra to dick. Overall, this album is a prime example of Canadiana in the late 90's with cheesy marketing and pop gimmicks that will always be remembered as a timepiece of the era.
