Atom and his Package

Meet Philadelphia's own Adam Goren, better known as "Atom and his Package." Atom performed a unique brand of synth-punk from 1998 to 2003, the likes of which the scene had never really heard before. The "band" consisted of himself, a B.C. Rich guitar, and his QY700 music sequencer, also known as "the Package," on which he'd write and produce synthesizer loop-based songs about random observations of life's minutiae. I remember Atom's music getting a bum rap when I was in middle school, mostly because of how dorky the lyrics were (maybe more nerdy than dorky).But when I finally had a chance to see him perform at the First Unitarian Church in Philly circa 2000 all the kids pretty much "got it." Song titles included "Atari Track and Field / New Controller Conspiracy," "(Lord It's Hard to be Happy When You're Not) Using the Metric System," and "The Palestinians Are Not The Same Thing As the Rebel Alliance, Jackass." You can think of Atom as a punkified cross between Weird Al and Dead Milkmen, if that helps.

Since "disbanding," Adam Goren (with a Masters in education from UPenn)began teaching chemistry and biology at William Penn Charter in the East Falls section of Philadelphia.

Here's his best song:

	Atom and His Package - I Am Downright Amazed at What I Can Destroy Wit
	Found at skreemr.com