"Knowing what I knew about Milk of Human Kindness before hand, that it was yet another fairly obscure independent act following in the looming footsteps of Joy Electric, upon first hearing one of his first songs, "The Leaving", I quite frankly was in denial that the music I was hearing was as good as it was. I couldn't believe somebody who had a sound like this wasn't better known, but given more time, I'm quite sure they will be. The sound I'm describing at first almost escaped me, but given time I grew to realize the power it had. You almost have to take each piece of his songs separately to fully realize the finesse and artistry of this ghoulish project.

The first thing bound to stick out to anyone is the vocals. Dark in tone and very deep in projection, his singing is reminiscent of some unearthly spirit wailing out of misery or neglect. His voice seems to well up from the depths with an unbreakable force, filling out the mix and emphasizing the desperation and bleakness of his lyrics. The next would of course be the lyrics, though of course you won't get a taste for the sinister, pessimistic cleverness of this aspect of his songwriting upon simply hearing this cover. His song writing as well almost makes you ask whether he could truly say he took influence from anyone other than some other-worldly being, as there is simply nothing else like it. He could take the most up-beat hopeful little lick and fill  it with the darkest of melancholy, as if it simply couldn't sound right any other way. Given all of this his mastery of the synthesizer (and perfect use of sampling) is simply the icing on the bittersweet cake. You would have to hear his other songs to learn the full extent of the sonic nirvana all of these elements have when combined into the powerful, masterful gloom of Milk of Human Kindness." - review by Doctor Madrigal

"Joy Electric is the first band that I ever liked. When I heard "Children of the Lord" for the first time, I fell in love. I didn't know keyboards could sound anything like that, and I immediately wanted to try to make those sounds too. It was because of Joy Electric that i found out about Starflyer 59, then band like The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. So really I owe Ronnie Martin for most of the music I listened to growing up, as well as my musical influences now. Joy Electric is still, and always will be, one of my very favorite bands."

"Marigoldeness is the perfect pop song. My brother says it's one of Joy Electric's most underrated tracks, and, after listening to it on repeat several dozen times in preparation for my cover, i think he's right. It has one of Ronnie's very best hook/melody combinations, plus classic Joy Electric "desperately in love in a fantasy sugarcookie world" lyrics and a cool name. What more could you want?"

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