I want to get soapy with you! This is not some weird sexual innuendo, but rather the opening lines to Peter Chapman’s aka Peter Project’s latest EP Fresh. Cleanliness or “freshness” is the theme of the album, which is not only provided through the packaging; the album is in fact a bar of soap in the form of an iPod with a download card embedded within, but he makes use of nods to staying clean throughout the album. From song titles such as “Rubbing Garbage” to comparisons to germs and war such as on “The Quest for extreme personal freshness” Peter uses analogies to push this theme even further (and get you to stay clean in the process). Actually, this obsession with cleanliness is probably the only consistent thing on the album.

The album encompasses many musical genres/styles/sounds, which clearly supports the generation of add’ers who are constantly on the lookout for the latest single and have the attention span to match. Chapman supports those individuals by providing an album made up entirely of singles; each song independent of the other with no real cohesiveness throughout. Although the EP is comprised of a mere five songs, you are left feeling satisfied, or at least for the few seconds in between listening to songs on your iPod. Is it a play on our digital generation perhaps? Maybe, but either way it makes for unique packaging that clearly won’t go to waste!

It is hard to figure this EP out since it jumps so much from song to song. As far as being worth purchasing? It is hard to say. Much like the nature of the album, jumping from one song to the next without any sense of cohesiveness is sadly where we are headed these days with downloading becoming so accessible, so perhaps he has it right. If this speaks to you or if you are into gimmicky packaging (or a new bar of soap) then check out this album. One thing is for sure, you will stay clean in the process!