Adam Goren

Background and music career

Goren was born in The Bronx, New York City on January 14, 1975, but grew up in Oreland, Pennsylvania. He played in several local bands as a youth. While Goren was still in school, a friend introduced him to music sequencers, and he began writing music with one in his spare time. In 1991, Goren joined the punk band Fracture until 1995. Later he started performing shows as Atom and His Package, consisting of himself, a B.C. Rich guitar, and his QY700 music sequencer.

In 1997 he released his first album, the aptly named The First CD, on Bloodlink Records. He released several more albums and EPs and has performed on several compilations and self-released EPs while touring internationally.

Personal life

In April 2003 Goren was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. This led to his decision to stop touring as Atom and His Package. Goren performed his final show under that name on August 29, 2003 in Philadelphia. After that show, he released his last album, Hair: Debatable. On Saturday, November 1, 2008, Goren performed as Atom and His Package at The Fest 7 in Gainesville, Florida and is scheduled to return for Fest 16. Goren currently plays with the band Armalite.

Music

The songs of Atom and His Package generally consist of electronic punk music put together with a sequencer. A few songs are purely instrumental. The lyrics of Goren's songs are usually humorous and most often centered around observations and off-key singing; a more punk influenced style eventually evolved.

Atom and His Package (1997)

Published by Bloodlink Records

1. "Avenger
2. "He Kissed Me (Dancy Pants Version)
3. "Snowshoe BBQ
4. "Scary Sloop
5. "Mark Scott
6. "Collateral Damage (Brutal Truth cover)
7. "Minds Playin' Tricks on Me (Geto Boys cover)
8. "Well Fed Fucking Sequencer (Born Again$t cover)
9. "Chris and his Connor (Whom I Already Love)
10. "Books My Dog, The Box, Brian Sokel, & Me
11. "Head (She's Just A)
12. "After School Special Stands for ASS
13. "She's in the Bathroom & She's Shaking Me Till Tomorrow (Andrew Dick & AC/DC cover medley)
14. "Tim Allen is Not Very Funny
15. "Jeb Bell
16. "Where Eagles Dare (Misfits cover)
17. "He Kissed Me (Nice & EZ)
18. "Martha is Flanged Like a Hippo
19. "Atom and His Package Theme Song
20. "Twelve Years Old Forever

A Society of People Named Elihu (1997)

Published by The Mountain Cooperative

1. "Punk Rock Academy
2. "Happy Birthday Ralph
3. "Goalie
4. "80's Bastard (cover medley)
5. "People in This Computer Lab Should Shut the Hell Up
6. "Waiting Room (Fugazi cover)
7. "Jenny S.
8. "Philadelphia
9. "Meatball
10. "Happy Birthday General
11. "Sting Cannot Possibly Be the Same Guy Who Was in the Police
12. "Me and My Black Metal Friends
13. "180 lbs.
14. "Break Down the Walls (Youth of Today cover)
15. "You Took Me By Surprise (Andrew Dick cover)
16. "Reset the Crotchelator
17. "Connor, Welcome
18. "No Head
19. "Pat and Atom are Friends
20. "No Way DNA (Fracture song from their self-titled album)

Behold, I Shall Do A New Thing EP (1998)

Published by Vital Music Mailorder

1. "(Lord, It's Hard to be Happy When You're Not) Using the Metric System
2. "Nutrition (Dead Milkmen cover)
3. "Hats Off to Halford

1. "Pumping Iron for Enya
2. "Bloody Lip (I Hate You cover)
3. "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Lib
4. "Thresholds to Adult Living

Atom And His Rockage EP (1998)

Published by Wabana

1. "He Kissed Me
2. "Avenger
3. "Atom and His Rockage
4. "(She's Just a) Head

Making Love (1999)

Published by No Idea Records

1. "(Lord, It's Hard To Be Happy When You're Not) Using The Metric System
2. "Nutrition (Dead Milkmen cover)
3. "Hats Off To Halford
4. "Pumping Iron For Enya
5. "Bloody Lip
6. "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Lib
7. "Thresholds To Adult Living (Fracture cover)
8. "He Kissed Me (Rock Version)
9. "Avenger (Rock Version)
10. "Atom & His Package (Rock Version)
11. "Head (She's Just A...) (Rock Version)
12. "Head Of Septa, Nose Of Me
13. "Karpathia
14. "Son Of Poop And George
15. "Getaway Car (Fracture cover)
16. "What We Do On Christmas
17. "P.P. (Doo-Doo)

Shopping Spree EP (2000)

Features Har Mar Superstar

Published by Sub City

1. "Shopping Spree - Atom and His Package
2. "Shopping Spree - Har Mar Superstar

Redefining Music (2001)

Published by Hopeless Records

1. "Undercover Funny
2. "Trump
3. "Shopping Spree
4. "Seed Song (The Mountain Goats cover)
5. "Anarchy Means I Litter
6. "Mission 1: Avoid Job Working With Assholes
7. "For Franklin
8. "Going To Georgia (The Mountain Goats cover)
9. "Cross Country Atom And His Package Tour Via Bicycle
10. "Atari Track And Field / New Controller Conspiracy
11. "If You Own The Washington Redskins, You're A Cock
12. "Before My Friends Do
13. "Alpha Desperation March (The Mountain Goats cover)
14. "Open Your Heart"
15. "Upside Down From Here

Hamburgers EP (2002)

Published by File 13

1. "I'm Downright Amazed at What I Can Destroy With Just a Hammer
2. "Fraudulent
3. "Wonderman (Hammer Smashed Ball)
4. "Sebastian in Nigeria
5. "Head Gone Vertical (AMFM cover)

Attention! Blah Blah Blah (2003)

Published by Hopeless Records

1. "Possession (Not the One by Danzig)
2. "Mustache T.V.
3. "The Palestinians Are NOT the Same Thing as the Rebel Alliance, Jackass
4. "Does Anyone Else in This Room Want to Marry His or Her Own Grandmother?
5. "I, Professional
6. "Out to Everyone
7. "Friend, Please Stop Smoking
8. "Head with Arms
9. "I'm Downright Amazed at What I Can Destroy With Just a Hammer
10. "Lying to You (Radon Cover)
11. "Dear Atom, You Do Not Want Children. Love, Atom
12. "For Aliza, Whenever She May Sleep
13. "Matt Werth Speaks

Hair: Debatable (2004)

Published by Hopeless Records

1. "Intro
2. "(Lord It's Hard To Be Happy When You're Not) Using The Metric System
3. "Pumping Iron For Enya
4. "Possession (Not The One By Danzig)
5. "Happy Birthday Ralph
6. "Bloody Lip
7. "Snowshoe BBQ
8. "Upside Down From Here
9. "Mustache T.V.
10. "Shopping Spree Introduction
11. "Shopping Spree
12. "Mind's Playing Tricks On Me
13. "If You Own The Washington Redskins You're A Cock
14. "Waiting Room
15. "I'm Downright Amazed (At What I Can Destroy With Just A Hammer)
16. "Anarchy Means I Litter
17. "Undercover Funny
18. "Head (She's Just A)
19. "What We Do On Christmas
20. "Collateral Damage
21. "Me And My Black Metal Friends
22. "Does Anyone Else In This Room Want To Marry His Or Her Own Grandmother?
23. "Avenger
24. "Hats Off To Halford
25. "Meatball
26. "Atom And His Package
27. "Punk Rock Academy

Going to Ames: A Tribute to The Mountain Goats EP (2001)

A limited edition tribute album to The Mountain Goats; 500 were published.

1. "The Seed Song (The Mountain Goats cover)
2. "Going to Georgia (The Mountain Goats cover)
3. "Alpha Desperation March (The Mountain Goats cover)

Adam Goren continues to work with Armalite, although he maintains a website under the name of Atom.

Compilations

Appearance in popular culture