Songs of a Dead Dreamer (album)

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Songs of a Dead Dreamer
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Studio album by
DJ Spooky
ReleasedApril 2, 1996 (1996-04-02)
Genre Illbient, [1] trip hop [1]
Length73:23
Label Asphodel
Producer Paul D. Miller
DJ Spooky chronology
Songs of a Dead Dreamer
(160)		Synthetic Fury EP
(1998)

Songs of a Dead Dreamer is the debut studio album by DJ Spooky. It was released through Asphodel Records on April 2, 1996.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Alternative Press 4/5 [3]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Village Voice Scissors icon black.svg [5]

The New York Times wrote that "the sounds are swathed in reverberation or veiled by distortion; distant rumbles and swooshes compete for the foreground with drumbeats and bass lines, hovering chords and metallic clatter." [6]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 10 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:02
2."The Vengeance of Galaxy 5"1:12
3."Phase Interlude"3:23
4."Galactic Funk (Tau Ceti Mix)"6:48
5."Hologrammic Dub"7:05
6."Dance of the Morlocks"1:00
7."Juba"5:24
8."Thoughts Like Rain"5:41
9."Anansi Abstrakt"11:35
10."Grapheme"10:52
11."Phase Interlude Pt. 2"1:06
12."Nihilismus Dub"4:13
13."The Terran Invasion of Alpha Centauri Year 2794"6:32
14."Time Out of Joint"1:06
15."High Density"6:31
16."Outtro"0:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact . July 30, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Songs of a Dead Dreamer – DJ Spooky". AllMusic . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "DJ Spooky: Songs of a Dead Dreamer". Alternative Press (99): 83. October 1996.
  4. ↑ James, Martin (December 1996). "DJ Spooky: Songs Of A Dead Dreamer" (PDF). Muzik . No. 19. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 17, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ Pareles, Jon (2 July 1996). "Music You Can Dance To". The New York Times. p. C11.
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