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{{Infobox album
{{Album infobox | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Songs of a Dead Dreamer
| name = Songs of a Dead Dreamer
| type = studio
| Type = [[Album (music)|Album]]
| Artist = DJ Spooky
| artist = [[DJ Spooky]]
| Cover = DJSpookySongsofaDeadDreamer.jpg
| cover = DJSpookySongsofaDeadDreamer.jpg
| alt =
| Background = Orange
| Released = [[2 April]] [[1996]]
| released = {{Start date|1996|04|02}}
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = [[Illbient]]
| Length = 73:23
| studio =
| genre = [[Illbient]],<ref name=factmag/> [[trip hop]]<ref name=factmag/>
| Label = [[Asphodel Records]] <small>ASP0961</small>
| length = {{Duration|m=73|s=23}}
| Producer = Paul D. Miller
| label = [[Asphodel Records|Asphodel]]
| Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>
| producer = Paul D. Miller
*[[All Music Guide|AMG]] [[Image:4hv out of 5.png|4&frac12; stars out of 5]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jnb1z85aoyv2 link]
| prev_title =
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| Last album =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Synthetic Fury EP
| This album = '''''Songs of a Dead Dreamer''''' <br /> (1996)
| next_year = 1998
| Next album = ''[[Synthetic Fury EP]]'' <br /> (1998)
}}
}}
'''''Songs of a Dead Dreamer''''' is the debut studio album by [[DJ Spooky]]. It was released through [[Asphodel Records]] on April 2, 1996.


==Critical reception==
'''''Songs of a Dead Dreamer''''' is an [[electronica]] album by [[DJ Spooky]], released on [[2 April]] [[1996]] (see [[1996 in music]]). It is based on ''[[Songs of a Dead Dreamer]]'', the story collection by [[horror fiction]] writer [[Thomas Ligotti]]. The album was a critical success, though popular acceptance was lukewarm. Widely regarded as one of the first examples of [[illbient]] music, ''Songs of a Dead Dreamer'' was, at the time, a virtually-unique fusion of [[electronic music]] and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]].
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-of-a-dead-dreamer-mw0000182569|title=Songs of a Dead Dreamer – DJ Spooky|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=Ned|last=Raggett|accessdate=January 3, 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2score = 4/5<ref>{{cite journal|title=DJ Spooky: Songs of a Dead Dreamer|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|issue=99|date=October 1996|page=83}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Muzik]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=James |first=Martin |date=December 1996 |title=DJ Spooky: ''Songs Of A Dead Dreamer'' |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik019_december_1996.pdf |magazine=[[Muzik]] |issue=19 |page=141 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181940/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik019_december_1996.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1196-96.php|title=Consumer Guide|work=[[The Village Voice]]|first=Robert|last=Christgau|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=December 17, 1996|accessdate=January 3, 2018}}</ref>
}}
''[[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."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Music You Can Dance To |work=The New York Times |date=2 July 1996 |page=C11}}</ref>

In 2015, ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' placed it at number 10 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.<ref name=factmag>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/07/30/50-best-trip-hop-albums/|title=The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time|magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|date=July 30, 2015|accessdate=January 3, 2018}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
# "Intro" &ndash; 1:02
| title1 = Intro
# "The Vengeance of Galaxy 5" &ndash; 1:12
| length1 = 1:02
# "Phase Interlude" &ndash; 3:23
| title2 = The Vengeance of Galaxy 5
# "Galactic Funk (Tau Ceti Mix)" &ndash; 6:48
| length2 = 1:12
# "Hologrammic Dub" &ndash; 7:05
| title3 = Phase Interlude
# "Dance of the Morlocks" &ndash; 1:00
| length3 = 3:23
# "Juba" &ndash; 5:24
| title4 = Galactic Funk (Tau Ceti Mix)
# "Thoughts Like Rain" &ndash; 5:41
| length4 = 6:48
# "Anansi Abstrakt" &ndash; 11:35
| title5 = Hologrammic Dub
# "Grapheme" &ndash; 10:52
| length5 = 7:05
# "Phase Interlude, Pt. 2" &ndash; 1:06
| title6 = Dance of the Morlocks
# "Nihilismus Dub" &ndash; 4:13
| length6 = 1:00
# "The Terran Invasion of Alpha Cantauri Year 2794" &ndash; 6:32
| title7 = Juba
# "Time Out of Joint" &ndash; 1:06
| length7 = 5:24
# "High Density" &ndash; 6:31
| title8 = Thoughts Like Rain
# "Outtro" &ndash; 0:20
| length8 = 5:41
| title9 = Anansi Abstrakt
| length9 = 11:35
| title10 = Grapheme
| length10 = 10:52
| title11 = Phase Interlude Pt. 2
| length11 = 1:06
| title12 = Nihilismus Dub
| length12 = 4:13
| title13 = The Terran Invasion of Alpha Centauri Year 2794
| length13 = 6:32
| title14 = Time Out of Joint
| length14 = 1:06
| title15 = High Density
| length15 = 6:31
| title16 = Outtro
| length16 = 0:20
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* [[Prone|Nikolas van Egten]] – writing, production
* [[DJ Spooky|Paul D. Miller]] – production, promotion
* [[Arto Lindsay]] – guitar (on "Dance of the Morlocks")
* Mica – saxophone (on "Nihilismus Dub")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|28448|Songs of a Dead Dreamer}}


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[[Category:Debut albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:27, 7 June 2024

Songs of a Dead Dreamer
Studio album by
DJ Spooky
ReleasedApril 2, 1996 (1996-04-02)
GenreIllbient,[1] trip hop[1]
Length73:23
LabelAsphodel
ProducerPaul D. Miller
DJ Spooky chronology
Songs of a Dead Dreamer
(1996) 		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.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press4/5[3]
Muzik[4]
The Village Voice(choice cut)[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

[edit]
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

[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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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