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'''''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==
{{Album ratings
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| 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>
| 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>
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| 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>
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''[[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>
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'''''Songs of a Dead Dreamer''''' is the debut studio album by [[DJ Spooky]]. It was released through [[Asphodel Records]] on April 2, 1996.


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 web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/07/30/50-best-trip-hop-albums/|title=The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|date=July 30, 2015|accessdate=January 3, 2018}}</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==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* [[DJ Spooky|Paul D. Miller]] – writing, production
* [[Prone|Nikolas van Egten]] – writing, production
* [[DJ Spooky|Paul D. Miller]] – production, promotion
* [[Arto Lindsay]] – guitar (on "Dance of the Morlocks")
* [[Arto Lindsay]] – guitar (on "Dance of the Morlocks")
* Mica – saxophone (on "Nihilismus Dub")
* Mica – saxophone (on "Nihilismus Dub")
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|28448|Songs of a Dead Dreamer}}
* {{Discogs master|28448|Songs of a Dead Dreamer}}

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[[Category:1996 debut albums]]
[[Category:1996 debut albums]]
[[Category:DJ Spooky albums]]
[[Category:DJ Spooky albums]]
[[Category:Asphodel Records 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

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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

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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

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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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