Songs of a Dead Dreamer (album)

Songs of a Dead Dreamer
Studio album by DJ Spooky
Released April 2, 1996 (1996-04-02)
Genre Illbient,[1] trip hop[1]
Length 73:23
Label Asphodel
Producer Paul D. Miller
DJ Spooky chronology
Songs of a Dead Dreamer
(1996)
Synthetic Fury EP
(1998)Synthetic Fury EP1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press4/5[3]
The Village Voice[4]

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 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.

  • Paul D. Miller – writing, production
  • Arto Lindsay – guitar (on "Dance of the Morlocks")
  • Mica – saxophone (on "Nihilismus Dub")

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. Christgau, Robert (December 17, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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