Songs of a Dead Dreamer (album) explained

Songs of a Dead Dreamer
Type:	studio
Artist:	DJ Spooky
Cover:	DJSpookySongsofaDeadDreamer.jpg
Genre:	Illbient, trip hop
Label:	Asphodel
Producer:	Paul D. Miller
Next Title:	Synthetic Fury EP
Next Year:	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

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."^[1]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 10 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.^[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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

Notes and References

1. News: Pareles . Jon . Music You Can Dance To . The New York Times . 2 July 1996 . C11.
2. The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time. Fact. July 30, 2015. January 3, 2018.