The Pavilion of Dreams explained

The Pavilion of Dreams
Type:	Album
Artist:	Harold Budd
Cover:	Pavilion_of_Dreams.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	November 1976
Studio:	Basing Street Studios, London^[1]
Length:	47:38
Label:	Editions EG
Producer:	Brian Eno
Prev Title:	The Oak of the Golden Dreams / Coeur D'Orr
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	The Plateaux of Mirror
Next Year:	1980

The Pavilion of Dreams is the second album from minimalist composer Harold Budd. It was produced by Brian Eno.^[2] Billed as "an extended cycle of works begun in 1972," it was recorded in 1976 but not released until 1978 on Eno's label Obscure Records. It was later re-released on Editions EG in 1981.

Reception

AllMusic wrote positively of the album, stating that in "mixing ethereal melodies communicated by voice or saxophone with glissando accompaniment, Harold Budd creates a series of siren songs on The Pavilion of Dreams that shimmer like light reflected on the water's surface."

Track listing

1. "Bismillahi 'Rrahman 'Rrahim" – 18:23
2. "Two Songs: 1. Let Us Go into the House of the Lord / 2. Butterfly Sunday" – 6:19
3. "Madrigals of the Rose Angel: 1. Rossetti Noise / 2. The Crystal Garden and a Coda" – 14:16
4. "Juno" – 8:18

Personnel

• Marion Brown – alto saxophone
• Harold Budd – piano, voice
• Maggie Thomas – harp
• Richard Bernas – celeste
• Gavin Bryars – glockenspiel, voice
• Jo Julian – marimba, vibraphone, voice
• Michael Nyman – marimba, voice
• John White – marimba, percussion, voice
• Howard Rees – marimba, vibraphone
• Nigel Shipway – percussion
• Richard Bernas – piano
• Brian Eno – voice
• Lynda Richardson, Margaret Cable, Lesley Reid, Ursula Connors, Alison MacGregor, Muriel Dickinson – chorus

References

• Translation of "Bismillahi 'Rrahman 'Rrahim" from original album insert.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Pavilion of Dreams - Harold Budd Credits AllMusic.
2. News: Pareles . Jon . The Pop Life . The New York Times . 18 Feb 1987 . C21.