Dreamend Discography of CDs

Dreamend CD discography Dreamend's second of two albums based, at least according to the artist, on the journal of a serial killer found at an auction, And the Tears Washed Me, Wave After Cowardly Wave is the kind of thing that is emblematic -- perhaps too emblematic -- of 21st century indie as grandiose elaborate project, no matter what the background. This ultimately derives from the fact that no matter what inspired this album, there's something very Flaming Lips about it, where death and potential mayhem all get lost a bit in a swathe of swelling songs and higher-pitched vocals that suggest sweet whimsy more than doom and gloom. Certainly a lyrical moment like "I see your face again/It's cold and it haunts me" on "Cold and Dead," set against a brisk strum and gentle chimes, actually does work, but there's also something about the idea of turning the concept of murder and mental torment into something with the tone of a slightly worn amusement park that is as skew-whiff as potentially spot-on. Meanwhile, the idea of swathed and buried and attractive guitar pop of sorts has gone through enough iterations that another example of it is neither remarkable in and of itself nor objectionable on its own face. So hearing the ...

Dreamend CD discography The Chicago band Dreamend alternates between gentle acoustic interludes and raucous rock guitar workouts on this set, first released in 2004. Almost every track, save the pastoral "Can't Take You," escalates into an electric whirlwind, with the exception of "10 Guitars From Salem," which starts out in a storm of noise and drifts to a gentle, reflective close.

Dreamend albums While earlier Dreamend albums were more of the dynamic post-rock variety, Ryan Graveface took a lo-fi psych-folk approach for 2010's So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite. In contrast to the vocoder and synth of Black Moth Super Rainbow, his vocals swirl around a washed organic blanket made of banjo, organs, pedal steel, and acoustic guitar. The warm backing tracks balance out the dark lyrical content, which takes inspiration from a serial killer's journal and ...

Dreamend music CDs Audio Mixer: John Byler. Track Listing of songs: Place in Thy Memory, A; In Her Little Bed We Lay Her; Can't Take You; Iceland; Mary Cogswell & Fred Vaillancourt; New Zealand;