Beast of Dreams

Beast of Dreams
Beast of Dreams
Studio album by Pain Teens
Released	October 24, 1995
Genre	Noise rock
Length	45:44
Label	Trance Syndicate
Producer	Scott Ayers
Pain Teens chronology

Beast of Dreams is the fifth and final studio album by American noise rock and Industrial music band Pain Teens, released on October 24, 1995 by Trance Syndicate.^[1]

Music

Ayers has described the music on Destroy Me, Lover as being more eccentric than the band's previous releases, attributing the inclusion of instruments such as a sitar, violin, and upright bass as contributing to the record's diverse sound.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Vincent Jeffries of allmusic gave it 3 out of 5 stars, complimenting Ayers musicianship but criticizing the record for becoming "synthetic and repetitive."^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bliss Blood, except where noted; all music is composed by Scott Ayers, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Swimming"		2:54
2.	"Manouche"		3:22
3.	"Coral Kiss"		3:56
4.	"Accusing Eyes"		3:03
5.	"Swamp"		4:25
6.	"Embers and Ashes"		3:56
7.	"Voluptus"		4:41
8.	"Moonray"	Paul Madison, Arthur Quenzer, Artie Shaw	3:31
9.	"Frigid Idol"		4:07
10.	"Skids"		3:03
11.	"The Sweet Sickness"		3:24
12.	"Invitation"	Bronisław Kaper	5:16

Personnel

Adapted from the Beast of Dreams liner notes.^[4]

Pain Teens

Scott Ayers – guitar, bass guitar, drums, violin, sitar, sampler, electronics, tape, production, engineering
Bliss Blood – lead vocals

Production and additional personnel

Nikki Lewis – photography
Pain Teens – recording
Tim Thompson – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Trance Syndicate	CD, CS, LP	TR-41

References

^ Sprague, David (2007). "Pain Teens". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ Verhagen, Jason. Scott Ayers Interview Pitch Magazine. 1995, cited May 20, 2010
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, Vincent. "Pain Teens: Beast of Dreams > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ Beast of Dreams (booklet). Pain Teens. Austin, Texas: Trance Syndicate. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Beast of Dreams at Bandcamp
Beast Of Dreams at Discogs (list of releases)

[trouserpress-1] Sprague, David (2007). "Pain Teens". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

[2] Verhagen, Jason. Scott Ayers Interview Pitch Magazine. 1995, cited May 20, 2010

[allmusic-3] Jeffries, Vincent. "Pain Teens: Beast of Dreams > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

[linearnotes-4] Beast of Dreams (booklet). Pain Teens. Austin, Texas: Trance Syndicate. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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