The Dream is the eighth studio album by the English electronic music group the Orb. It was released on 27 August 2007 by Liquid Sound Design, Traffic Inc., and Six Degrees Records and for the first time released on vinyl in 2023. The album represents something of a return to their earlier sound and shares much more in common with their 2004 album Bicycles and Tricycles as opposed to the minimal 2005 release Okie Dokie It's the Orb on Kompakt. Orb member Thomas Fehlmann was absent on the album, and Paterson was instead reunited with Martin Glover, and joined by Tim Bran of Dreadzone.[12]
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| Released | 27 August 2007 | |||
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| Length | 72:56 | |||
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| Producer | The Orb | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 62/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | C[3] |
| MusicOMH | [4] |
| NME | 6/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 3.6/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
| URB |  [11] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Dream (The Future Academy of Noise, Rhythm and Gardening Mix)" (Guitar by Matt Chandler, vocals by Helen Boulding) | Alex Paterson, Boulding, Martin Glover, Tim Bran | 6:26 |
| 2. | "Vuja De" (Single; mixed by Andy Hughes, additional programming by Adam Pickard, vocals by Aki Omori) | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 5:45 |
| 3. | "Something Supernatural" | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 0:36 |
| 4. | "A Beautiful Day" (Vocals by Juliet Roberts) | Paterson, Roberts, Glover, Bran | 6:48 |
| 5. | "DDD (Dirty Disco Dub)" (Mixed by Hughes, additional programming by Pickard, vocals by Andy Caine, The Corpral) | Paterson, Caine, Glover, Bran | 5:03 |
| 6. | "The Truth Is..." (Guitar by Steve Hillage, vocals by Roberts) | Paterson, Roberts, Glover, Bran | 6:43 |
| 7. | "Phantom of Ukraine" | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 0:30 |
| 8. | "Mother Nature" (Guitar by Hillage, mixed by Greg Hunter, vocals by The Corpral, Roberts) | Paterson, Roberts, Glover, Bran | 6:30 |
| 9. | "Lost & Found" (Vocals by The Corpral) | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 6:19 |
| 10. | "The Forest of Lyonesse" | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 1:09 |
| 11. | "Katskills" (Mixed by Hunter, performed by Dr. D, programmed by Pickard) | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 5:55 |
| 12. | "High Noon" (Guitar by Hillage) | Paterson, Glover, Hillage, Bran | 6:03 |
| 13. | "Sleeping Tiger & The Gods Unknown" | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 1:09 |
| 14. | "Codes" (Guitar by Hillage, vocals by Carol Luna, spoken word by Cozy) | Paterson, Luna, Glover, Hillage, Bran | 8:13 |
| 15. | "Orbisonia" (Programmed by David Nock) | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 5:47 |
| 16. | "Let The Music Set You Free" (Japanese edition only) | Paterson, Glover, Bran | 7:01 |
| 17. | "Free Bird" (iTunes Bonus Track on US edition only) | Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant | 9:56 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 40 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ "The Dream by The Orb".
- ^ Bush, John. The Dream review AllMusic. Retrieved on 6 July 2011.
- ^ Battaglia, Andy. The Dream review Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine avclub.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.
- ^ No new ground broken. No glo-stick/daft haircut stabs at credibility. Some old haunts revisited. Shameless? Perhaps. Anyone else doing a similar musical pot pourri to such goofed-out, quality chill? No. as the good Dr described it, this is simply a follow-on from their biggest album UFOrb, which was a timeless classic.
- ^ The Dream review nme.com. 1 February 2008. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.
- ^ Ewing, Tom. The Orb: The Dream Album Review pitchforkmedia.com. 9 June 2008. Retrieved on 2016-11-29.
- ^ Ranta, Alan. The Dream review popmatters.com. 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.
- ^ Orb nostalgists will find much to savour. [Mar 2008, p.108]
- ^ "The Dream – Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
- ^ A partnership with Cologne's minimal techno doyens Kompakt hasn't quite posited the outfit back at the cutting edge, but The Dream steps with a new vitality. [Mar 2008, p.96]
- ^ URB (Magazine) (p. 85) – 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Ever-present is the exotic, Eastern-sounding instrumentation and random dialogues sounding as if lifted from obscure cinema; and 'Katskills' is, quite simply, a killer, purist Orb track.". .
- ^ Bush, John. "The Dream > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2023.