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Dreams
1,130
Classical
Dreams was released on February 16, 2018 by Nonesuch as a part of the album Landfall
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Release DateFebruary 16, 2018
LabelNonesuch
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM136

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
String Quartet
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Violin
David Harrington
David Harrington
Violin
Hank Dutt
Hank Dutt
Viola
John Sherba
John Sherba
Violin
Sunny Yang
Sunny Yang
Cello
Konrad Kaczmarek
Konrad Kaczmarek
Electronics
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Composer
David Harrington
David Harrington
Composer
Hank Dutt
Hank Dutt
Composer
Jeffrey Zeigler
Jeffrey Zeigler
Composer
John Sherba
John Sherba
Composer
Sunny Yang
Sunny Yang
Composer
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
Arranger
Jacob Garchik
Jacob Garchik
Transcription
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
Producer
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Producer
Noah Killeen
Noah Killeen
Assistant Engineer
Scott Fraser
Scott Fraser
Producer
Robert C. Ludwig
Robert C. Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Don't you hate it when people tell you their dreams
You know, they say things like: "I had this dream... There was this man, and he was my father. No! No, no, no - wait, he was... My uncle! And, no, no, no, wait - he was my father! No, uh, wait, I'm not sure..."
And you say: "Please don't tell me your dream." But they go on anyway
"Yeah, I think, yeah – it was my father. And he, and, he had this bloody severed head."
And they tell you this dream like it was a movie you might wanna see sometime. And not something that's happening only in the back of their own head
You know, a while ago, I was in Germany. And I walked into a huge recording studio. And in the middle of the studio was a man. Wearing no clothes. Playing the flute. And covered with flies. And there were enormous mics all over the room. And, when I got closer, I realized the mics were all tiny microphones – attached all over his body
And these mics picked up every little sound. So the engineers kept saying: "Uh, we can hear your shirt rustling. Can you take it off?"
And a few minutes later: "Um, your pants are really loud. They're gonna have to go too. And, and y'know, the shoes are deafening."
So he was standing there shivering and playing. And there were mics inside the flute too. That recorded his breath, as it blew through the tube. And turned into notes
And in the mix, the sounds from all the microphones combined into a huge symphony. And when you put headphones on, the sound was really soft... Spatial...
The breath rushes into one ear and curves around the top of your skull. And chords. And harmonics. And turns around and around, and blows out the other ear. So being in your head, is like being in a huge draughty bar. With the wind blowing through
No, it wasn't like being in a head filled with brains, and blood, and teeth. But something completely light, and empty. And full of wind. And music
Written by: David Harrington, Hank Dutt, Jeffrey Zeigler, John Sherba, Laurie Anderson, Sunny Yang
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