Songs of a Dead Dreamer is an electronica album by [DJ Spooky]], released on March 26, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album was a critical success, though popular acceptance was lukewarm. Widely regarded as one of the first examples of illbient music, Songs of a Dead Dreamer was, at the time, a virtually-unique fusion of electronic music and hip hop.

Track listing

  1. Intro (Miller)
  2. The Vengeance of Galaxy 5 (Miller)
  3. Phase Interlude (Miller)
  4. Galactic Funk [Tau Ceti Mix] (Miller)
  5. Hologrammic Dub (Miller)
  6. Dance of the Morlocks (Miller)
  7. Juba (Miller)
  8. Thoughts Like Rain (Miller)
  9. Anansi Abstrakt (Miller)
  10. Grapheme (Miller)
  11. Phase Interlude, Pt. 2 (Miller)
  12. Nihilismus Dub (Miller)
  13. The Terran Invasion of Alpha Cantauri Year (Miller)
  14. Time Out of Joint (Miller)
  15. High Density (Miller)
  16. Outtro (DJ Spooky)

Personnel

  • Arto Lindsay - Guitar
  • Chris Flam - Engineer
  • David Lee - Engineer
  • DJ Spooky - Bass
  • Enrique Candioti - Artwork, Design
  • Paul D. Miller - Producer, Artwork, Illustrations, Paintings
  • John Selway - Engineer
  • Miguel Lopez - Engineer
  • Xopher - Engineer