Beast of Dreams
| Beast of Dreams | ||||
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| Released | October 24, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 45:44 | |||
| Label | Trance Syndicate | |||
| Producer | Scott Ayers | |||
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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 attributing to the records diverse sound.[2]
Reception[]
| Review scores | |
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| 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 |
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| 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]
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Release history[]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| 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
- ^ Jump up to: 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.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
External links[]
- Beast of Dreams at Bandcamp
- Beast Of Dreams at Discogs (list of releases)
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Categories:
- 1995 albums
- Pain Teens albums
- Albums produced by Scott Ayers
- Trance Syndicate albums