Songs of a Dead Dreamer | ||||
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Studio album by DJ Spooky | ||||
Released | 2 April 1996 | |||
Genre | Illbient | |||
Length | 73:23 | |||
Label | Asphodel Records ASP0961 | |||
Producer | Paul D. Miller | |||
DJ Spooky chronology | ||||
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Songs of a Dead Dreamer is an electronica album by DJ Spooky, released on 2 April 1996 (see 1996 in music). It is based on Songs of a Dead Dreamer, the story collection by horror fiction writer Thomas Ligotti. 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.