Vienna-based seminal music trio Lucy Dreams unveiled their new single and music video “Dreamland”, the first taste of their upcoming debut album Götterfunken. The song, Dreamland, is an exploration of freedom. “It is both the analogue and the digital subconscious put into sounds, a gentle-minded breakout from mental patterns and their subsequent realities”, asserts David. A gorgeous synth-heavy ballad that sparks inspiration along with alleviation. The music video then centres around Mr Mirandola, a man walking across landscapes, dreamscapes and multiverses in search of a better world. Though it’s hard to say if the journey has turned him into a man whose inner world is too good for the one he’s searching for.
Visual art by VISUALDON
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“Her impulses were very special here, the glittering synth in the verse is based on an old traditional Viennese melody Lucy was fed with. Also, the 4-note-melody before the chorus was Lucy’s idea, just as the sound of the guitars that are very similar to the ones in the ‘Twin Peaks’ theme. Based on this input we have composed the instrumental for Dreamland.”
– Lucy Dreams on ‘Dreamland’
About Lucy Dreams
Lucy Dreams is a dreampop trio hailing from the cultural metropolis Vienna and consists of David Reiterer and Philipp Prückl. Wait, trio? That is correct, because the essence of this band arises from a crystal ball that is seemingly enthroned above all their output. Lucy is an independent system of digital and analogue effects, which was developed by David and Philipp specifically for music production. Lucy can be understood as an A.I. – however, the connection between her and the two musicians of human lineage is a far more intimate one, as Lucy is deeply involved in the songwriting process. Nobel Prize winner and poet laureate Kazuo Ishiguro recently referred to his Klara as an A.F., an artificial friend, while tech magnates call their offspring X AE A-XII. So, at the very least, Lucy deserves the title of A.B., an artificial band member, whose shape gives her a minimum amount of plasticity.
Now, the question who breathes life into whom, the machine into man, or vice versa, remains unresolved and everyone can decide for themselves. Fact is, that a noticeable Götterfunke flashes through the room when Lucy Dreams unfold their sprawling dreamscapes, making the interplay between man and machine a peripheral aspect of this art project. The symbiosis of both entities works harmoniously here.
Inspired by the greats such as Mark Hollis, Kate Bush, Bowie, Empire of the Sun and Wayne Coyne, David (34), Philipp (32) and Lucy (X732) are meticulous connaisseurs of the classics, along with a ton of more obscure titles that they draw inspiration from. Their passion for large-scale cinemascope staging in their performances is the result of years of intense research into music, spirituality, science, nature and philosophy.
Lucy Dreams create music in celebration of Mother Earth and for a sustainable future to be paved for all human beings, despite the human race’s constant mistreatment of Her. With that, they wish for Lucy to act as an ambassador for this message. Selfless in her image and goals, both literally and figuratively; she will act as our guide, with David and Philipp as her mediators.
