Machine Dreams
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Not to be confused with Dream Machine.
| Machine Dreams | ||||
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| Studio album by Little Dragon | ||||
| Released | 17 August 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, downtempo, synthpop, soul | |||
| Length | 43:52 | |||
| Label | Peacefrog | |||
| Producer | Little Dragon | |||
| Little Dragon chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (74/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| BBC Music | (favourable)[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | (6/10)[4] |
| The Phoenix |  [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10)[6] |
| PopMatters | (7/10)[7] |
| Rockfeedback | [8] |
| Spin | (7/10)[9] |
| URB | [10] |
Machine Dreams is the second studio album by Swedish electronic band Little Dragon. It was released on 17 August 2009 by Peacefrog Records.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Little Dragon.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A New" | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Looking Glass" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "My Step" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Feather" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Thunder Love" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Never Never" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Runabout" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Swimming" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Blinking Pigs" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Come Home" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Fortune" | 3:12 |
| US iTunes bonus tracks[14] | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 12. | "Feather" (Dimman Remix) | 6:55 | |||||||
| 13. | "My Step" (IndieAnimalJones Remix) | 9:07 | |||||||
| 14. | "Runabout" (Zick Remix) | 6:58 | |||||||
| 15. | "Swimming" (Zick Remix) | 6:31 | |||||||
[edit] Personnel
- Little Dragon – production, mixing
- Guy Davie – mastering
- Dimman – backing vocals (track 4)
- Hideyuki Katsumata – illustration
- Harry Lindgård – mixing
- Petter Lindgård – mixing
- SEEK – photography
- La Skrocka – timbales (track 7)
[edit] Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 17 August 2009[15][12] | Peacefrog Records | LP, digital download |
| 31 August 2009[16] | CD | ||
| Sweden | 9 September 2009[17][11] | CD, digital download | |
| Germany | 16 October 2009[18][13] | CD, LP, digital download | |
| Japan | 28 October 2009[19][20] | Village Again Records | CD, digital download |
| United States | 3 November 2009[21][14] | Peacefrog Records | CD, LP, digital download |
| Australia | 26 November 2010[22] | EMI | CD, digital download |
[edit] References
- ^ "Machine Dreams – Little Dragon". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/machine-dreams. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Machine Dreams – Little Dragon". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/machine-dreams-r2278102. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ Thomas, Lou (14 August 2009). "Review of Little Dragon – Machine Dreams". BBC Music. BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3pp2. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Grant, William (1 September 2009). "Little Dragon – Machine Dreams". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14616/reviews/4137730. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Brockman, Daniel (25 August 2009). "Little Dragon | Machine Dreams". The Phoenix. Phoenix Media/Communications Group. http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/88539-little-dragon-machine-dreams/. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Perpetua, Matthew (16 November 2009). "Little Dragon: Machine Dreams". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13701-machine-dreams/. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ Hung, Estella (31 August 2009). "Little Dragon: Machine Dreams". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110032-little-dragon-machine-dreams. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ Mariot, Guss (19 August 2009). "Little Dragon – Machine Dreams (Peacefrog)". Rockfeedback. http://www.rockfeedback.com/review/4355/little-dragon-machine-dreams-peacefrog/. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (23 December 2009). "Little Dragon, 'Machine Dreams' (Peacefrog)". Spin. Spin Media LLC. http://www.spin.com/reviews/little-dragon-machine-dreams-peacefrog. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Little Dragon – Machine Dreams (Review)". URB. 29 November 2009. http://www.urb.com/2009/11/29/little-dragon-machine-dreams-2/. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Machine Dreams (Bonus Track Version) by Little Dragon". iTunes Store Sweden. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/machine-dreams-bonus-track/id321244487. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Machine Dreams (Bonus Track Version) by Little Dragon". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/machine-dreams-bonus-track/id321244487. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b "„Machine Dreams (Bonus Track Version)“ von Little Dragon" (in German). iTunes Store Germany. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/machine-dreams-bonus-track/id321244487. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Machine Dreams by Little Dragon". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/machine-dreams/id388076113. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Peacefrog : Releases : Machine Dreams". Peacefrog Records. http://www.peacefrog.com/releases/machine-dreams. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Little Dragon: Machine Dreams". HMV. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=39701. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Machine Dreams – Little Dragon" (in Swedish). CDON.se. http://cdon.se/musik/little_dragon/machine_dreams-6984353. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Machine Dreams: Little Dragon" (in German). Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B002G1X2Z6. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "LITTLE DRAGON" (in Japanese). Village Again Records. http://v-again.co.jp/artist/little-dragon.html. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Little Dragon「Machine Dreams」" (in Japanese). iTunes Store Japan. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/machine-dreams/id335938363. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Machine Dreams: Little Dragon". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G1X2Z6. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Little Dragon Store – Machine Dreams". Getmusic. Universal Music Australia. http://getmusic.com.au/littledragon/store/detail?id=116166. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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