''Fever Dreams'' (2004) is an album by the American
ambient
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Music and sound
* Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds
* Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere
* ''Ambient'' (album), by Moby
* ...
musician
Steve Roach. The music consists of bizarre, hallucinatory textures and tribal percussion. The first track, "Wicked Dream", was co-composed with
Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick John O'Hearn (born September 6, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist.
Known primarily as a bass guitarist and keyboardist, O'Hearn came to prominence with Frank Zappa and co-founded the early 1980s ...
.
This album is continued with ''Holding the Space – Fever Dreams II''.
Concept
When Roach had arrived home after one of his many extended trips to Australia, he had also caught a rare virus native to the country just before his flight. As a result, Roach underwent a series of hallucinations as internal temperatures rose to heights of 107 °F. After 3 weeks, Roach had made a full recovery.
When asked at a later appearance, Roach stated that "After the fever I couldn't wait to get started on ''Fever Dreams''. It was a very intense experience, and I think now I'll be able to harness that kind of experience into this album." Since the fever, Roach has taken measures to apply any necessary
immunities before any more of his trips.
Track listing
All tracks by
Steve Roach except where noted.
#"Wicked Dream" (Elton John, Patrick O'Hearn, Roach) – 18:41
#"Fever Pulse" – 10:34
#"Tantra Mantra" – 29:36
#"Moved Beyond" – 14:30
Personnel
*
Steve Roach – (
synthesizer
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s, guitar, percussion, bass)
*
Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick John O'Hearn (born September 6, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist.
Known primarily as a bass guitarist and keyboardist, O'Hearn came to prominence with Frank Zappa and co-founded the early 1980s ...
– (bass and guitar on "Wicked Dream")
*Will Merkle – (bass on "Fever Pulse")
*Byron Metcalf – (frame drum and percussion on "Tantra Mantra" and "Moved Beyond")
References
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2004 albums
Steve Roach (musician) albums
Projekt Records albums