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in 1994.

History

The band was formed by Italian-Dutch singer Kemi Vita. The Dreamside recorded ''Pale Blue Lights'', the band's debut album, pretty much solo with assistance from various musicians; it was released in 1994 to excellent reviews. To tour the album Vita recruited guitarist Fried Bruggink, who became another core member of the band. The Dreamside's next release, ''Nuda Veritas'' (1995), consisted of several dance/techno remixes of songs from their debut album. In 1996 they released their second album, ''Apaika'', a glossier, more ethereal album than the first. Again reviews were excellent, and the Dreamside steadily became more popular in Europe. They also toured the US for the first time, although to a tepid response, as the American Goth scene had shifted attention to harder-edged styles. The band took an extended break, recruited bass player, producer and songwriter Roman Schoensee, and returned in 2001 with ''Mirror Moon'', a harder, more metallic album. The group, and particularly Vita, changed looks, abandoning their Victorian-style dress for corsets, rubber and fetish gear. The following year the band returned to the US, releasing ''Faery Child'', a "best of" compilation. The Dreamside's fourth "proper" album, ''Spin Moon Magic'', was released in September 2005; it continues in the harder, more rock style of ''Mirror Moon''. The band currently consists of Kemi Vita, Roman Schoensee, guitarists Cees Viset, Fried Bruggink and Louis Buurman and drummer Merijn Mol. In August 2011 the band founded here on Label Spin Moon Media and re-released the Mirror Moon album on 23. August.

Style

Their early music is most often described as

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, tending to the

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end of the spectrum, although there are also elements of

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, and even

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. After the millennium the band changed their music to a metal-oriented style. They have been compared to everyone from

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Members

Current members

* Kemi Vita (Vocals) * Roman Schönsee (bass) * Fried Bruggink (guitar) * Cees Viset (guitar) * Louis Buurman (guitar) * Merijn Mol (drums)

Guest musicians

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(Music, Additional Programming) * Wouter van der Zwaan (guitar, Acoustic guitar) * Laura Capitani (Viola da gamba) * 'Smore' (Additional Programming) * Marijn van der Ven (Piano) * Rogue (Vocals) ''(The Crüxshadows)''

Former members

* Remco Helbers (

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, Programming) (1993–1996)

Discography

*''Pale Blue Lights'' (1994,

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) *''Apaika'' (1996, Nuclear Blast) *''Mirror Moon'' (2001,

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) *''Faery Child'' (2002,

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) *''Spin Moon Magic'' (2005, Dancing Ferret Discs) *''Pale Blue Lights / Nuda Veritas'' Re-issue (2007, Dancing Ferret Discs) *''The 13th Chapter'' (2007, Dancing Ferret Discs) *''Lunar Nature'' (2009, Lion Music) *''Mirror Moon'' Re-issue (2011, Spin Moon Media) *''Sorrow Bearing Tree'' (2014, Spin Moon Media) *''Another Spark of Light'' (2015, Spin Moon Media)

Ep's

*''Nuda Veritas'' EP (1996, Nuclear Blast) *''Open Your Eyes'' EP (2005, Dancing Ferret Discs)

Singles

*''Sternenkind'' (2011, Spin Moon Media)The Dreamside - Sternenkind
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Others

*''Vier Factor No. 1'' (2004, split with

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, Dancing Ferret Discs)

References

External links

The Dreamside Official WebsiteThe Dreamside's MySpace page
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