The Dreaming Sea

by @aeye · @bijou · @djkennetha

Liner Notes

Get lost in the depths of "The Dreaming Sea"

Shout out to @bijou for being willing to collaborate with me on this song. You really brought it to life with your vocals.

Bijou says:

Now on bandcamp :) https://djkennetha.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-sea-feat-bijou-basil #fawmtronica #trance #edm #collab #vocals #electronic #electronica #ocean #sea #dreams #chill

Lyrics

Do you dream of blue? a bright sapphire hue we’re underneath the waves where coral forests sway

Is there peace inside the dark? Diving deep to find the spark It’s where magic lives Will the abyss forgive?

below the clouds below the streams the current carries away the troubles of today

in the sea of dreams

creature of the sea unfounded mystery it calls you down below a phosphorescent glow

in the sleepless sea lets sail into the deep The surface slowly fades nights turn into days

below the clouds below the streams the current carries away the troubles of today

in the sea of dreams

Comments

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Not just me that’s captivated by the sheer alienness of the underwater world, then. I feel like the only way we can approach it is through dream consciousness.

Listened to this 3 times in a row because I was so enjoying the overall feel of it i forgot to listen for specifics. That’s definitely partly the gorgeous vocal, I almost felt hypnotised by it. Reminds me of some of the trance stuff my brother used to listen to when we were kids. But also because the world you’ve created is so entrancing. This is all supported by such a cool soundscape. Those brassy bits are awesome, as are the gated synths when they open up. It’s a really cool collab, that a lot of people connected with, for very good reason.

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@deadhead

The soundscape is A+++ as always. And Bijou's vocals fit perfectly into it! I like the underlying tension in this one. It both hints at a big release of energy is possible yet is still calm and just floats right along the entire time.

Aaaand I'm just realizing now that that's exactly like a sea. It might be dreaming at the moment but you never know when it will turn into a force of its own. I felt like I was riding waves the entire listen.

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@wynia

This just slaps! I was so entranced by the heartbeat drum, subtle piano, and gorgeous vocals and then when the mood shifted and the low brass came in 🤌🤌🤌. 11/10, excellent work

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@audrey

This is luscious and beautifully paced. It allows us to savour it, let it wash over us. What a wonderful soundscape and a vocal evoking the mystery of the sea, its other worldness. Lovely, lovely song.

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Infectious beat, beautiful vocals, and the expert production really lifts up that GORGEOUS texture in @bijou 's vocals on this. I'm in a field, dancing, listening to this one the sound system, at a music festival... (in my head!) Oh and at 4:20, those big bass synth swells, that's just brought another dimension to the track! Excellent work from both!!

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@ambroise

I like that the songs takes the time before and between the singing. Perfect match with the lyrics. So is that cool atmospheric sound that brings me back to the 90's. The voice seems to soar in it with its soft nonchalance that reminds me of Portishead. Nice !

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@leencha

Good track. Very talented, both of you. This producing is really great. Refined. Poetic lyrics that take you deep into the sea… The softness of your voice adds to the chilness of the track. And still there is a quite fast rythm to it. Smart how you build up the sounds near the end to work to a climax. All very refined. I even can hear weaves in this song, near the end. And throughout the song more electronical waves let’s say. And the interupted sound at the end, that must be the deep sea beast. 😄

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@sapient

Holy crap. So, so much to love about this. But as a complete production nerd, the thing that really got me was the clarity of the delay line on Bijou's gorgeous vocals. It gave me both gooseflesh and mild envy. OK. I'm going to shut up and just listen now...

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Andy - you mentioned being disappointed about not getting to make a song about your daughter’s underwater kingdom. Listening to this, I wondered if maybe she just thought you had already nailed it. Beautiful place. I want to go there, but feel like I already have.

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@dudachris

Wow, what a cool cool track. Not sure if this the one I was supposed to come listen to cuz I somehow lost that tab, but this was some seriously sweet ear candy either way! What an awesome collab!! 👂 🍬

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Mmm...I'm all in on this one. Everything is so right in my world when I experience the magnificence of sound like this. "Diving deep to find the spark It’s where magic lives" Indeed! The image laced lyrics cascade across a river of sound. These vocals are so airy...nothing pulling them down. Just how I feel right now. Thank you both for this amazing sonic journey!

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@caitlin

So floaty dreamy trancey. And wowza those vocals.

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Dreamlike floating. The great deep blue is in front of me as the song grooves on. This is very good indeed!

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actually dancing to this. i love this beat. i love all the little pops in there. brings a lot of energy to this atmospheric piece. the vocals call me like a siren's song into the depths. where, who knows? i might encounter the wreckage of an epic naval battle.

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@edwinb

Ooh! I'm enjoying the sound here. Also the visuals. Actually I'm not sure I have anything sensible to say because I'm just enjoying the sound and the visuals too much - honestly could have kept listening for longer! Nice production and the vocals are great. I am lost in the depths like a sunk battleship.

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@negasi

I love how you kind of just get lost in this, floating away. Very dreamy, very ethereal, the vocals are really good as well! Just have to duck cannonballs once in awhile!

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@beacon

Wow, this is so cool. I feel like I'm at a club and doing that "step touch step touch" dance where I'm just vibing with the trance of it all. Great vocals. Great production, and love the visual!

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A gorgeous marriage of stygian soundscape and ethereal vocal. I get the sense of being pulled - sometimes under, sometimes across. The sea comes across as infinitely vast and mysterious, but not (necessarily) dangerous. It's a chance to lose myself in a world unexplored, the colours deep and rich, with the occasional unearthly glow, highlighting these bright denizens of the deep that exist only in my dreams.

Also, there's a naval battle.

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the musical arrangement sounds to me like the soundtrack for a naval battle. it provides a propulsive background for the gentle vocals that float through it like word ghosts.

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@leepat

very nice! I think @mdavisto would dig this too.

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@djtjb

Oh I was hooked from those first trancey distant chords. Then the sweepers started coming in. I knew it was about to be a ride. Fantastic vox. The breakdown around 3:15 and build up to around 4:15 was pefection. This was a dreamy adventure. Loved it!

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@chaotrick

Smooth groove, love the melodic changes throughout. Very captivating and hypnotic.

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@jinx

Oh this is a GROOVE. The vocal slides along over that beat so smoothly and compellingly. The lyrics are so mysterious and atmospheric, too.

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@paintonit

Rad production and lovely vocals!

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Love the video. Very atmospheric sounds and suits the words perfectly. There is such really weird shit under the sea, stranger than any space creatures of imagination.

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@sph

I like this very much. It floats like the theme of the song.

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NICE! The creature is mesmerizing to watch while the track plays. And the vocals really make the track!

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I like the trance instruments and modern feel to it. beautiful vocals! rhyming 'it calls u down below' with 'a phosphorescent glow' is crazy haha. wow u guys, this is an amazing collab! More pls

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I love the layers and textures of this beat, and how seamlessly the vocals blend into them with the echoes and reverb. Very cool song!

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@mal

That gif is already hypnotic. And then the music and vocals. I could listen to this for all the dark hours.

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@chandra83

This is gorgeous! Well done! 💙🌊

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All around great track, sounds awesome!

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I ended up in the sea of dreams. Beautiful. 🙏

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Oh man, this is awesome! Love how it breaks in with the lyrics. Mood is set perfectly. Just beautiful. Great collab.

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And, you nail it again! L O V E the vocals here, and you nail it with your production again. Great work, really nail the style💯

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@nadine

You know how to create great soundscapes and atmospheres. You made @bijou voice float on top of a great instrumentation. I like the dramatic chords and the string arrangement. oh a trance gate haven't heard this for year. Thanks for bringing back some oldschool trance vibes.

The production is already super rad. A bit of retouch with fresh ears and you're release ready. No idea how you make such a broad stereo field

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@savoy

This is soo good and release ready. Great collab y’all!

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Ooh. Really enjoyed this. Gorgeous creation you two. What did you use for those horn swells?

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Blissed-out chillwave. You two are absolutely knocking these out of the park this month. More, please.

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@scottlake

I hear hooverphonic is secretly participating in FAWM this year…..

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Lovely floating dreamlike melody by Bijou and a solid danceish track by AEye. Great song!

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