“The Dream” is Arcana Collective‘s second single taken from “Atlas Lost, Act 1: The Long Sleep,” due for release on February 1st, 2023 via Wormholedeath. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
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The Dream:
Our world is crumbling. The Earth is faced with more disasters every day as the climate warms to an unbearable degree. Nothing grows anymore, and our only hope lies beyond this world. Stratton, a private investor in a new space age, has funded an expedition into the outer reaches of space to find a new home for the people of Earth or a miracle cure for our planet. He only needs one more piece to his elaborate puzzle – an experienced Astronaut from a long deserted space age – and Damian seems to be our only hope to lead the way. But will he be able to overcome the recent trauma plaguing him in the form of a nightmare cloaked in red?
“The Dream” is a very Latin-inspired piece with a modern Metal twist. It’s one of the darker-sounding tracks on the album, but also has a melancholic turn in the choruses. I wrote a piece with a lot of dualities in mind: the 8-string guitar battling with the lighter 6-string parts, Damian’s sense of morality conflicting with Stratton’s manipulative greed, and the clash of acoustic and synthetic sounds. Overall, it has become one of my favorite compositions to date!
Tracklist:
- Prelude
- The Dream
- The Launch
- The Long Sleep
- The Traveler
- The Longing
- The Imagining
- Manhattan Project (Cover)
Lineup for “Atlas Lost, Act 1: The Long Sleep”:
Rogan McAndrews Plays Guitar, Bass, Synths, and Piano
Deyson Thiara Plays Drums
Guest Solos by Erin Cobern (Guitar on “The Longing”),
Charlie Robbins (Guitar on “The Imagining”),
and Nicholas Ibarreta (Alto Sax on “The Launch”, “The Traveler”, and “The Imagining”)
Credits:
Reed Alton as “Stratton, The Manipulator”
Anna Draper as “The Nightmare 1” & “Being of Light”
Rogan McAndrews as “Damian, The Sleeper”
Eissa Zhovnerchuk as “Cassidy, The Dreamer”
Vocaloid Avanna as “Nova, The Traveler”
Special Thanks to the Following Supporters for Translations and Appearing as Additional Spoken Characters:
Tanya Brown – Xavier Cicchino – Véronique Foisy – Justin Connor – Chelsea Finnigan – Florian Heringa – Chiharu Lee – Andy Schneider