Back To Artist
13 Dreams : Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus: Redux
Log in to add to your wishlist
Apocalyptic, passionate, mysterious and sometimes outrageous . Grammy Awards Preliminary. Steve Fossen formerly of Heart on Nature's Way. Doug Yule of the Velvet Underground was creative consultant on this expansive remake of Spirit's Masterpiece.
Genre: Avant Garde: Avant-Americana
Release Date: 2006
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus: Redux
13 Dreams
Record Label: ANDA
  • Buy CD - $10.95

Share This Album

| Share
Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Apocalypse Wow! 1:13 Album Only
2. Prelude-Nothin' to Hide 4:42 Album Only
3. Nature's Way 5:08 Album Only
4. Animal Zoo 4:20 Album Only
5. Love Has Found A Way 3:08 Album Only
6. Why Can't I Be Free 1:39 Album Only
7. Mr. Skin 3:58 Album Only
8. Space Child 6:17 Album Only
9. When I Touch You 6:54 Album Only
10. Street Worm 4:27 Album Only
11. Life Has Just Begun 3:48 Album Only
12. Morning Will Come 3:12 Album Only
13. Soldier 4:53 Album Only
14. Deep Space 0:40 Album Only
15. In Her Eyes 4:26 Album Only
16. Theme For Randy California 3:33 Album Only
17. Walking The Dog (Spirit Style) 3:34 Album Only
preview all songs

Album Notes

Thirteen Dreams Tribute Cd to the brilliant 60's/70's rock band Spirit is a collectors dream. This new six member Bothell / Seattle Band is astonishing! "Redux's" Producer Dave Aumann pulled out all the stops on this one!

Spirit is widely recognized as one of the quintessential sixties psychedelic bands – and their opus the beautifuly haunting “Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus” is rightly heralded as one of the real classics of the era. The genius of guitarist Randy California, vocalist Jay Ferguson, bassist Mark Andes, keyboardist John Locke and drummer Ed Cassidy fills their music with a timeless surealistic beauty. Their music lingers in your mind and soul long after you've experienced it! "Our Sardonicus is a horror movie inside a horror movie" stated the great Randy California of their grandiouse project.

Continuing with and adding to this magnificent tradition is Thirteen Dreams. Long time veterans of the psychedelic music scene. Thirteen Dreams lovingly revisits “Dr. Sardonicus" in its entirety, bringing this 1971 masterpiece into the new millennium.

“Twelve Dreams of Dr.Sardonicus: "Redux" takes the whole psychedelic experience to a new level with theremins, sitars, violins, e-bows, moog synths, and other out-of-this-world sounds, creating pure musical magic. Almost double the length of the Spirit original, “Redux” also includes mind blowing new versions of other unreleased Spirit songs. To compliment our superb band 13 Dreams, we picked the world's finest musicians living in the area at the time, for the "Redux" Production.

13 Dreams consists of one of the Northwest's best guitarist's Jeff Carolus-lead guitar/vocals. The band also includes Ed Vance-keyboards, Devan Stovall-drums, Chris Swanson-bass, Dave Aumann-guitars/vocals/theremin, Erik Hansen-vocals. Guest musicians, including Steve Fossen; formerly of Heart, film composer Saeed Shahram, Don King and Jeff Beals;from Jr. Cadillac, psychedelic violinist Seth Warren, sitarist Larry Ludvig, German vocalist Bea Kendrick, Doug Peters and Desiree Tournier.

The Great Orion Nebula Photo that graces the "Redux" Cd cover and also shows up inside the 8 page color booklet was taken by the famous astrophotographer Russell Croman.

Interesting Footnote – Doug Yule, formerly of The Velvet Underground, served as the Project Creative Consultant Director.

Read more...

REVIEWS

Excellent
author: Dave Elson
                            
While I have been aware of Spirit for many years, other than the occasional track on the radio, I had heard very little. So I can't compare it to any original.
I can say that this is a superb cd in it's own right and worthy of more attention.

                            Read more...
Magical !!!
author: Tony Richardson
                            
I have been a true blue Spirit fan since their first mind blowing album and with their unique sound was a bit unsure what to expect from the Redux album. I need not have worried,what can I say that has not already beeen said, an absolutely superb album and for any Spirit fans a must. 13 Dreams have created a truly magical rendition of Sardonicus.Well done any chance of more in the same vein?

                            Read more...
Sardonicus :Redux is as interesting as the original!
author: Darren Sherberg
                            
Unlike most tributes or remakes, the 13 Dreams, Sardonicus: Redux is not a pale retread, but a re-examination of the material, like a new production of a good play. The bonus material is exciting  and the 8 page color booklet is informative as it is lavish. The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus: is as interesting as the original!

                            Read more...
Some of the songs, Animal Zoo, Street Worm and Space Child are six stars!
author: Cal Webber
                            
Spirit, was always in my top 5 list of favorite bands and I've never heard anyone come even near to sounding like them, but 13 Dreams has acomplished that and then some! I swear this must be Spirit, 5 stars to the tribute or remake as such, the songs, Animal Zoo, Street Worm, and Space Child are 6 stars, which to me means their even better than the original material produced in the 70's.

                            Read more...
12345
Sell your music on CD Baby and iTunes! Minimize this Tab Open this Tab