Dreamland (Aztec Camera album)

Dreamland is the fifth studio album by the alternative rock band Aztec Camera, released in 1993.

The album peaked at No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 146 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that Roddy Frame "approaches a nirvana of cerebral passion on 'Valium Summer', 'Let Your Love Decide' and other ethereal treats." In a 2021 review of an Aztec Camera collection, Pitchfork thought that "Dreamland isn’t completely devoid of the indie rock arrangements that characterized earlier Aztec Camera releases, and even its most experimental tendencies feel firmly at home within the band’s extended catalog."

Track listing

All songs written by Roddy Frame.

1. "Birds" – 4:56
2. "Safe in Sorrow" – 4:56
3. "Black Lucia" – 4:00
4. "Let Your Love Decide" – 5:03
5. "Spanish Horses" – 4:35
6. "Dream Sweet Dreams" – 3:27
7. "Pianos and Clocks" – 4:53
8. "Sister Ann" – 5:13
9. "Vertigo" – 4:54
10. "Valium Summer" – 5:54
11. "The Belle of the Ball" – 3:24

Personnel

• Roddy Frame – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Rosie Ania
• Victor Bailey
• Steve Bernstein
• Barry Finclair
• Romero Lubambo
• Sylvia Mason-James
• David Palmer
• Paul Powell
• Gary Sanctuary
• Vivian Saunders
• Steve Sidelnyk
• Gary Tibbs
• Naná Vasconcelos

References