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, released in April 2019 by Rehlein Music. It contains 17 songs, most of them written by Simpson with three co-written by his former Teardrain bandmate, bassist

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, and one co-written by

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. Two songs feature members of Simpson's 1990s band Teardrain. Most of the tracks were produced by Simpson himself, with three produced by

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, and one by Teardrain and Jack Waterson. The album features

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from the Germs, Dustin Boyer from the

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band, and Ygarr Ygarrist from

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. It combines traditional songs with several short experimental pieces. Simpson was inspired by

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's late 1970s albums ''

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'', as well as the work of film composers

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, and

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. The album was recorded in

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, and at Paul Roessler's Kitten Robot Studios. It was mastered by

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, who previously worked with Simpson on his 2017 debut album ''Sweet Birds of Youth''.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Deep Dream'' liner notes. Musicians *

– vocals, guitar, sonic painter, soundscapes, percussions *

– bass, synthesizer *

– drums *

– bass, backing vocals *Miguel Angel Infanzon – spoken word *Mike Koenig – soundscape *Joi Parker – spoken word *Mark Reback – drums *

– synthesizer, backing vocals *Wilton – bass *

– guitars * Ygarr Ygarrist – guitars, drums, bass, synthesizers Production *Richard James Simpson – producer *Paul Roessler – producer *Jack Waterson – producer *Mark Reback – producer *Jill Emery – producer *Geza X – mastering *Jessee Vidaurre – design

References

External links

* * {{Discogs release, 13560855 2019 albums