A Dream in Static

A Dream in Static is the debut studio album by American post-metal band Earthside. The album was released on October 23, 2015, and produced by David Castillo, in addition to two of the band members Frank Sacramone and Jamie van Dyck.^[2]

A Dream in Static
Studio album by Earthside
Released	October 23, 2015
Genre	Progressive metal cinematic music post-metal[1]
Length	63:52
Label	Self released
Producer	David Castillo, Frank Sacramone, and Jamie van Dyck
Earthside chronology
A Dream in Static (2015) Let the Truth Speak (2024)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Prog Mind	9.5/10[3]
Blabbermouth	10/10[4]

Blabbermouth gave the album a 10/10, praising Earthside for their ability to span musical genres and permit each song to have its own sense of identity while preserving a distinctly progressive metal sound.^[4] Tony Shrum of New Noise Magazine praised the album, though they commented that the tracks with guest vocalists largely outshined the fully instrumental tracks. "The cross-continental project highlights the best of prog from around the world and features vocalists capable of carrying this grandiose music. If not for a relatively underwhelming instrumental portion of the record, Earthside could have released one of the best debuts in a long, long time."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Earthside.

A Dream in Static track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Closest I've Come"	8:00
2.	"Mob Mentality" (featuring Lajon Witherspoon and the Moscow Studio Symphony Orchestra)	9:56
3.	"A Dream in Static" (featuring Daniel Tompkins)	7:35
4.	"Entering the Light" (featuring Max ZT and the Moscow Studio Symphony Orchestra)	5:27
5.	"Skyline"	9:28
6.	"Crater" (featuring Bjorn Strid)	6:03
7.	"The Ungrounding"	5:34
8.	"Contemplation of the Beautiful" (featuring Eric Zirlinger)	11:49
Total length:		63:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's Bandcamp page.^[2]

Earthside

• Ben Shanbrom – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Frank Sacramone – Grand piano, keyboards, programming
• Ryan Griffin – bass
• Jamie van Dyck – electric and acoustic guitars, orchestration, backing vocals

Additional vocalists

• Lajon Witherspoon – guest vocals on track 2
• Daniel Tompkins – guest vocals on track 3
• Bjorn Strid – guest vocals on track 6
• Eric Zirlinger – guest vocals on track 8

Additional instrumentalists

• The Moscow Studio Symphony Orchestra – instrumentalists on tracks 2 and 4
• Max ZT – hammer dulcimer on track 4
• Henrik Gennert – guitar solo on track 7
• JP Asplund – percussion

Additional personnel

• Produced by David Castillo at Ghost Ward (Stockholm, Sweden)
• Co-produced by Earthside members Frank Sacramone and Jamie van Dyck
• Tracks 1, 6, and 7 mixed by Jens Bogren with Johan Örnborg at Fascination Street Studios
• Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 mixed by David Castillo at Ghost Ward
• Mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

Imagery

• Travis Smith - cover artist