Dreamland (Aztec Camera album)

Dreamland is the fifth studio album by the alternative rock band Aztec Camera, released in 1993.^[4][5]

Dreamland
Studio album by Aztec Camera
Released	17 May 1993[1]
Recorded	October 1992–February 1993
Genre	Alternative rock, synthpop
Length	51:15
Label	WEA[2]
Producer	Ryuichi Sakamoto, Roddy Frame[3]
Aztec Camera chronology
Stray (1990) Dreamland (1993) Frestonia (1995)

The album peaked at No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart^[6] and at number 146 on the Australian ARIA Charts.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[9]
NME	6/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Uncut	8/10[12]

Trouser Press wrote that Roddy Frame "approaches a nirvana of cerebral passion on 'Valium Summer', 'Let Your Love Decide' and other ethereal treats."^[3] 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."^[13]

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