Tomlinson, Mf - Die To Wake Up From A Dream

An opus on human experience, 'Die To Wake Up From A Dream' is an urgent and vivid description of the times in which we live. Modern in its production and outlook, shifting sands of organic and electronic soundscapes map the psychic geography of our (internal, external, online, spiritual) reality. Encompassing folk, shoegaze, art-rock, prog and orchestral traditions, the album was produced by Tomlinson in his studio in Poplar, London. Meticulously captured one instrument at a time, 'Die To Wake Up From A Dream' is a psychoacoustic odyssey of impossible proportions. From the grandeur of opener 'Blink & You'll Miss It', and the liminal landscapes of instrumental tracks 'A Dream' and 'A Meadow (Part I)’ featuring Shovel Dance Collective’s Jacken Elswyth, to the stormy, tumultuous 'Your Flight (Dying/Another Dream)' featuring vocals by Dry Cleaning's Florence Shaw, and the solemn beauty of 'I'm On The Border' - a poetic exploration of immigration and global unrest, the universe Tomlinson has created is hyper-real; the falling of a pin detectable in the midst of a raging storm at sea.