DFR006: A Story Of A Life Part 1: Dreams Of A Lost Soul : Dub Flash

By Dub Flash22 Feb 2005 - Edited

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Dub Flash presents:

A Story Of A Life Part 1: Dreams Of A Lost Soul

Release no.: DFR006

Artist: Dub Rogue

CD release: 22.02.2005
Copies (CD): 150 Japan, 100 rest of the world
Status (CD): Sold out

Digital re-release: 24.02.2017
(Bandcamp and streaming services)

Tracks:

01 - "A Tale Of Desperation (Introdubbery)" feat. Sister Nadia 1:25 min.
02 - "The Pain Of..." feat Ute Pacholek 9:02 min.
03 - "Darkness (Feylamia Lo-Fi Version)" 11:06 min.
04 - "Loneliness In The Sky" feat. Dieb in Dub Productions 8:54 min.
05 - "A Night Out In Dub" 3:55 min.
06 - "Carelia, Verse 1: Frost" feat. HaHoHulluA 7:00 min.
07 - "Consolatory Echoes (The Lost Melody)" 6:05 min.
08 - "Fast Life (Interludedubbery)" feat. Ferris Bueller 2:04 min.
09 - "Running Away" 5:10 min.
10 - "Dreams Of A Lost Soul" 5:20 min.
11 - "Confused" feat. Lingo 3:33 min.
12 - "Last Exit Dub (The New Melody)" 5:00 min.
13 - "Living Dreams & Dreaming Lives" 4:33 min.
14 - "King Of Dub Castle" 4:18 min.
15 - "Shape Of Sagacity (Outrodubbery)" feat. Sister Nadia 1:55 min.

Credits:

Vocals by Ute Pacholek (track: 2), Dieb in Dub (track: 4), both recorded at Andromedub, HaHo, HulluA and Proto (track: 6) and Lingo (track: 11)
Voice by Sister Nadia (tracks: 1, 16) recorded at The DC Studio
Samples of Ferris Bueller (track: 8) from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, additional samples from the movie The Matrix (track: 5), and chaotical use of samples from various sources occurs on track 3
Composed, arranged, recorded, mixed and mastered by Dub Rogue at Andromedub
Artwork by Professor Chaos at Atelier Branle Bas
Photography by M. Wunderlich and A. Mäkeläinen
Video editing by Bingewatch-R at Come Watch TV
Produced by Ralf Dub Flash at Andromedub
(p) & (c) Dub Flash Records (2005)

Release information:

The first part of Dub Rogue's psychoanalytical memoir "The Story Of A Life" is a 15-track-strong CD album that includes an 8 page booklet explaining the story which is told by the songs.

Inspired by musical fairytales like "Peter und der Wolf" by Prokofjew, "Dreams of a Lost Soul" follows a prince of a fictitious kingdom who had to flee after some revolt, and is wandering the realms in search of a new melody for his dreams.

Parts 2 and 3 of this trilogy were planned to come after 15 years each, however, part 2 eventually took 16 years due to delays caused by the covid pandemic situation around 2020. After the release in 2021, the final conclusion of the series is scheduled for 2037 (another 16 years), if Dub Rogue is still in this realm of existence then.

The CD edition was made possible by Dub Flash's Japanese distributor Cisco, who requested two Dub Flash CD releases (DFR006 and DFR010).

Behind the scenes:

One (or two?) 2x12" vinyl dubplate cut of this album exists.

The CD edition has been sold out for some years, but there are still extra copies of the original CD booklet left, as there were only 250 CDs, but the minimum amount for the booklet print was 500. If anyone is interested, I'm sending them out for shipping costs (should be a small price due to fitting into a small, lightweight letter).

The reviews about the album were mixed, since it's just in the realms of Dub, but mixed with all kinds of genres. And I'm just a hobby musician. However, one listener from the USA sent me a heartfelt letter about how my album helped him through a very difficult time in his life. That made - and still makes - my day.

The digital re-release came out in 2017, and without the booklet, it's missing a good part of the album experience. Then again, almost no one listens to the album anyway, so it doesn't matter much.

As a bonus tidbit: In 2005 I had to create a music video for my media studies at the University of Potsdam. I chose “A Night Out In Dub”, but I made a new version for the video. That new version is available on DFR018 these days.

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