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Diary of Dreams is a darkwave group from Düsseldorf, Germany. The lead singer and founding member Adrian Hates has produced most of the albums by himself or with minimal help from others. He rarely uses a full band, except when he is on tour.
Adrian Hates was originally a classically trained guitarist and pianist, and subsequently bassist of Garden of Delight. He initiated the Diary of Dreams project in the late 1980s, taking the name from one of his early classical guitar compositions, ‘Tagebuch der Träume’. The first album, ‘Cholymelan’, appeared in 1994 on the Dion Fortune label.
Encouraged by this success, Adrian formed his own label Accession and released a string of albums over the following years, building a loyal fanbase each step of the way. The second album ‘End of Flowers’ was released in 1996, expanding on the darkwave sound of the debut. ‘Bird Without Wings’ followed a year later, whilst the more experimental work ‘Psychoma?’ arrived in 1998.
The first sign of consolidation came in 1999, when a compilation album ‘Moments of Bloom’ appeared, containing two reworked tracks from each album. The next two albums ‘One of 18 Angels’ and ‘Freak Perfume’ (plus its companion EP ‘PaniK Manifesto’) made greater use of electronic rhythms, resulting in greater club play and wider recognition for the band.
Their 2004 ‘Nigredo’ (a concept album inspired by a mythology the band designed themselves) saw a move back towards the more subtle, sparse concepts of old, but still featuring bursts of their more recent, dance-oriented sound. Songs from the Nigredo tour were later released on the live CD ‘aLive’ and the companion DVD ‘Nine In Numbers’.
Adrian Hates was originally a classically trained guitarist and pianist, and subsequently bassist of Garden of Delight. He initiated the Diary of Dreams project in the late 1980s, taking the name from one of his early classical guitar compositions, ‘Tagebuch der Träume’. The first album, ‘Cholymelan’, appeared in 1994 on the Dion Fortune label.
Encouraged by this success, Adrian formed his own label Accession and released a string of albums over the following years, building a loyal fanbase each step of the way. The second album ‘End of Flowers’ was released in 1996, expanding on the darkwave sound of the debut. ‘Bird Without Wings’ followed a year later, whilst the more experimental work ‘Psychoma?’ arrived in 1998.
The first sign of consolidation came in 1999, when a compilation album ‘Moments of Bloom’ appeared, containing two reworked tracks from each album. The next two albums ‘One of 18 Angels’ and ‘Freak Perfume’ (plus its companion EP ‘PaniK Manifesto’) made greater use of electronic rhythms, resulting in greater club play and wider recognition for the band.
Their 2004 ‘Nigredo’ (a concept album inspired by a mythology the band designed themselves) saw a move back towards the more subtle, sparse concepts of old, but still featuring bursts of their more recent, dance-oriented sound. Songs from the Nigredo tour were later released on the live CD ‘aLive’ and the companion DVD ‘Nine In Numbers’.
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Nekrolog 43
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Freak Perfume
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One of 18 Angels
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Bird Without Wings
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bloomofsilence wrote:
the best for me
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Balpheor wrote:
они охуенны! боже кто связал сию шикарную группу с конфой про otto dix, мерзко же
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c_file wrote:
professional industrial animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH96yXmyRqM
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Butterfly:Dance has that great beat
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Keznor wrote:
And I neeed my Chemicals
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MysSstiC wrote:
♥♥ Ukraine is looking forward to your concert..
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loomia wrote:
They used to be my fave band, and then I kinda left them... now Im falling in love with em again ♥ "I try to see you in my future, I try to find you in my past"...
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szalonysomeone wrote:
długo się nie mogłem przekonać do tego zespołu aż w końcu polubiłem:)
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Drakmus wrote:
Nigredo [3] !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lahiri wrote:
Check this out! http://www.lastfm.it/music/And+This+Again/When+I+Took+the+Path/Ghoul
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Selvetarm wrote:
Nigredo [2] !!!
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diianhe wrote:
Finally they will come to Mexicooooooo..!! :D
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FromDarkGrave wrote:
excellent your band, and great vocalist, and so great the drummer, excellent....
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Beautiful music, great vocalist, great live band!
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found_dead wrote:
i think nigredo's best
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ImmorTaLRus wrote:
nekrolog 43's their best album [2]
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ImmorTaLRus wrote:
DoD is great!!
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t_Traum-A wrote:
I love this band... It's great)
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uvita wrote:
L♥ve
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Robula wrote:
I like this, although I'm not very keen on darkwave style vocals... :( Anything with harsh/whispered/synthed vocals of some description? =P
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Jan
23
Diary of Dreams
VDMAS, Mexico City, Mexico
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| 15 attendees
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Mar
19
Große Freiheit Tournee 2010
Ruhrcongress, Bochum, Germany
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| 13 attendees
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Mar
20
Unheilig - Große Freiheit Tournee 2010
Stadtgarten, Erfurt, Germany
1 shout
| 13 attendees
News
Concert in Stuttgart
6 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/diaryofdreams
DeutschKonzert
in StuttgartWir freuen uns, ein weiteres Konzert
ankündigen zu können: DIARY OF DREAMS werden am 22. Mai
2010 als Special Guest von Unheilig in Stuttgart zu sehen
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