Dreamland

Italian pianist turned DJ Robert Miles scored a massive international hit with his wonderful, dreamy dance cut "Children" (one of the 1990s biggest and best dance hits) from his debut album Dreamland. The album at times sounds as if it were one continuous song (or set of beats with similar chord progressions) stretched over an hour, which may detract some, but, in essence, is what makes his sonic dreamscape so engaging. It's at once both dancefloor and chill out material; one of those discs where one can hit the play button, drift into a different dimension, and forget about worldly worries. Dreamland, which is both melancholy and blissful, succeeds in its simplicity. Highlights include the second single, "Fable," which continues with the same formula he utilized in "Children," this time using ethereal female chant-like vocals (also included is an instrumental version of "Fable"). By track three, however, the formula begins to get repetitive, and by track four one can start thinking that this album is really only one long, continuous song. Track five, "In My Dreams," serves to turn things around, utilizing different break beats and a key change towards the song's finish. That is followed by the album's true highlight, "One and One," a gorgeous, touching, dreamy song, featuring tender vocals by Maria Naylar, which also became a massive international hit, and remains one of the most sincere dance songs of its era. "Princess of Light" follows "One By One" and returns to the previous formula, but still manages to remain intoxicating. "In the Dawn" sets itself apart by featuring more straight-up, trance-like beats, and the album ends with the original version of "Children" and the album's closer, "Red Zone." Yes, the songs are very similar, but this album possesses a undeniably dreamlike, intoxicating quality, which can be appreciated by young and old, and, if nothing else, is worth it for the magical tracks "Children" and "One and One."

这张专辑几乎是中国最早一批，也是最著名的Trance专辑之一，在根本不知道Trance为何物的90年代，Children, Fable这些名曲都大行其道，被冠以Dream Trance的名义，大量钢琴的演绎也成为讨好听众耳朵的最佳方式。

electronic dance music，并没有问题，EDM这个词只是被曲解了，真正有侮辱性的词语应该是商业舞曲而非电子舞曲。不要过激了

Dream Trance果然是来自天堂的空灵之音，在这尘世久了，会脏，而大师只是去往了内心的那一片澄澈，洗涤自己，留给我们的，却只是Children Fable Freedom这些简单的单词[拜]

5.10 R.I.P. Robert Miles🙏🙏🙏

商业舞曲也没有贬义，狭义EDM好曲子不少，这人在玩鄙视链而已，不必顺着他说

了解一下Acid Trance吧，亲

1)意大利音乐人/DJ/制作人Robert Miles(1969-2017)在瑞士出生, 原名Roberto Concina，幼时家人搬回东北部的弗留利定居。自小学习钢琴, 1984年便开始表演，1990年起在地方夜店与私人广播网当DJ,并建立个人录音室，1994年创作Trance与Chill-out作品[Children],最后发展成有钢琴伴奏的dream house梦幻舞曲

2）1995年交给Joe Vannelli(在美国发展的加拿大音乐人)的唱片公司DBX在义大利发行,为EP [Soundtracks]的一部分 但没入榜。Joe把歌曲带到迈阿密夜电播放,被英国Platipus Records老板听到并授权，由英国音乐经纪代理机构代表,在经过协商下，[Children]在英国则授权给Deconstruction Records发行。

4)连续三首成功的单曲,让[Dreamland]在欧洲有良好成绩: 英国榜＃7(白金/30万张) 匈牙利冠军德国亚军(白金/50万张) 纽西兰＃3 瑞士(白金/5万张)/葡萄牙亚军法国＃6(2x白金/34万张)芬兰＃8 波兰白金/10万张 欧洲销售超过100万多张(白金)；北美反应亦不错:美国＃54(金唱片/50万张) 加拿大＃13(白金/10万张

3）在Dynamik Music处理下,此曲授权给欧洲由一打以上的唱片公司发行。这首缥缈的梦幻浩室舞曲演奏曲随即成为热门曲，全球大卖三百多万张,登上义大利/法国/德国…等地冠军,英国亚军,成为当年欧洲最畅销单曲，第二主打[Fable ]依旧在欧洲畅销。1996年6月顺势出版个人创作与制作的首张大碟[Dreamland ]。

现在来说，EDM就是指商业舞曲，如果想指代所有的电子舞曲的话一定要在EDM前加上“广义”两个字。

如果在1999年听这张专辑该是多么欢乎雀跃充满希望啊，可惜现在44岁了，生活困在了瓶颈中，歌曲仍然动听，我却已经垂垂老矣。

Robert Miles的传奇始于1994年发行的单曲《Children》，这首在4米见方的车库中写就的处女作反映的是他在看完从前南地区执行完人道主义任务归来的父亲所拍的照片后，对其中儿童成为战争的牺牲品最直接，最具代表性的感受。

商业电子舞曲也不是贬义

现在和过去不一样了，EDM已经被重新定义了，就是狭义上的商业舞曲，如果是所有的电子舞曲只能加上广义了

Robert是Dream Trance的创始，那时候Trance已经发展几年了... PvD确实更早一些...

这张专辑真正意义上将dream trance乃至整个trance推向了主流市场

可惜作者已远离这喧嚣的世界[流感][流感][流感][多多大哭][多多大哭][多多大哭][多多大哭][多多大哭]

21年前的音乐，难以想象