Paul McClelland & Friends-The Dream Pop Project (Spring, 2011)

Dream Pop. The essence of the music is a focus on ethereal textures and moods, rather than on propulsive rock riffs. Breathy, high-register female vocals or almost whispered male vocals are usually the means of lyrical delivery; lyrics are generally introspective and existential in nature. Cover art tends to consist of blurry pastel imagery and/or stark minimalist designs.

With that description in mind, I began "The Dream Pop Project", one of the final collections recorded and mixed on the Tascam 8-track workstation in my home studio.

Many of the songs are written and performed entirely by me, from the drums and bass, to the layered guitars, keyboards and vocals. I am also the sole mixer, and was responsible for all post-production.

The three collaborations at the end of the collection were made possible via internet file transfers, with friends from as far away as Germany and the U.K. able to download a section of music I was working on, add to it, and send it back to me. So musical colleagues from around the globe helped "An Everlasting Dream" become a bit of a sonic nightmare during the middle section, and soundfile exchanges also allowed "The Seven Stars" to become a celestial space jam.

Individual selections can be listened to on your computer by simply clicking on the song you wish to hear on the jukebox. I understand that there may also be a desire to burn a hard copy of this music to CD. Simply go to the jukebox, click on 'share', then 'link to mp3'. A song list will appear below. Just highlight the song you want downloaded, and click 'download' to save each song individually to your desktop or designated folder. Once all the selections have been downloaded, you can burn a CD and enjoy the music on the playback unit of your choice.

1) Child of the Dawn (P. McClelland)

2) Part of me, Part of You (P. McClelland)

3) This or That (P. McClelland)

4) Days Like These (P. McClelland)

5) Dreams Continue On (P. McClelland)

6) Insanity (P. McClelland)

7) Everybody Wanted (P. McClelland)

8) Just One (P. McClelland)

9) Endless (P. McClelland-C. Geayer)

10) An Everlasting Dream (P. McClelland-S. Dick)

11) The Seven Stars (P. McClelland-P. Simmons)