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Only Ever In Dreams

by Soft Replica

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celadondreamsuite_fan Soft Replica's thoughtful layering of samples and use of sample-as-motif means that Only Ever In Dreams is an album you can keep coming back to and yet hear something new on each listen. This album is a strong contender for best Vaporwave release of 2022, and I can't wait to see what Soft Replica does next. Favorite track: Endless Reverie.
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Warpfan This debut album is a wonderful combination of complex, bitcrushed melodies, skillful bass and piano phrasing, echoing vocal cuts, warm electronica sweeps and pads, and soothing (but not sleep-inducing) beats. Fans of 超越愛 by テレヴァペ will almost certainly love this. Wow. NEED THIS ON VINYL! Favorite track: Valerie's Dream.
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centralfocus This is an excellent album. It's exactly what is described but not what I expected. Think Slowdive's "Sing" put through the Vaporwave machine and the album is mastered by the Goddess Angel Marcloid. 4/5 Favorite track: You'll Miss These Moments Too.
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Scott a really nice feeling in this release Favorite track: Nights That Never Were.
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thenewspaper smokes deep like David Mamet at Moma looking at memes of Mr. Mimal's Miami mammals! Favorite track: Halcyon Again.
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  • LG17 — Limited Edition “Lucid Haze” Marbled Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    ✦ special “Lucid Haze” marbled tape
    ✦ limited edition of 80, unique, hand-numbered tapes
    ✦ pink-tint C46 tapes with white pad printing and blue marbling
    ✦ mastering by Angel Marcloid @ Angel Hair Audio
    ✦ manufactured and dubbed in Canada by duplication.ca
    ✦ marbling by Tyler Bisson at Audio Geography Studios
    ✦ includes “Valeries Dream Journal”, a 16-page illustrated booklet
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LIMINAL GARDEN is thrilled to present this striking dream of an album. We immediately fell in love with “Only Ever In Dreams” upon first listening to it earlier this year, and our love has only grown with each listen, diving deeper into the world and mind of artist Soft Replica.

Establishing itself as one of the most well-received debut albums of 2022, all individual pieces are in its right place on this melancholic look back at 90s shoegaze through the blurred lens of vaporwave. Soft Replica weaves layers upon layers of obscure samples, intricate beat work and wistful moods to create a delightfully hazy texture.

This texture forms the backdrop for a narrative about enticing dream worlds and the risk of losing one's grip on reality. From the moment the portal into dreamland seems to open in “Everyone Is Asleep”, to the mesmerizing lullaby that is “You’ll Miss These Moments Too” and the melancholic melodies of “Nights That Never Were” — this eclectic take on vaporwave, with its flawlessly clean production, feels fresh, original and relevant. The attention it has been getting from the scene and beyond couldn't be more well-deserved.

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From the original album notes:

“Every dream has a beginning. Why should this one end?”

Only Ever In Dreams is an exploration of dreams as a form of escape, the temptation of fantasy, and the rejection of reality that follows. Wouldn't you like to be free?

credits

released November 18, 2022

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Production, mixing and artwork by Soft Replica
Mastering by Angel Marcloid @ Angel Hair Audio
Tape design by LIMINAL GARDEN

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Support Soft Replica here:
softreplica.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/softreplica
linktr.ee/softreplica

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Originally released on artist Bandcamp on March 18, 2022

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