- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Theme For A Dream
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP026D
- Release Date
- 20 July 2018
-
Vinyl 1×LP
UnavailableRead More- + MP3
FEP26
- Standard Black Vinyl
-
Download
$9.99320 kbps, LAME-encoded
Genres
Natureboy Flako moves deeper into the realms of experimental electronic fusion with his startling new album 'Theme For A Dream', the long-awaited follow-up to our 2015 album of the year 'Natureboy'. For those quick off the mark, we have an exclusive 100 copy run pressed on translucent coloured vinyl...
Where his previous recordings lent toward the sort of polyphonic rhythmic possibilities on offer from the splintering post-dubstep beat scene, 'Theme For A Dream' finds Flako fully adopting the Natureboy persona that was at the heart of his debut album, for an eight-track record that blends zig-zag jazzy bangers, spectral after-hours smokey expressions and 8-bit electronics, all executed with a mind fully focused within the teachings of a soulful, funk and fusion sound that stands as his core influence.
Keeping the rack mounts in his Berlin studio fully occupied, the sonic wizardry on 'Theme For A Dream' was made with extensive use of old and new analogue equipment such as the Juno 106, Korg's MS-20, ARP Odyssey or Roland’s SH-2000 synthesisers, alongside recordings of vocals, guitars and other instruments. This serves to create a dynamic and eclectic sound spectrum, all unique to his musical handwriting.
Opener 'From the Shadows' switches lane between breakneck snares and some serious bass tones that sound like a high rolling hip-hop refix of Kamasi Washington. This is sharply followed by 'Stream of Being' where the beats melt away on to leave something that sounds like Susumu Yokota's Acid Mt. Fuji gone prog in a post-global warming world. 'Theme for a Dream' continues with the big band style bass drops but mixes in some sparkling arpeggios that lay the groundwork for the beautifully toned selection of 'Nebulous Garden' which carries the spirit of fusion and funk while crying out for some sort of soundtrack inclusion. This switching between the multi-layered beats and more lost in the groove passages continues throughout the record giving it a complex feel so that you never really know what Natureboy Flako is going to spin your way next.
“I don’t think technology necessarily means not being natural. Technology can be very much in balance with nature, since it is mostly just trying to imitate or trying to understand something from within nature.”
Digital Tracklist
-
1
From the Shadows
4:39
Buy
From the Shadows
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
2
Stream of Being
1:21
Buy
Stream of Being
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
3
Theme for a Dream
4:35
Buy
Theme for a Dream
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
4
Nebulous Garden
3:26
Buy
Nebulous Garden
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
5
The Great Escape
4:01
Buy
The Great Escape
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
6
Traummaschine
2:54
Buy
Traummaschine
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
7
Ancient Lands
4:12
Buy
Ancient Lands
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
8
Wolkenlos
3:12
Buy
Wolkenlos
-
WAV / FLAC
$1.99 -
MP3
$1.35
-
-
Theme For A Dream
Natureboy Flako
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Besito
- Label
- Materialized Moments
- Catalogue Number
- HHV 842
- Release Date
- 18 September 2020
- EP
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Ambitus Of Beauty
- Label
- Materialized Moments
- Catalogue Number
- HHV 849
- Release Date
- 18 September 2020
- LP
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- From the Shadows
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP026S1
- Release Date
- 20 June 2018
- Download
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Natureboy Flako
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP023D
- Release Date
- 4 August 2017
- EP
- Download
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Twelve O'Clock Shadow
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- 4012957232003
- Release Date
- 4 May 2015
- 12”
- Download
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Natureboy
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- 4012957231822
- Release Date
- 16 March 2015
- LP
- CD
- Download
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Kuku
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- 4012957231907
- Release Date
- 20 January 2015
- Download
-
- Artist
- Natureboy Flako
- ReleaseProduct
- Mesektet Extnd
- Label
- Project Mooncircle
- Catalogue Number
- 4260116722654
- Release Date
- 7 June 2013
- LP
Five Easy Pieces
-
- Artist
- Reginald Omas Mamode IV
- ReleaseProduct
- Stand Strong
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP030D
- Release Date
- 25 March 2022
- LP
- Download
-
- Artist
- Mama Odé
- ReleaseProduct
- Tales And Patterns Of The Maroons
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP29LP
- Release Date
- 2 October 2020
- LP
-
- Artist
- XOA
- ReleaseProduct
- Way West
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP028D
- Release Date
- 14 June 2019
- LP
-
- Artist
- Reginald Omas Mamode IV
- ReleaseProduct
- Where We Going?
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP027D
- Release Date
- 10 May 2019
- LP
- Download
-
- Artist
- Mo Kolours
- ReleaseProduct
- Inner Symbols
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP025D
- Release Date
- 22 June 2018
- LP
- Download
-
- Artist
- Reginald Omas Mamode IV
- ReleaseProduct
- If You Want To Know (Natureboy Flako Remix)
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP022R
- Release Date
- 13 April 2018
- Download
-
- Artist
- Reginald Omas Mamode IV
- ReleaseProduct
- Children of Nu
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP024D
- Release Date
- 3 November 2017
- LP
- Download
-
- Artist
- Reginald Omas Mamode IV
- ReleaseProduct
- Working...
- Label
- Five Easy Pieces
- Catalogue Number
- FEP024.1
- Release Date
- 28 September 2017
- Download
Jazz
-
- Artist
- Underground Canopy and Aréna
- ReleaseProduct
- Zero-F (Portuguese Cut)
- Label
- Underground Canopy
- Catalogue Number
- UC002-C
- Release Date
- 26 April 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin
- ReleaseProduct
- Ghosted II
- Label
- Drag City
- Catalogue Number
- DC917
- Release Date
- 26 April 2024
- LP
- Download
-
- Artist
- Telemakus, Chino Corvalán & Ted Taforo feat. Raghav Mehrotra
- ReleaseProduct
- Future Overture
- Label
- Fresh Selects
- Catalogue Number
- FSX068DIG2
- Release Date
- 25 April 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- David Versace
- ReleaseProduct
- Okra
- Label
- La Sape
- Catalogue Number
- 5050580783768
- Release Date
- 9 September 2022
- Download
-
- Artist
- Carlos Niño & Friends
- ReleaseProduct
- Love to all Doulas!
- Label
- International Anthem
- Catalogue Number
- IARCS180
- Release Date
- 11 April 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- Jon Hassell
- ReleaseProduct
- Amsterdam Blue
- Label
- Ndeya
- Catalogue Number
- NDEYA11D
- Release Date
- 11 April 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- André 3000
- ReleaseProduct
- New Blue Sun
- Label
- Epic
- Catalogue Number
- 19658814751
- Release Date
- 26 January 2024
- LP (special)
- CD
-
- Artist
- Kamasi Washington & Andre 3000
- ReleaseProduct
- Dream State
- Label
- Young
- Catalogue Number
- YO369DS
- Release Date
- 4 April 2024
- Download
Beats
-
- Artist
- Little Simz
- ReleaseProduct
- Drop 7 (Instrumentals & Acapellas)
- Label
- Forever Living Originals
- Catalogue Number
- FLO00019IA
- Release Date
- 22 April 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- ELWD
- ReleaseProduct
- INTO THE LIGHT
- Label
- ELWD
- Catalogue Number
- ELWD10
- Release Date
- 3 April 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- Prefuse 73
- ReleaseProduct
- New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 1
- Label
- Lex Records
- Catalogue Number
- LEX180D1
- Release Date
- 22 March 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- Pugilist
- ReleaseProduct
- Banoffee Pies Beats 04
- Label
- Banoffee Pies Records
- Catalogue Number
- BPBEATS04D
- Release Date
- 15 March 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- Dabrye
- ReleaseProduct
- Super-Cassette
- Label
- Ghostly International
- Catalogue Number
- GI431DIGITAL
- Release Date
- 8 March 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- Thundercat
- ReleaseProduct
- Apocalypse (10th Anniversary Edition)
- Label
- Brainfeeder
- Catalogue Number
- BF040X
- Release Date
- 24 February 2014
- LP (special)
- Download
-
- Artist
- dreamcastmoe
- ReleaseProduct
- MOLLY'S SON
- Label
- Spectral Sound
- Catalogue Number
- SPC155DIGITAL
- Release Date
- 16 February 2024
- Download
-
- Artist
- Prefuse 73
- ReleaseProduct
- A Lord Without Jewels
- Label
- Lex Records
- Catalogue Number
- LEX180S2
- Release Date
- 24 January 2024
- Download
Limited Editions
-
Pre-order
- Artist
- El Michels Affair
- ReleaseProduct
- Enter The 37th Chamber
- Label
- Fat Beats Records
- Catalogue Number
- FB-5127-2
- Release Date
- 7 May 2009
- LP (special)
-
Pre-order
- Artist
- FONTAINES D.C.
- ReleaseProduct
- Romance
- Label
- XL Recordings
- Catalogue Number
- XL1436DA
- Release Date
- 23 August 2024
- LP (special)
- Download
-
Pre-order
- Artist
- Paul W. Teebrooke, Stasis
- ReleaseProduct
- Time Sensitive: Unreleased Sounds From The Otherworld Archives
- Label
- De:tuned
- Catalogue Number
- 5414180240470
- Release Date
- 31 May 2024
- 12”
-
Pre-order
- Artist
- ENC
- ReleaseProduct
- Surreal Estate
- Label
- ENC
- Catalogue Number
- ENCSE1
- Release Date
- 10 May 2024
- LP (special)
-
- Artist
- Röyksopp & Robyn
- ReleaseProduct
- Do It Again
- Label
- Dog Triumph
- Catalogue Number
- DOG007
- Release Date
- 23 May 2014
- LP (special)
- Download
-
Pre-order
- Artist
- Actress
- ReleaseProduct
- Statik
- Label
- Smalltown Supersound
- Catalogue Number
- STS428DIGITAL
- Release Date
- 7 June 2024
- LP (special)
- Download
-
Pre-order
- Artist
- Simon Fisher Turner
- ReleaseProduct
- Instability of the Signal
- Label
- Mute
- Catalogue Number
- ISTUMM504
- Release Date
- 2 August 2024
- LP (special)
- Download
Album of the Week
-
- Artist
- Luke Vibert / Posthuman
- ReleaseProduct
- Unitary Covert Sonic Procedures IV
- Label
- Balkan Vinyl
- Catalogue Number
- Cat: BV45R
- Release Date
- 26 April 2024
- EP
-
- Artist
- DMX Krew
- ReleaseProduct
- Spiral Dance
- Label
- Hypercolour
- Catalogue Number
- HYPELP026
- Release Date
- 5 April 2024
- LP
- Download
-
- Artist
- Clarissa Connelly
- ReleaseProduct
- World of Work
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD370
- Release Date
- 12 April 2024
- LP
- CD
- Download
-
- Artist
- Mount Kimbie
- ReleaseProduct
- The Sunset Violent
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD350
- Release Date
- 5 April 2024
- LP (special)
- CD
- Download
-
- Artist
- Kelly Moran
- ReleaseProduct
- Moves in the Field
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD362
- Release Date
- 29 March 2024
- LP (special)
- CD
- Bundle
- Download
-
- Artist
- Jlin
- ReleaseProduct
- Akoma
- Label
- Planet Mu Records Ltd.
- Catalogue Number
- ZIQ460
- Release Date
- 22 March 2024
- LP
- Bundle
- Download
-
- Artist
- Four Tet
- ReleaseProduct
- Three
- Label
- Text Records
- Catalogue Number
- TEXT056D
- Release Date
- 15 March 2024
- LP
- CD
- Bundle
- Download
-
- Artist
- Soichi Terada
- ReleaseProduct
- Apes In The Net
- Label
- Far East Recording
- Catalogue Number
- FER 06903
- Release Date
- 23 February 2024
- EP