Black Dream

Black Dream
Studio album by Dou Wei
Released	October 1994
Genre	Alternative rock, post-punk
Label	Magic Stone Records
Dou Wei chronology

Black Dream (Chinese: 黑梦; pinyin: Hēi Mèng) is the debut solo album by Chinese artist Dou Wei, released in October 1994 on Magic Stone Records. It is considered to be a landmark album among the Chinese rock scene.[1][2]

Drawing heavily from goth rock acts such as Bauhaus and The Cure, as well as dub and reggae, Black Dream stood in direct contrast to the traditional guitar-oriented styles which had defined Chinese rock up to that point. The album's haunting production, coupled with Dou's stream-of-conscious vocal delivery, established it as China's first alternative album.[3]

The album has been ranked among Taiwan's best 1990s pop albums.[4]

Background

After leaving seminal Chinese hard rock band Black Panther in October 1991. Dou immediately established the band Dreaming (Chinese: 做梦乐队; pinyin: Zuòmèng yuèduì). Many of the tracks on Black Dream were written during this period. Dreaming released one song, "希望之光" (pinyin: Xīwàng Zhī Guāng; "Light of Hope") before disbanding in October 1992.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dou Wei; all music is composed by Dou Wei and Dreaming, unless noted.

Standard listing
No.	Title	Music	Unofficial translation	Length
1.	"Míngtiān gèng màncháng 明天更漫长"		"Longer Tomorrow"	4:32
2.	"Hēisè mèng zhōng 黑色梦中"	Dou Wei, Bai Fanglin	"Black Dream"	4:43
3.	"Hái yǒu nǐ 还有你"	Dou Wei, Chen Xiaohu	"And You…"	5:54
4.	"Kāixīn diànhuà開心電话"		"Darling's Phone"	3:57
5.	"Cóngmìng 从命"	Dou Wei, Bang Fanglin	"Predestined"	4:37
6.	"Gǎnjué shíkè 感觉时刻"		"Time of Sensuality"	3:50
7.	"Bēishāng de mèng 悲傷的夢"		"A Dream of Misery"	6:08
8.	"Ō! Guāi 噢！乖"		"Be Good, Boy"	5:14
9.	"Gāojí dòngwù 高級動物"	Dou Wei, Bai Fanglin	"The Higher Being"	4:40
10.	"Shàngdì bǎoyòu 上帝保佑"	Dou Wei	"God Bless Me"	3:46

Personnel

Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:[5]

Musicians

Dou Wei - vocals, guitar, drums
Cao Jun - guitar
Hu Xiaohai - bass
Zhao Muyang - drums
Bai Fanglin - keyboards
Liu Xiaosong - percussion (track 9)

Production

Zhang Peiren - executive producer
Jia Minshu - producer, recording
Jin Shaogang - recording
Yan Zhongkun - mixing; mastering
Xu Chongxian - mastering

References

http://arts.cultural-china.com/en/93Arts13074.html Archived 2017-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Evolution of Chinese Rock
http://www.post-punk.com/post-punk-in-china/, Post-Punk in China
Q, Johnny (6 May 2014). "Post-Punk in China". Post-Punk.com.
Tao, Xiaoqing; Ma, Shifang; Wu, Qingsheng; Lin, Yijun (2010). 台湾流行音乐200最佳专辑 [Taiwan Pop Music 200 Best Albums 1975–2005] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: 三联书店. ISBN 978-7-108-03364-2. OCLC 655513344.
"黒夢". 中国摇滚. 2000.

External links

Black Dream at Discogs

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[1] ttp://arts.cultural-china.com/en/93Arts13074.html Archived 2017-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Evolution of Chinese Rock

[2] ttp://www.post-punk.com/post-punk-in-china/, Post-Punk in China

[3] Q, Johnny (6 May 2014). "Post-Punk in China". Post-Punk.com.

[4] Tao, Xiaoqing; Ma, Shifang; Wu, Qingsheng; Lin, Yijun (2010). 台湾流行音乐200最佳专辑 [Taiwan Pop Music 200 Best Albums 1975–2005] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: 三联书店. ISBN 978-7-108-03364-2. OCLC 655513344.

[:0-5] "黒夢". 中国摇滚. 2000.