The Ministry of Machine Building

by The Light Dreams

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1.	Apparition Haze 02:55	buy track
2.	The Ministry of Machine Building 08:46	buy track
3.	Nightwatch 05:47	buy track
4.	Assembly 04:18	buy track
5.	The Hall of Machines 06:20	buy track
6.	Insomnia 05:10	buy track
7.	Modularity 04:54	buy track
8.	Escape Plan 05:41	buy track
9.	Reactor 06:21	buy track
10.	Undisturbed 05:08	buy track

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"I was not free. I knew that well. Building the machines that dominate our world was the focus of my life, and there could be no escape from that role. The machines of the modern age would bring coercion to our society, which was no less a constraint for those who constructed them."

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released July 2, 2021

Composed, performed and produced by Alex Storer / The Light Dreams

Sleeve notes by Richard Hayes

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The Light Dreams Sheffield, UK

Conceptual instrumentals.

The music of The Light Dreams achieves a sense of looking beyond our everyday existence through a fusion of styles, whether taking us to distant planets, exploring time and the world around us or probing the depths of human consciousness.

Alex Storer has been recording as The Light Dreams since 2006, and is honorary musician for the Initiative for Interstellar Studies. ... more

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