"Dreamworld: Music Inspired by The Matrix" is a musical journey probing the philosophical questions: "Which pill would you choose?", "What is real?", "What is freedom and do we really have it?", "Is some dark force control... more »ling us in a matrix?". It explores the depth of the films religious and metaphysical connotations. Each song is delivered to make a sonic representation of these themes. Producer ZED.NAN.REH worked deeply with each artist to insure these themes would weave into the fabric of the record. So it is not a compilation of random artists contributing songs, but more like a screenplay of sounds directed by ZED.NAN.REH, each song building toward the climax of the record and finally resolving at the end. "Dreamworld" is a concept record, with musical styles ranging from industrial, electronica, trip hop, techno and house/trance; all tightly woven to feel like a non-stop sonic journey through the matrix of the mind.« less
"Dreamworld: Music Inspired by The Matrix" is a musical journey probing the philosophical questions: "Which pill would you choose?", "What is real?", "What is freedom and do we really have it?", "Is some dark force controlling us in a matrix?". It explores the depth of the films religious and metaphysical connotations. Each song is delivered to make a sonic representation of these themes. Producer ZED.NAN.REH worked deeply with each artist to insure these themes would weave into the fabric of the record. So it is not a compilation of random artists contributing songs, but more like a screenplay of sounds directed by ZED.NAN.REH, each song building toward the climax of the record and finally resolving at the end. "Dreamworld" is a concept record, with musical styles ranging from industrial, electronica, trip hop, techno and house/trance; all tightly woven to feel like a non-stop sonic journey through the matrix of the mind.
"Not to be blunt, or brutal, or unfair, but rather to be succint: this record sucks. It's filled by music of third-rate wannabes and does not live up to the standard of quality set by other Matrix media. I threw it away."
Shame there are no Negative Ratings, B/c it sure deserves on
J. Birchfield | USA | 08/08/2005
(1 out of 5 stars)
"The production quality is almost as bad as the depressingly awful music. Don't be fooled folks. The "artistic" hacks may love it, but beauty is TRUELY in the eye of the beholder. If you enjoyed the awesome first 3 soundtracks; don't waste your money on this one expecting more of the same.
Instead you will receive a CD chocked full of unimaginative (i.e. high-schoolers without talent playing on their home computers) techno and "spoken word" type lyrics that are laughably bad (but only if you didn't shell out $13.99 to listen to them).
I'm now the proud owner of a $14.00 coaster, b/c that's about all it's good for
"
Not like the soundtracks
Brian | Waterloo, Ontario Canada | 07/29/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"The songs on this CD are nothing like the Matrix soundtracks. Their relatively slow beats and word-heavy songs make them more like listening to someone read poetry to the beat of a bongo than the fast-paced music from the movie. If you liked the movie soundtracks because of their fast-paced techno themes and (sometimes) operatic choruses, don't buy this CD."
Damn good
eric | FL United States | 11/11/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This cd is awesome, a musical journey that stays true to the religious and philosophical concepts of the movie. electronica, techno, trip hop, its all on this cd.
Well thought out! Killer!"
Inspired by...... what?
Andy Jensen | Oklahoma City | 11/29/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I'm fine with music soundtracks that are "inspired by...", or their musical score, but this is neither. It's a random collection of songs that doesn't fit any themes/moods of the Matrix movies. The songs aren't even done very well. I wasted at least 10 minutes of my life downloading this from Limewire. It was deleted soon after. I'd give it no stars if I could."
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
