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- Summary: The fourth full-length studio release from Welsh electronic producer Kelly Lee Owens features contributions by Bicep, The 1975's George Daniel, and Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers.
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- Record Label: DH2
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Oct 17, 2024A complete and resounding success, ‘Dreamstate’ offers one of the most emotionally engrossing collections of electronic music you’ll hear this year.
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Dec 18, 2024Dreamstate’s final comedown offers a meditative denouement, chasing away the album’s airy warmth with cold reality. Yet, what comes out is not just uncertainty but possibility. That is what makes Dreamstate ultimately feel so potent. It captures dance music’s sheer kinetic high, but also the emotive undercurrents that make it so affecting.
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Dec 9, 2024On her latest album, the bewitching Dreamstate, Kelly Lee Owens is back from the future and laser-focused on the now. Even in its most insular moments, this is an album that feels like euphoric celebration after euphoric celebration.
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Oct 23, 2024Owens has created a leaner and more direct record that uses ultra-crisp and gleamingly bright production to find a whole new way to dream.
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Oct 18, 2024Much of ‘Dreamstate’ feels shinier than its predecessors, replacing the dingy basement feel with hands-up, festival euphoria.
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Oct 17, 2024At times though, the album’s dreamy nature lacks the variety and depth exuded on Owens’ previous works like Inner Song. Its reverb-soaked aura may be lovely, but it rarely drifts course.
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Nov 5, 2024When she steps away from the overproduced big drops and focuses on body groove, Kelly's world is worth stepping into.