Dream pop - Definition and Overview

Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like the Cocteau Twins began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. In the late 1980s, several varieties of dream pop emerged, primarily in Britain. These included shoegazing, space rock, Britpop and twee pop.

• Heidi Berry
• The Boo Radleys
• Bowery Electric
• Cocteau Twins
• Damon & Naomi
• Dead Can Dance
• Galaxie 500
• Lisa Germano
• His Name Is Alive
• Luna
• Lush
• Mazzy Star
• Medicine
• Mercury Rev
• Mojave 3
• Moonbabies
• Moose
• My Bloody Valentine
• Pale Saints
• Red House Painters
• Rex
• Ride
• Single Gun Theory
• Spiritualized
• Ivy

Recent examples of dream pop include:

• The Autumns (http://www.theautumns.com)
• Blood Ruby (http://www.bloodruby.com)
• Halou (http://www.halou.com)
• Hinterland (http://www.hinterland.bc.ca)
• Siddal (http://www.siddal.com/)

Dream Pop Resources

There are several websites dedicated to dream pop and related genres. Here are a few of them:

• Auralgasms (http://www.auralgasms.com)
• Blisscent Yahoo! Group (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Blisscent)
• Electro-Ambient-Dreampop Yahoo! Group (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/electroambientdreampop)