DreamCypher
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DreamCypher is an album by The Crüxshadows
. It was officially released on January 16, 2007 in the USA and on January 19 in the rest of the world on Dancing Ferret Discs; however, it was sold at their live shows since the beginning of the DreamCypher Tour on January 11, 2007. It is the first full-length release from The Crüxshadows
since 2003's Ethernaut
. The first single from the CD, their 2006 single, Sophia
, made its debut on the Billboard charts in the issue dated September 23, 2006. Sophia debuted at #1 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
chart, replacing Beyoncé in the top spot. At the same time, it placed at #7 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales
chart. On both charts, Sophia was the highest-ranking debut entry that week. They hit the charts again with the Sophia single, as well as their new single, Birthday
, on September 13, 2007. Birthday made #1 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
chart and #2 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales
chart, while Sophia hit the charts again and made #3 and #23, respectively.
DreamCypher features cover art by visual artist MANDEM, and interior art by MANDEM, Pawn Feral, Velma O'Neal, Steven Archer of Ego Likeness, Rogue, and Jessica Lackey.
The Crüxshadows
The Crüxshadows is an Dark Electro group from Florida. Their sound is made up of a combination of male vocals, electric violin, guitar, and synth...
. It was officially released on January 16, 2007 in the USA and on January 19 in the rest of the world on Dancing Ferret Discs; however, it was sold at their live shows since the beginning of the DreamCypher Tour on January 11, 2007. It is the first full-length release from The Crüxshadows
The Crüxshadows
The Crüxshadows is an Dark Electro group from Florida. Their sound is made up of a combination of male vocals, electric violin, guitar, and synth...
since 2003's Ethernaut
Ethernaut
Ethernaut is a 2003 album by The Crüxshadows.According to Rogue, the songs on Ethernaut are meant to be an allegory for the fall of Troy . Rogue believes the Trojans to be the "good guys" of the story, and wrote Ethernaut to tell the story from the Trojan side, with a focus on the emotions of the...
. The first single from the CD, their 2006 single, Sophia
Sophia (EP)
Sophia is a 2006 EP released by The Crüxshadows. It accompanies the 2007 album DreamCypher. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales, and #7 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales, making it one of their most successful releases, second only to Birthday.-Track listing:#"Sophia" #"Sophia"...
, made its debut on the Billboard charts in the issue dated September 23, 2006. Sophia debuted at #1 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
chart, replacing Beyoncé in the top spot. At the same time, it placed at #7 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales
Hot 100 Singles Sales
The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the...
chart. On both charts, Sophia was the highest-ranking debut entry that week. They hit the charts again with the Sophia single, as well as their new single, Birthday
Birthday (The Crüxshadows EP)
Birthday is a 2007 EP released by The Crüxshadows. It is the second single release from the 2007 album DreamCypher. A fan favorite, the band's wish was granted when it outsold their previous single/EP, Sophia...
, on September 13, 2007. Birthday made #1 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
chart and #2 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales
Hot 100 Singles Sales
The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the...
chart, while Sophia hit the charts again and made #3 and #23, respectively.
DreamCypher features cover art by visual artist MANDEM, and interior art by MANDEM, Pawn Feral, Velma O'Neal, Steven Archer of Ego Likeness, Rogue, and Jessica Lackey.
Track listing
All tracks by RogueRogue (musician)
Rogue is a founding member and lead singer of the American goth/electropop band The Crüxshadows.-Biography:...
- "Pygmalion's DreamPygmalion (mythology)Pygmalion is a legendary figure of Cyprus. Though Pygmalion is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name Pumayyaton, he is most familiar from Ovid's Metamorphoses, X, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.-In Ovid:In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a...
" – 3:20 - "Windbringer" – 5:34
- "Sophia" – 6:46
- "Defender" – 5:50
- "Perfect" – 7:17
- "Elissa" – 6:30
- "Eye of the Storm" – 7:48
- "AriadneAriadneAriadne , in Greek mythology, was the daughter of King Minos of Crete, and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the Sun-titan. She aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and was the bride of the god Dionysus.-Minos and Theseus:...
" – 5:07 - "Sleepwalking" – 3:09
- "Solus" – 5:34
- "Dido's Reply" – 1:18
- "MemorareMemorareMemorare is a Roman Catholic prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Memorare, from the Latin "Remember", is frequently misattributed to the 12th century Cistercian monk Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, apparently due to confusion with its 17th century popularizer, Father Claude Bernard, who stated that he...
" – 7:24 - "Birthday" – 5:41
- "Kisses 3" – 2:08
Personnel
- Rogue – lead vocals, violin, programming
- Cassandra Luger - guitar
- JoHanna Moresco - violin
- Rachel McDonnell – keyboard, violin