The Dreams That Stuff Are Made Of

The Dreams that Stuff Are Made Of
The Dreams that Stuff Are Made Of
Studio album by Karmic Juggernaut
Released	1 June 2018
Studio	The Hangar, Wall Township, New Jersey
Genre	Psychedelic rock, progressive rock
Length	60:33
Label	Self-released
Producer	Karmic Juggernaut
Karmic Juggernaut chronology

Content

The thirteen-track album was self-released on compact disc and digital download, on 1 June 2018. It was produced by Karmic Juggernaut, and recorded at The Hangar in Wall Township, New Jersey. The group was augmented by trombonist Ian Gray, trumpeter Joe Gullace, and mallet percussionist AJ Merlino. The Dreams that Stuff Are Made Of is described as high-energy, rhythmic and dense progressive rock that spans several genres, and it draws comparison to the music of King Crimson, Mr. Bungle, The Mars Volta, Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant, and Yes.

Reception

Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy writes "Damn! Another amazing new find...just got turned onto this amazing psychedelic progressive jazzy band from NJ called Karmic Juggernaut and Blown Away!," adding "I'm definitely now a fan and this is also definitely in my Top 10 of 2018. Bravo." A review by Rich Quinlan in Jersey Beat begins with "wow...this one is a trip, perhaps quite literally, from start to finish. If Zappa's Barking Pumpkin label was still active, Karmic Juggernaut might be the first band he would sign. Sprawling, fearless psychedelic rock, the songs can be playful or rocking, and often a swirling combination of both," and ends with saying that the album is "indeed a tank of innovative ideas performed by a collection of immensely skilled, like-minded geniuses who relish the idea of being musical outliers."

Progressive Music Planet says "once you ride [the] wave and let the music unfold, one gets some pretty excellent syncopated full-band acrobatics with dynamics that ebb-and-flow and deliver right into the next track. Horn section, flute, walking basslines, bongos and other percussion, odd meters."

The album recently won the album of the year award in the Funk/Fusion/Jam category at the 2019 Independent Music Awards event in New York City.

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bottomless Gypsy Pit"	5:17
2.	"Krokodil"	4:51
3.	"Robotnik"	4:46
4.	"WKRM Emergency Broadcast"	0:44
5.	"Frunobulax"	5:03
6.	"Circles"	0:49
7.	"Moving"	9:00
8.	"On Your Mark"	6:14
9.	"Living in a Lucid Dream"	0:56
10.	"Goons, Buffoons, and Carnival Barkers"	3:33
11.	"Psycho Billy's Downtown Adventure"	2:45
12.	"Be Careful Loading Camel"	8:55
13.	"Museum Museum"	7:40
Total length:		60:33

Personnel

Kevin Grossman – drums and percussion
Jake Hughes – keyboards
James McCaffrey – guitar and vocals
Cody McCorry – bass, theremin and saw
Randy Preston – guitar and vocals
Daimon Santa Maria – vocals and flute

Additional musicians

Ian Gray – trombone
Joe Gullace – trumpet
Joonas Lemetyinen – trombone
AJ Merlino – percussion, vibes

References

Citations

Bibliography

Good, Ryan (25 June 2018), "Karmic Juggernaut – "The Dreams That Stuff Are Made Of"", Progressive Music Planet, retrieved 27 March 2019
Portnoy, Mike (5 June 2018), "Karmic Juggernaut", Facebook, archived from the original on 27 March 2019
Quinlan, Rich (5 June 2018), "Karmic Juggernaut - The Dreams that Stuff Are Made Of", Jersey Beat, archived from the original on 4 December 2018

External links

The Dreams that Stuff Are Made Of at Discogs

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