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1978 studio album by Harold Budd
The Pavilion of Dreams
is the second album from
minimalist
composer
Harold Budd
. It was produced by
Brian Eno
.
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Billed as "an extended cycle of works begun in 1972," it was recorded in 1976 but not released until 1978 on Eno's label
Obscure Records
.
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It was later re-released on
Editions EG
in 1981.
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Reception
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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic
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AllMusic
wrote positively of the album, stating that in "mixing ethereal melodies communicated by voice or saxophone with glissando accompaniment, Harold Budd creates a series of siren songs on
The Pavilion of Dreams
that shimmer like light reflected on the water's surface."
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Track listing
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- "Bismillahi 'Rrahman 'Rrahim" ? 18:23
- "Two Songs: 1. Let Us Go into the House of the Lord / 2. Butterfly Sunday" ? 6:19
- "Madrigals of the Rose Angel: 1. Rossetti Noise / 2. The Crystal Garden and a Coda" ? 14:16
- "Juno" ? 8:18
Personnel
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- Marion Brown
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alto saxophone
- Harold Budd ?
piano
,
voice
- Maggie Thomas ?
harp
- Richard Bernas
?
celeste
- Gavin Bryars
?
glockenspiel
, voice
- Jo Julian ?
marimba
,
vibraphone
, voice
- Michael Nyman
? marimba, voice
- John White ? marimba,
percussion
, voice
- Howard Rees ? marimba, vibraphone
- Nigel Shipway ? percussion
- Richard Bernas ? piano
- Brian Eno
? voice
- Lynda Richardson, Margaret Cable, Lesley Reid, Ursula Connors, Alison MacGregor, Muriel Dickinson ?
chorus
References
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- Translation of "Bismillahi 'Rrahman 'Rrahim" from original album insert.
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