Dream of Reason
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Dream of Reason
| type = studio
| artist = The Cairos
| cover = Dream_of_Reason_by_The_Cairos.png
| alt =
| released = May 2014
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock
| length = 34:54
| label = Island Records Australia
| producer = Nick DiDia
| prev_title = Colours Like Features
| prev_year = 2012
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Dream of Reason is the debut and only studio album by Australian indie rock band, the Cairos, which was recorded in 2013 and released on the Island Records Australia label in May 2014.{{cite web | url = http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/39581/Behind-the-artwork-of-The-Cairos-Dream-Of-Reason | title = Behind the artwork of The Cairos 'Dream of Reason' | date = 2 June 2014 | publisher = FasterLouder | accessdate = 5 August 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150105171613/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/39581/Behind-the-artwork-of-The-Cairos-Dream-Of-Reason | archive-date = 5 January 2015 | url-status = dead }} It appeared at No. 6 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart.{{cite journal | date = 19 May 2014 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140620050900/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140620-1509/ARIA1264.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 19th May 2014 ~ Issue #1264 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1264 | page = 21 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1264.pdf | archivedate = 20 June 2014 | accessdate = 27 July 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Rolling Stone Australia
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}
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Reviewed in Rolling Stone Australia at the time of release, Samuel J Fell rated Dream of Reason at three-and-a-half out-of four stars and explained, "The much anticipated debut LP from the Cairos is an epic sprawl of an album, a tour de force... these songs build and build before breaking over you, a strong psych flavour at the fore, they differ in that these tracks are somewhat gentler and more fluid. A bit more warmth has also been included."{{cite news | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090312/http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/the-cairos | url= http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/the-cairos | title = The Cairos Dream of Reason | archivedate = 4 March 2016 | date = 17 May 2014 | work = Rolling Stone | accessdate = 27 July 2018 }} Milly Schultz-Boylen of the AU Review gave it 7.4 out-of 10 and found its tracks, "are well crafted, diverse and boast a sense of maturity that most debuts tend to lack."{{cite web | url = http://www.theaureview.com/albums/the-cairos-dream-of-reason-2014-lp | title = Album Review: The Cairos – Dream of Reason (2014 LP) | last = Schultz-Boylen | first = Milly | work = the AU review | publisher = Heath Media | accessdate = 27 July 2018 }}
Track listing
- "Obsession" (Jacob Trotter, Alistar Richardson, Alfio Alivuzza, Reuben Schafer) – 3:46
- "Two Weeks of Eternity" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 3:31
- "Imaginations" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 3:09
- "Desire" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 3:28
- "Row of Homes" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 3:35
- "Insane" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 3:34
- "Fear of Madness" (Michael Bylund-Cloonan, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 4:26
- "Reasons" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 3:10
- "Good Days" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 4:42
- "Perspective" (Trotter, Richardson, Alivuzza, Schafer) – 3:34
Credits:{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Obsession' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=obsession | accessdate = 27 July 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
Personnel
- Alistar Richardson – vocals, guitar, piano
- Alfio Alivuzza – vocals, lead guitar, computers
- Jacob Trotter – drums, percussion
- Reuben Schafer – bass
- Dayne Wotton – trumpet
- Aurora Richardson – vocals
- DJ Sammy T – vibes
- Felipe Macia – ping pong
- Nick Didia – producer, "There's Been Surveys"