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Spinoza's Dream

by Dave Nachmanoff

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1.
That Guy 03:18
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2.
Temptation 03:58
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3.
One Black Swan 03:33
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4.
Never Enough 02:51
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5.
Spinoza's Dream 02:48
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6.
No Matter How Close 02:56
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7.
Bruise On My Soul 04:44
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8.
The Painter 03:38
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9.
Another Small Delay 03:27
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10.
Time of War 03:35
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11.
All Good 03:52
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about

A philosophically themed folk rock album from a singer-songwriter with a PhD in Philosophy, featuring all the greats who played on Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat'.

"It isn’t often a concept album based around the theme of classic philosophers comes along. However, that’s the case with this new release from Al Stewart’s guitarist, Dave Nachmanoff, Spinoza’s Dream. Nachmanoff has a Ph.D in philosophy and here he has melded his two worlds and passions to create this interesting song cycle...an interesting and different gathering of songs. Sophisticated but never pretentious or ponderous. A very fine (or actually refined) effort."
- Rob Ross, PopDose.com

"Dave Nachmanoff has lots of friends, which is why Tim Renwick, Mark Griffiths, Stuart Elliott, Peter White & Al Stewart all appear on Spinoza's Dream. Each song is linked to the ideas of a particular philosopher- Stewart's suggestion, apparently- and you know what, it's damned good, particularly if you need an introduction to Kierkegaard."
-R2 Magazine in the UK

"Singer-songwriter albums with philosophical themes set alarm bells off in my head, so I confess I approached this one with a bit of trepidation. But Nachmanoff approaches those themes with humor and subtlety, generally opting for communication rather than for showing off how smart he is. He also has an impressive stylistic range, jumping from quietly sprightly folk-pop to Tin Pan Alley jazziness to bluesy rock and back again in the space of the first four tracks. And here’s a fun pop history nugget: the session players on this album are the same guys who played on Al Stewart’s 1976 hit “Year of the Cat.” "
- Rick Anderson, CD Hotlist

credits

released May 11, 2016

Dave Nachmanoff - acoustic & electric guitars, organ
Tim Renwick- acoustic & electric guitars
Mark Grififths - bass & electric guitar
Stuart Elliott - drums & percussion
Very special guests:
Peter White - electric piano, organ
Al Stewart - guest vocals on "Temptation"
Dave Ellis and Boo Howard - backing vocals
Robin Lamble - backing vocals
Graham Smith - harmonica
Martin Levan - shaker

Produced and engineered by Martin Levan at Red Kite Studio (www.martinlevan.com).
Additional Engineering : Ronan Chris Murphy (www.venetowest.com)

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When you hear about the music of a guitar virtuoso with a doctorate in philosophy, who cut his musical teeth performing and collaborating with singer-songwriter Al Stewart, you know you will be getting something different.

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