Zwicker's Songs of Lucid Dreamers

I'll be honest, I don't know anything about Zwicker. From what I can gather, Zwicker is made up of producer Cyril Boehler and a whole host of guest vocalists who come together to occasionally make records together. Cyril and his cast of thousands have recently emerged from the studio with a charming little record that goes by the name of Songs of Lucid Dreamers.

Sitting somewhere between chill out and house music, Zwicker sublimely create grooves that seductively lure you to get your dance on. In all honesty, Songs of Lucid Dreamerscouldn't be a better title for this album as the record is a dreamy blend of sensual and sweet vocals mixed with deep almost ethereal vibes that are spacey and quite trance inducing. Tribal drums, crisp synth stabs, and vocals that could lure sailors to their doom fill out this record in fine style. This is not a record that blasts out of the gate with 4/4 hands in the air floor fillers. Oh no, Songs of Lucid Dreamers is far to classy for that and instead sashay's it's way across the dance floor enthralling everyone in it's path with its sheer beauty.

The production here is monumentally good and the songs that Cyril has come up with allow the plethora of guest vocalists to shine. With seven separate vocalists making appearances on Songs of Lucid Dreamers you might think things would get a bit patchy. That's not the case as each of the songs wrap around their vocalists individual styles in such a way that allows them to make the songs they appear on their very own. It's obvious that Cyril and each of the singers have a decent degree of chemistry as the songs work not only as an impressive vocal pieces but as dance tracks as well. Olivera Stanimiroo's appearance on "Oddity," is a perfect example of the chemistry between producer and singer as Cyril allows Olivera to work the track into something that sounds more Kylie than Kylie does; it's a brilliant vocal pop house killer that has hit written all over it.

Mystery man, Cyril Boehler under the guise of Zwicker is able to create slow motion disco, space house, ethereal grooves, and seductive tunes at the drop of the hat rather impressively. Utilizing male and female vocalists to bring his songs to life Zwicker allows Songs of Lucid Dreamers to float away on a discofied cloud of verses and chorus that will stick with you long after you've left the dance floor. I may not have known alot about Zwicker before I listened to Songs of Lucid Dreamers but after listening to this record I know all that I need to know; he's an awesome producer and this is an awesome record.