Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Dream System 8, feat. Emmy®-winner (“Stranger Things,” “American Horror Story”) David Klotz’s vintage synth collection, returns Nov. 1st.

Moving vocal from bandmate Erica Elektra sets off “I Like The Way That You Hold Me” single, follow-up to 2018’s debut album “We Sleep Again”.

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Dream System 8 (L-R): David Klotz, Erica Elektra. Photo credit: Polly Antonia Barrowman.

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Dream System 8 | In The Press


“Evokes a dreamlike wonder.” — Billboard

“Beautiful dream pop.” — MAGNET

“The pair are bringing back all the nostalgia.” — Earmilk

“Jam packed with vintage synth tones.” — mxdwn.com

“Coaxes beguiling textures from their array of 80s era keyboards.” — Keyboard

“Unabashedly starry-eyed.” — BuzzBands LA

“Dreamy.” — Magnetic Magazine

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Dream System 8
We Sleep Again
(Minty Fresh)
Out Now

Streaming Link:


Track Listing:

01. Losing All of You (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)
02. It’s All Happening
03. Color the Stars
04. This Ride Called Life
05. Shine a Little Light (VIDEO)
06. Heather Runs the Marathon
07. Dedication
08. You Are
09. Little Ghost
10. Help Me See
11. Jenny's Ocean Drive
12. I Think of You

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Dream System 8 chats with Billboard and shares the music video for “Losing All of You.”


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Dream System 8 | About

Dream System 8 is a synth-based pop duo out of Los Angeles that combines the talents of veteran musicians Erica Elektra and David Klotz. The band will follow up its debut album We Sleep Again (Minty Fresh) with a new single “I Like The Way That You Hold Me” on Nov. 1st.

Recording with synths and gear dating to the early 1980’s – a large assortment of Rolands, Korgs, and Yamahas, the Crumar Performer, LinnDrum LM-2, and Omnichord System 100Dream System 8’s sound emerges from these origins of artifice with natural-sounding pop songs inspired by Vangelis, The Human League, Tangerine Dream, and Duran Duran.

“I hit stop while we were recording and saying ‘Wait a second, is this a love song? Did we just write our first love song?,” Klotz remembers about the session for “I Like The Way That You Hold Me”.

Our album We Sleep Again is filled with songs about break-ups, loss and grief, so this new song is a welcome departure. When Erica and I met each other years ago, we were both in a post-break-up fog and the album we made was reflective of that. But in the last year, Erica and I both met new partners and now we’re both happier and in better places in our lives.”

With that, Klotz and Elektra agreed to try something different.

“I came across an old Pro Tools session, something I started years ago,” Klotz says. “I didn’t think there was much of a space for a vocal, but Erica thought otherwise. We fleshed it out, but after laboring over it, I finally suggested that we start fresh on a new idea. Erica continued to insist that it could still be a song, and a week later she called me and said, ‘I have lyrics!’”

“It’s just the ultimate love song about meeting someone and knowing immediately that they are the one and how good it feels when someone is finally treating you the way you’ve always wanted to be treated,” Elektra says.

Those feelings are crystal clear in Elektra’s performance.

“I put up a mic, played the track, and she sang the whole song in one take,” Klotz explains. “I hit record and I was absolutely beside myself. Her melody was so inspiring. It elevated the song to an entirely new level and I’m not even talking about the lyrics, but the vocal melody on its own! I loved it so much.”

Erica and I have worked together for three years now and I’m constantly surprised and amazed at our collaboration.  If it were up to me alone, this song would never have seen the light of day. I’m glad Erica saw something in my little demo!”

“I Like The Way That You Hold Me,” the latest single by Dream System 8 is out Nov. 1st, 2019 via Minty Fresh. The band’s debut album We Sleep Again is available everywhere now.

David Klotz and Erica Elektra are available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Dream System 8 | Links


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