Dream the Electric Sleep

Lost And Gone Forever" goes further than just progressive rock...a beautiful and compelling debut album... - Hans Ravensbergen

Lost And Gone Forever" goes further than just progressive rock...a beautiful and compelling debut album... - Hans Ravensbergen

...a grandiosity that surfaces the epic...varied, powerful and emotional - as all great albums should be. - ProgGnosis

...the genius of this album is evident from the first stroke to the last strum of the strings. This album is well worth its price to take a chance on; for those who gravitate toward progressive, intelligent structure or emotional and in-depth song writing, Lost and Gone Forever is a hidden gem buried beneath the bulk of dust and soot that is today's surface music. - Tim Rosini

The music within is often so beautiful and astonishing in terms of how it flows together - think of classic Rush here - that it all becomes an immersive musical experience in which your surroundings stop to matter when you get sucked into the soothing world of DTES. Their attention to minute detail is impressive, yet they avoid falling into the trap of needless technical wizardry, and are able to step back and present a thorough and cohesive overall picture where layered melodies are laid on top of each other in perfection, connecting with varying kinds of moods and atmospheres, though never stepping too far away from the Genesis/Rush/Pink Floyd realm. It's as if every note is in its right place, so it becomes increasingly difficult to put the record down once you get into it, because the experience is so immersive and attention-capturing. - Petteri Pertola

Swollen with ambition, Lost and Gone Forever is a precocious first effort from a band who have clearly embraced four decades of progressive rock in their convoluted entirety. The main reference points here are more recent sonic explorers like Radiohead (whose classic album The Bends is brought to mind on numerous occasions) and Cave In, but there are flashes of everything from It Bites-style pomp right back to Floyd-esque space blues floating around in this colorful quagmire. First and foremost, DTES deal in huge melodies and arena-filling crescendos, and from the opening track onwards this album exudes a dogged desire to stir the soul and tug the heartstrings. The finest moments are simply beautiful. - Classic Rock Magazine

"Is this a new genre, prog-shoegaze? Possibly, as this bursting, incensed epic, 72-minute mega-opus seeks to introduce Gentle Giant to Slowdrive, Catherine Wheel to post-Syd Barrett Pink Floyd's long-form guitar breaks, and 1974 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Peter Gabriel's) Genesis to Sigur Rós." - The Big Takeover

"Lost and Gone Forever is so much more than a standard album, it’s an experience. Not all the coal that is dug may warm the world, but the storytelling and music of Dream the Electric Sleep has the capability to warm music enthusiasts’ hearts everywhere." - The New Review

"Dream The Electric Sleep immediately gets your attention with their thought provoking name but it does not end there. The music that they create is just as intriguing, fitting their name quite well. If you are a lover of progressive rock this band will be a great find for you!" - MuzikReviews

"Lost and Gone Forever is indeed the crown jewel of releases so far this year from local and regional rock bands that we’ve come across; it’s really sublime, a true masterpiece of a record." - WV RockScene

"This one gets an easy 5 out of 5 stars - did I say epic? One of the best albums of the year and one of the best debuts I have heard in a while. "

"They have made a mark which will rank them high on this year's best album lists for me and the many others who are fortunate enough to experience this album." - Sea of Tranquility

"With this ambitious debut, Dream The Electric Sleep show not just courage and conviction, but a great deal of skill in both the framing and the execution of a sprawling, dynamic, fully-realized concept album." - The Daily Vault