Essay Sequence for The Dreaming

Before we wrap up Never for Ever in a month or so, I figured I'd give you all a preview of the Dreams of Orgonon chapter on The Dreaming. Here's how I'm arranging the posts. 

• Sat In Your Lap

• Leave It Open

• Get Out of My House

• Suspended in Gaffa

• Lord of the Reedy River

• Houdini

• Kinda/Snakedance

• The Dreaming

• Pull Out the Pin

• Night of the Swallow

• All the Love

• There Goes a Tenner

• Flowers

• Ne t’enfuis pas

This sequence came together with astonishing ease. Unlike Kate Bush's previous albums, The Dreaming was recorded in blocks with different producers, so it's much easier to arrange songs from The Dreaming chronologically. The Dreaming sessions also produced fewer songs than the Never for Ever period did, so the chapter should be the shortest so far. That said, it's also going to be a challenging part of the blog. The Dreaming is Bush's most sprawling album in terms of subject matter and scope, so writing about it will mean reading lots of secondary sources. I expect to read a book at a rate of approximately one per essay. Hopefully that doesn't slow me down significantly, but either way, I hope you enjoy the upcoming essays. If all goes well, the "Delius" post will go up on WordPress next Monday, and I should start writing "The Infant Kiss" this week. See you soon.