Diary of dreams biography

German darkwave band

Diary of Dreams is a German darkwave band. The lead singer and founding member Adrian Hates has produced most of the albums by himself or with minimal help from others.

He rarely uses a full band, except when on tour.

History

Adrian Hates is a classically trained guitarist and pianist who started out as the guitarist for Garden of Delight.

He initiated the Diary of Dreams project in the late 1980s, taking the name from one of his early classical guitar compositions, "Tagebuch der Träume." The first album, Cholymelan, appeared in 1994 on the Dion Fortune label.

Diary of dreams biography

Encouraged by this success, Hates formed his own label called Accession Records and released a series of albums over the following years, building a loyal fanbase each step of the way. The second album End of Flowers was released in 1996, expanding on the darkwave sound of the debut.

Bird Without Wings followed a year later, whilst the more experimental work Psychoma