{"product_id":"sleep-hemispheres","title":"Sleep - Hemispheres","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHempispheres\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegins Sleep’s first mission without Matt Pike on guitar. The music and art are alive, and after the decades of obstacles that Sleep has overcome, it is time to move forward and make songs and albums. Alongside bassist and songwriter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Cisneros\u003c\/strong\u003e, the latest incarnation of Sleep features\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDale Crover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon drums and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBubba Dupree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon guitar. Dale has been in some serious bands, like the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelvins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRedd Kross\u003c\/strong\u003e. That Cisneros would seek him out makes sense, an almost elementary choice that probably wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows. Bubba Dupree, from the fiercely loved band\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVoid\u003c\/strong\u003e, hailing out of Columbia, MD, is a pick that is not only completely mind-blowing, but a choice no one would have seen coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCisneros had been writing demos and dying to turn them into finished tracks. When Crover passed through town on tour with the Melvins, Cisneros asked if he wanted to help build out the songs and join the band. The connection ran deep: Crover had seen Sleep live in San Francisco in the early '90s, and the early incarnation of Sleep had themselves been transformed by witnessing the Melvins' legendary 1988 \"Gluey Porch Treatments\" era shows. Cisneros calls Crover's drumming \"...otherworldly, life changing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor guitar, Cisneros needed someone who knew the essence and vibe of Sleep's past work, but equally important, had done their own Iommic Studies and would be working from that, bringing their own voice and ideas. Dupree came highly recommended, the first jam session nailed it: a vibe Cisneros describes as \"blue sunglasses era Iommi.\" A planned one-off recording for a flexi disc\/comic book project evolved into full band membership. The album was recorded at the Melvins' studio with longtime engineer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshi Kasai\u003c\/strong\u003e, built from a handful of ideas worked out across a few sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDupree discovered Sleep's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoly Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the mid-'90s and was floored — heavy, psychedelic, yet punk-adjacent. However, stepping into Pike's shoes weighs on him — \"Matt's an icon\" — but he's resolved that imitating Pike's style would be hollow. Instead, he's leaning into his own voice, determined that \"Sleep's soul is still totally intact,” on display on lead single “\u003cstrong\u003eHave Spacesuit Will Travel\u003c\/strong\u003e\", which “maintains Sleep’s trademark sludgy wall of sound” (\u003cem\u003eConsequence\u003c\/em\u003e). Today's \"\u003cspan\u003eArrival of the Industry Ships\" \u003c\/span\u003efinds the band operating in the same vein.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Purple Vinyl LP","offer_id":68022745628885,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7534\/7333\/files\/sleep.webp?v=1793219071","url":"https:\/\/goner-records.com\/fr\/products\/sleep-hemispheres","provider":"Goner Records ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}