Drop Out of Life with Bong in Hand: the SLEEP thread

[Jammer XCI]

Sleep will release their 4th album and first since 1999’s Dopesmoker on 4/20, tomorrow.

Get fucking high and crank that shit loud son.

[run2death]

[tragabigzanda]

[run2death]

Although in reality, "Dopesmoker" was really released in 2003. "Jerusalem" was released in 1999 and was a heavily edited version of what the band turned in to London Records.

[Jammer XCI]

Although in reality, "Dopesmoker" was really released in 2003. "Jerusalem" was released in 1999 and was a heavily edited version of what the band turned in to London Records.

You would be correct.

I just saw them less than 3 weeks ago and they’re still great live.

[run2death]

I always wanted Aaron Turner to work with Sleep.

A match made in metal heaven.

[bodysnatcher]

i follow a Sleep playlist on spotify. it's pretty soothing.

[bodysnatcher]

oh wait, this is about Sleep music, not sleep music?

[Jammer XCI]

^ get educated.

I listened to “Antarctica Thawing” and “Giza Butler” on some guy’s Youtube channel and this goes hard as fuck.

[tragabigzanda]

[run2death]

I think you can say that for a lot of recent metal.

The emphasis that gets put on the double-kick drum, makes a lot of otherwise decent metal basically unlistenable to me.

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[bodysnatcher]

just started listening to the new album while i do some menial work stuff. i never listen to metal, so i have no idea how this sounds (ie. what trag and r2d are talking about)... curious to hear the consensus. i feel like this is good so far, though.

[washing machine]

just started listening to the new album while i do some menial work stuff. i never listen to metal, so i have no idea how this sounds (ie. what trag and r2d are talking about)... curious to hear the consensus. i feel like this is good so far, though.

Sounds like you and me have the same relationship with this kind of music. I loved Dopesmoker when I heard it, but I never really seek heavy stuff out. The layered patterns and production of Dopesmoker really opened my mind to more stoner/drone type stuff after I heard it. Can't wait to hear this new one later tonight.

[bodysnatcher]

just started listening to the new album while i do some menial work stuff. i never listen to metal, so i have no idea how this sounds (ie. what trag and r2d are talking about)... curious to hear the consensus. i feel like this is good so far, though.

Sounds like you and me have the same relationship with this kind of music. I loved Dopesmoker when I heard it, but I never really seek heavy stuff out. The layered patterns and production of Dopesmoker really opened my mind to more stoner/drone type stuff after I heard it. Can't wait to hear this new one later tonight.

yeah, i love the stoner rock type of stuff. but sometimes the "metal" lines get so blurry that i don't know where my interests lie whatsoever, and sometimes they all kind of blend together. i know it's out of pure ignorance of just not exploring the genre more, but i just never found a sound that really struck me. so far, though, i'm really digging this one... albeit i'm listening quietly on small laptop speakers.

[Jammer XCI]

Metal's a pretty diverse thing, Sleep keeps it slow and low and it's awesome.

[bodysnatcher]

yeah i like the "low and slow" stuff for sure

anything that starts to speed up and then has vocals like that "Obey The Law Of Your Heart" grunting, i'm out

[bodysnatcher]

just started listening to the new album while i do some menial work stuff. i never listen to metal, so i have no idea how this sounds (ie. what trag and r2d are talking about)... curious to hear the consensus. i feel like this is good so far, though.

Sounds like you and me have the same relationship with this kind of music. I loved Dopesmoker when I heard it, but I never really seek heavy stuff out. The layered patterns and production of Dopesmoker really opened my mind to more stoner/drone type stuff after I heard it. Can't wait to hear this new one later tonight.

btw wm (and everyone else), Dopesmoker is available for pre-order on vinyl for just $14.50 now. not sure if that's your thing, i just happened to stumble across it just now

https://southernlord.com/store/dopesmoker/

[mf]

[washing machine]

Hard not to enjoy a line like “The pterodactyl flies again, o'er emerald fields” while that guitar pattern just keeps coming.