Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sleepwalker

Recently I had my mind blown by the Santa Cruz band, Fell Voices. I picked up every bit of merch they had with them. Along with their vinyl, the standout item was this vaguely packaged CDR in an envelope. I think the band is called Sleepwalker, and share at least one member with Fell Voices. Three tracks of beautiful, expansive Black Metal with some obvious post-rock influence. The vocals are buried howls, the music is repetitive and hypnotic. This is excellent. You should hear it.


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43 comments:

  1. TaralezhOctober 11, 2009 at 5:18 AM

    Thank you very much man 1
    By the way, who are these Fell Voices, any place to hear them ?

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  2. RobertOctober 11, 2009 at 6:47 AM

    This is a good thing to wake up to... Thank you.

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  3. o.kvltOctober 11, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    really good stuff! are the CD and the tracks untitled? it is almost impossible to find any infos about this band on the web.
    thx for sharing this great find!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Thank you for sharing as always. Anyone know a link to buy their stuff?

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  5. Roger CamdenOctober 11, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    This is excellent

    two great tastes that taste great together

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  6. AesopOctober 11, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    Here's some links

    http://www.myspace.com/fellvoicesca
    myspace.com/hmnxresources
    myspace.com/attritionxrecords

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  7. Ash BorerOctober 11, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Haha, this my friend Mike's project! He's the drummer of Fell Voices, and this is his solo project. I don't think there is really anything on the web about them, because I think this was a bit of a one-off thing he recorded around the time fell voices first started playing. I'm not sure if there's any future plans for this, but it is quite good. Go see Fell Voices live, they destroy!

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  8. Kevin Gan YuenOctober 11, 2009 at 1:14 PM

    thanks for this!

    fell voices are pretty insane live, you can hear the vocals UN-MIC'd THROUGH the instruments... and these guys play LOUD

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  9. AesopOctober 11, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    Agreed. Fell Voices are special. They deserve your support.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 3:20 PM

    thanks for this, it's absolutely perfect. so many bands who attempt the black metal/post-rock thing don't understand black metal OR post-rock. these guys really do. i will buy it.

    pavel

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  11. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    p.s. where does one buy this?

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  12. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    This is wonderful and odd and brilliant. Thanks!

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  13. AesopOctober 11, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    As far as getting a hold of one of these, I would suggest writing to Fell Voices at their above mentioned myspace.

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  14. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 4:04 PM

    Fucking excellent. This Fell Voices side project has been a subterranean presence I've heard about for awhile and i'm glad that i am able to hear it now. Thanks!

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  15. TLALOCOctober 11, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    This is really unique sounding. It doesn't quite fall into one mood, which is really special in my mind. Also, the cover is pretty damn cool.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    This doesn't work. The download. Could someone reupload this on something that's not mediafire?

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  17. TaralezhOctober 11, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    /( )/ (Mike's friend), thanks for the info man, too bad no future plans.

    And Aesop, thanks for this, and for letting me know Fell Voices, never heard of them before, great stuff !

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  18. ECWOctober 11, 2009 at 7:05 PM

    This is seriously impressive. Proud to be sharing a town with these guys. And really hoping this isn't the last thing we hear from them.

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  19. Petya VOctober 12, 2009 at 5:46 AM

    thank you man

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  20. louise cyphreOctober 12, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    This is great. Thanks for this

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  21. Dan FitchOctober 13, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    Great stuff.

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  22. --dOctober 13, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    wow. can't believe it too aesop to introduce me to something in my own backyard. or am i?

    this's been the soundtrack for the last 36 hours of my life. thanks.

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  23. M. PadgettOctober 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    Taking this, thanks.

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  24. RobertOctober 17, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    stunning...

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  25. AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    they have copies left, you just need to contact the ms page.

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  26. AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    There's some Fell Voices material available here: http://intothywoods.blogspot.com/2009/10/fell-voices-fell-voices.html.

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  27. AnonymousOctober 19, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    Not only do I like this now, but this post made me go and buy Fell Voices' new LP. $12 with free shipping ain't bad.

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  28. jAy @ jApAnOctober 20, 2009 at 5:26 AM

    I listened to this and liked it. Thanks for the introduction to Sleepwalker!

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  29. AnonymousOctober 23, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    Has this been taken down? it is not working for me.

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  30. AesopOctober 23, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    Try again, it is still up

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  31. DamienOctober 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    This is a masterpiece and so is your blog. I wrote a mini-review of this on my own. I hope we can hear more from these guys.

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  32. AesopOctober 23, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    For those who tried to get this and couldn't, a new link was added. Should work now.

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  33. mOctober 24, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    sleepwalker is still an active project.

    the three songs on this cdr are only part of an as of yet incomplete album-length work. recording should be finished by sometime this winter.

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  34. AesopOctober 24, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    Michael, are you involved in this project? Either way that is terrific news, this CDR is fantastic.

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  35. Vikrant DevOctober 27, 2009 at 2:36 AM

    This Shit Is Amaaazing...why only a 3 track album.....should have been more...can't get enough of this thing.

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  36. Krumbled KookieOctober 27, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    I've got the CD coming in the mail from Michael, who was kindly enough to send me one. I heard it here first, and by all means we should support Tucker, Michael, and the guys in Fell Voices/Sleepwalker as much as possible. Truly special bands. And from the wee bit of correspondence I've had with them, really kindhearted fellows.

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  37. AnonymousOctober 29, 2009 at 5:19 AM

    It's like SubArachnoid Space made a Black Metal album... which is brilliant!

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  38. DanielDecember 24, 2009 at 8:06 PM

    Merry Crassmas.

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  39. Vikrant DevJanuary 6, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    http://indiebandwagon.blogspot.com/

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  40. hhhaaaooonnnAugust 15, 2010 at 12:10 AM

    "Sleepwalker II"
    available at recent shows
    is great, get it, listen to it.

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  41. KyleFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    @ Aesop

    Michael is sleepwalker.

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  42. ZaruyacheDecember 20, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Bump. Anyone have a link to Sleepwalker II?

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  43. theheftMay 2, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    I saw about 5 minutes of their set when they played in Oshkosh this past Sunday. Wish I could have seen more.

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