The Sleep

Never In a Million Years, Now Available on CD

thesleep — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:52:44 +0000

We are happy to announce that the album is now ready for purchase in real life, hard copy, CD format!

We have listed it with Createspace.com. The artwork turned out especially nice and includes a booklet with all the lyrics. We’re oldschool like that.

So for everyone who has been asking, off you go! Purchase away!

ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2009

thesleep — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:00:36 +0000

In a year-end review of Cincinnati music, CityBeat magazine has named “Never in a Million Years” by The Sleep as one of the best albums of 2009. Read the full article here.

The Sleep Nominated for Best of 2009 CEA

thesleep — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:01:56 +0000

We are honored to announce that The Sleep has been nominated for Best of 2009 Cincinnati Entertainment Award (CEA) in the “experimental/electronic” category. The band is very surprised and excited and are asking fans to go to the CEA site and vote. And you don’t have to live in Cincinnati to vote! Voting continues until mid-November.

Click here to vote!

Emission on The Sleep

thesleep — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:46:23 +0000

Lucy Kalantari of Luciar and Elwood Emission wrote a lovely review of Never in a Million Years on her blog. Here’s a taste:

On my first listen to Never in a Million Years, I noticed how I had been listening to instrumentals for quite some time before hearing any vocals–for about 6 minutes in fact. I understood immediately that The Sleep lays emphasis on ambience, vibe and sonic texture… Track 5 “Take Me” is one of my favorites on the album. The taunting phrase, “is it worth it?” made me second guess what I had been doing at the time, as if the song were talking to me directly. I remembered this wasn’t a voice on my head, but a song I was listening to. Powerful stuff.

Pop over to A Few Little Notes and check out the rest of what she had to say. You can click on links to check out her music while you are there.

Thanks so much, Lucy!

MUSIC VIDEO “THAT PART OF YOU” DEBUTS

thesleep — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:33:09 +0000

We are happy to premiere our very first music video! It is for the song “That Part of You.” It was directed by Bill Poff and we love it! Especially in HD!

Please watch it, rate it, comment on it, link to it! AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, EMBED IT WHEREVER YOU PLEASE! Below is a link to the video on Vimeo. You can watch and even download it there in HD.

Watch and download at Vimeo

We couldn’t have done it without the help of the following people! Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to this project. You guys made it happen!

The Sleep is:
Neil Smith
Laura Smith
Dave Eberhardt

Directed by William Poff

CAST
Susan Jung – Woman
Steven Brumer – Man

Ben Saunders – Director of Photography
Thomas Green – Key Grip
Jim Tobergta – Production Design
Peggy Edwards – Costumes
Christa Harrison – Laura’s Makeup
Susan Pagliaro – Editor
Neil Smith – Post Production

Special Thanks To:
Jennie Chacon
Paula Rakestraw
Wilma Gaunt
Dave Flege
Pat Tobergta
Gayle’s Vintage Clothing
Riverside Center Antique Mall

THE SLEEP MUSIC VIDEO COMING SOON

thesleep — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:39:44 +0000

In the very near future, The Sleep will be releasing their first music video from the album Never in a Million Years. In the meantime, check out some photos taken at the video shoot.

FACEBOOK PHOTO ALBUM

Take Me – FREE Single and Remixes (Part 4)

thesleep — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:43:11 +0000

It’s the fourth week of FREE DOWNLOADS for “Take Me – Single and Remixes.” This week we have another remix of “Take Me,” this time created by the one-man band from England, Looptron. Check back here for new remixes to be posted for download each week in June.

TRACK 07 – Take Me (Looptron Remix)

Take Me – FREE Single and Remixes (Part 3)

thesleep — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:13:31 +0000

It’s the third week of FREE DOWNLOADS for “Take Me – Single and Remixes.” This week we have a remix of “Take Me” by Jack Alberson. Check back here for new remixes to be posted for download each week in June.

TRACK 06 – Take Me (Jack Alberson Somnolence Dub)

MORE TO COME NEXT WEEK!

Take Me – FREE Single and Remixes (Part 2)

thesleep — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:08:05 +0000

Here’s the second set of remixes that make up “Take Me – Single and Remixes” brought to you as a FREE DOWNLOAD. This week we have a remix of “Again and Again” by Yves Schelpe from the band Psy’Aviah as well as a remix of “Never” from yours truly, The Sleep. Check back here for new remixes to be posted for download each week in June.

TRACK 04 – Again and Again (Psy’Aviah Remix)

TRACK 05 – Never (Maybe Once Mix)

MORE TO COME NEXT WEEK!

TAKE ME – FREE Single and Remixes (Part 1)

thesleep — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:09:22 +0000

The Sleep is releasing a new single, “Take Me,” from the album Never in a Million Years as a FREE DOWNLOAD. Additionally, we will be offering several remixes of various tracks from the album. Check back here for new remixes to be posted for download each week in June. The remixes are done by some great musicians and bands from all across the globe. Enjoy!

First up is the album version of “Take Me,” a great new remix of “Take Me” by The Sleep guest guitarist Will Crewdson, and a new instrumental bonus track.

TRACK 01 – Take Me (Album Version)

TRACK 02 – Take Me (Scan Reg Mix) by Will Crewdson

TRACK 03 – Back on Wet Grass (Bonus Track)

MORE TO COME NEXT WEEK!