Sleeper x
Sleeper x | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia |
| Genres | experimental metal |
| Years active | 2001 - 2010 |
| Labels | Cartel Music Red Guard Records |
| Members | James Crossland Wade Taylor Chris Butler Garth Adams |
Sleeper x is a four-piece experimental metal band from Perth, Western Australia.
Biography[edit]
Sleeper x was formed in late 2001 by James Crossland (vocals) and Wade Taylor (guitar). In late 2002, they were joined by Chris Butler (drums) and Crossland's long time friend Garth Taylor (bass guitar).[1][2]
In 2004, the band supported the Dillinger Escape Plan and in May that year signed to the Perth independent record label Cartel Music[3] Sleeper x then travelled to Melbourne for the V5 Festival. In May 2005, the band released its first EP, Everything You Know Is Wrong.[3][4][5][6] A second EP, Music For The Esteemed Gentleman, was released in March 2006.[7][8] The band left the Cartel Music label in March 2006, forming its own label, On The Blob Records, later changed to Panty Liner Records, then Red Guard Records. The Migrations and Mnemonics (a split EP with the Melbourne jazzcore act Errata),[9][10] recorded in Taylor's studio "The Great Brain" and mastered at Errata's House of Fuboobadore in Melbourne, was the first release by the label.
Though active in the Australian metal scene, the band's penchant for noise-making, irreverent live performances[11] (including the practice of Freemasonic rituals onstage) and unconventional instrumentation has earned them a reputation for innovation and spontaneity within avant-garde musical circles.[citation needed]
The band is currently[when?] in pre-production for its first full-length album, The Long March
Discography[edit]
EPs[edit]
- Everything You Know Is Wrong - Cartel Music (CARTEL001) (2 May 2005)
- Music For The Esteemed Gentleman - Cartel Music (CARTEL002) (13 March 2006)
- Migrations And Mnemonics (with Errata) - Red Guard Records (17 November 2006)
References[edit]
- ↑ "PerthMusic » Blog Archive » Sleeper X Interview". PerthMusic. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Sleeper X". Groove Features. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rasmussen, Mark (2 October 2009). "Sleeper X - Everything You Know Is Wrong". Mediasearch. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Everything You Know is Wrong - Sleeper X". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ Donnelly, Justin (16 May 2005). "Sleeper X - Everything You Know Is Wrong". The Metal Forge. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Interview with Sleeper X : James Crossland". Rockus.com.au. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 June 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Sleeper X - Music for the Esteemed Gentleman". StGeorgeOnline.com.au. 3 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Milburn, Simon (7 January 2018). "Sleeper X - Music For The Esteemed Gentleman". The Metal Forge. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Bowser, Michael (15 October 2010). "Errata interview – Melbourne jazzcore band talk about their jazz-metal vision and, er, William Shatner". Music Vice. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ "X-Press Online: SLEEPER X- Splitsville". X-Press Online: SLEEPER X- Splitsville. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "NOISE@Artrage Bakery". FasterLouder. 1 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
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