Sleepersound has always flirted with the idea of writing soundtracks. Our musical style tends to swirl with a dramatic flare that lends itself well to film. Our cinematographer, Stephen, creates original video content for live shows and mixes it on the fly to completely immerse the listener in our creative world.

So, when we were approached to create a soundtrack for an ‘immersive art installation in Downtown Milwaukee’, our interest was obviously peaked. Turns out, the installation is from an incredibly cool artist duo named HYBYCOZO. They create giant geometric sculptures that are interactive and play with light to create a truly magical atmosphere! Have you been to one of our shows?! It was a perfect fit.

Per the HYBYCOZO ( short for Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone) website:

HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. The work consists of larger than life geometric sculptures, often with patterns and textures that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural phenomena. Their works celebrate the inherent beauty of geometric form and pattern, and compose them in ways that harmonize the experience of sculpture, light, and shadow. HYBYCOZO is short for The Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone and represents the artists ongoing journey investigating the myriad dimensions of geometry.

They have permanent public artworks around the world from Dubai to Istanbul, Las Vegas, Sacramento, New Zealand, and the SF Bay Area. They have shown globally in Singapore, Brazil, Australia, and Canada and have been exhibited with institutions such as The Smithsonian, The Cincinnati museum of art, The Oakland Museum of California, and The Sharjah Museam of Art in the UAE.

If you’re in the Milwaukee area, our work will be presented on January 19th and 20th in the evening in Cathedral Square, come say hello! We do not plan to release this music, so come enjoy it in person with us.

Much Love! Thank you for the support!

Sleepersound

You want new music? Check this out! Just a little taste of good things to come and a huge thank you to The Big Takeover for the feature.

In the words of Sleepersound Drummer, Dan Niedziejko:

This track is an exclusive pre-production live cut of an unreleased song called “Emissaries”. Our most recent record “Idle Voices”, which was recorded over the pandemic, really got our collective juices flowing. While this song is unreleased and destined for the next album proper, we feel like it’s been a track that has really earned a spot in our live setlist rotation. It just missed the cut for “Idle Voices” based on production timelines. It’s an unusual song for us because, frankly, everyone is playing just one instrument and not switching to synths and back and forth, which is a real departure for us. When we play this, it’s a lot of fun to channel all of our energy into just one instrument, one groove and feel this one coming off the stage and into the audience. Can we say a little more “stripped down” despite the shoegaze guitar hook at the end? The next record is coming together and it’s songs like this, with some variation on approach – at least for us – that is really getting us excited for the next chapter.

A huge thank you to our friend Mike Temple at P-Town Beats for this amazing remix of 'Silence Otherwise’ off the latest release, ‘Idle Voices'. It has this poweful energy while leaving the listener floating in space. We love it, and we love that you’ve done this! Please check it out on our Bandcamp!

About a month ago our friends at Joyzine and XO Publicity announced they would be reviving the long-running and much loved ‘XO For the Holidays’ Christmas Comp for the milestone vol X. Dave instantly had an idea for our cover and we got to work. Over a 3 week span, we wrote and tracked our take on ‘Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel’. With the image of a people wandering the desert and being overcome with the visage of their god, we tried to channel a haunting and clamorous vibe. Experimenting with modular Buchla synths and painted layers of sound, we love the final product and hope you will too.

The entire comp is great, each artist lending a beautiful and unique feeling to the 14 track album. Its refreshing to hear something new this time of year. Make sure to spike the nog extra hard and throw these jams on! Stream live and download here! XO for the Holidays Vol X