1) Sleep is an American doom… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists titled Sleep;
1) Sleep is an American doom metal power trio from San Jose, California. The band earned critical and record label attention early in its career. Critic Eduardo Rivadavia describes them as "perhaps the ultimate stoner rock band" and notes they exerted a strong influence on heavy metal in the 1990s. However, conflict with its record company contributed to Sleep's breakup by the end of the decade. The band reformed in 2009 and has played sporadic live dates internationally since. In 2018, Sleep released their fourth and comeback album, The Sciences, to critical acclaim.
Sleep evolved in the early 1990s from the band Asbestosdeath, which was established by vocalist/bassist Al Cisneros, drummer Chris Hakius, and guitarist Tom Choi. Asbestosdeath expanded to a quartet with the introduction of Matt Pike on guitar, and recorded two singles - "Dejection" for Profane Existence and the self-released "Unclean". Choi departed, and would later found Operator Generator, It Is I, Noothgrush, and Las Vegas' Black Jetts. Asbestosdeath recruited Justin Marler as replacement and the band adopted the new name, Sleep.
Sleep has used cannabis-influenced imagery since the release of their second album. In an interview about the making of Jerusalem, Matt Pike acknowledged that the band spent "a lot" of their label advance on cannabis, and "a lot of time." Pike also said that about $75,000 was spent on customized amplifiers so the album would have numerous tone layers.
2) Sleep is an experimental avant-garde group from New Zealand. Members are: Kim Pieters (Dadamah, Flies Inside The Sun, Rain), Peter Stapleton (Dadamah, The Pin Group, The Terminals, Flies Inside The Sun), and Susan Ballard. Also sometimes Nathan Thompson (Sandoz Lab Technicians) included. They released two albums; Enfolded In Luxury (1999) and Ghostwriting (2001), both on Metonymic label. Their music can be categorized as "free noise" or "free improvisation" as well.
3) Sleep is a melodic hardcore punk band from Brighton, UK. They were only active from 89-91. They release a 7" in 1990 and an LP entitled "Cat And Mouse" in 1991. Both were released on Meantime Records. They featured two members of indie punk band Knownothing.
4) Sleep is the name of a Harsh Noise Wall project. They released a split cassette with Authority.
5) Sleep is the name of an Australian electronic music producer. Main body of works center around long ambient "sleep"-style productions, but also has done some more techno influenced tracks (see: Stalker Remixes). Released via the Polybonk netlabel.
6) Sleep is a hip hop artist and member of The Chicharones along with Josh Martinez. As a solo artist he has released Riot by Candlelight, Christopher, and Hesitation Wounds. As a member of The Chicharones he has released When Pigs Fly, Boss Hogs EP, and Swine Country.
Sleep grew up in the old-school Mexican community of Farmington, NM. By the age of 9 he was writing and performing his own raps. Fast forward 20 years or so…he’s now married with a 14 year old daughter, a 20 month old son, and a new album that incubated in a pressure cooker for three years. It is called “Hesitation Wounds.”
Co-founder the Oldominion crew, a conglomerate of hip-hop artists based out of the Pacific Northwest, Sleep and his people have been putting it down for Seattle and Portland for the past decade. Sleep first made a name for himself with his lighting-quick delivery and dominant stage presence, but after releasing two solo albums (Riot by Candlelight, Christopher) it was the strength of his song writing that earned him a devout following in the underground scene.
Numb
Sleep Lyrics
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People been losing it watching it burn down
Lately this shit getting worse
Think i'm too high but I don't wanna come down
Baby your love is a curse
Speeding too much now she telling me slow down
Baby i know that your hurt
Play with my heart but i'm hoping it works out
I can't pick it up I been done with the past
Keeping my vision i'm making the distance
I leave it alone but i'm living too fast
Done with the games
People they snakin they patiently waiting but shit never change
Baby I know that i'm different I keep to myself
Shawty I live with the pain
Tired of running i'm losin myself
Thinking i'm done with the love that I felt
Lately been done with the fake motherfuckers
The people around me they tryin to help
Henny and Hunnids i'm living my life
Spending my money on shit that i like
Leaving the club when the sun coming up
I been running in circles and wasting my time
Think its the end of the world
People been losing it watching it burn down
Lately this shit getting worse
Think i'm too high but I don't wanna come down
Baby your love is a curse
Speeding too much now she telling me slow down
Baby i know that your hurt
Play with my heart but i'm hoping it works out
Counting my money its keeping me sane
Got what I wanted i'm thinking its fate
Takin my time when I talk with the Reaper
Done with these people so take me away
Shawty she mad cuz I love getting numb
Done with these women their love is a drug
Nobody left but the girls and the bottles
Walking alone cuz I live on the run
Shawty been calling i'm stackin the commas
I can't pick it up I been done with the past
Keeping my vision i'm making the distance
I leave it alone but i'm living too fast
Done with the games
People they snakin they patiently waiting but shit never change
Baby I know that i'm different I keep to myself
Shawty I live with the pain
Think its the end of the world
People been losing it watching it burn down
Lately this shit getting worse
Think i'm too high but I don't wanna come down
Baby your love is a curse
Speeding too much now she telling me slow down
Baby i know that your hurt
Play with my heart but i'm hoping it works out
The above lyrics to Sleep's song "Numb" are incredibly bleak and depressing. They paint a picture of complete and utter despair, as if the singer has lost all hope and is resigned to a life of misery. The first few lines refer to the crushing of the soul, rotting of the spirit and degradation of the mind, which all appear to be related to some sort of internal struggle. Perhaps the singer is grappling with their own personal demons, or dealing with a deep-seated sense of despair.
The final line, "black sphere battling," could be interpreted in different ways. It could be a reference to some sort of physical object or force that the singer is struggling against, or it could be a metaphor for the dark, oppressive feelings that are weighing them down. Regardless of how it's interpreted, it's clear that the singer is struggling to cope with something that is causing them immense pain and suffering.
The second stanza is even more disturbing. The "unsustained life giver" is likely a reference to a woman who has had an abortion, which has caused her immense emotional pain. The "raped mother spits" could be interpreted as the mother figuratively spitting out the unwanted child, or it could be a reference to how the mother feels about the pregnancy because of how it came about. Either way, it's a graphic and unsettling image that adds to the overall sense of hopelessness in the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Crushing of soul
Intense and overwhelming emotional anguish
Rotting of spirit
A slow decay of the essence of being
Degradation of mind
A progressive decline in intellectual and cognitive abilities
Black sphere battling
A dark, ominous force opposing and fighting against one's very existence
Unsustained life giver
A source of vitality that is incapable of sustaining and nourishing life
The raped mother spits
A symbol of the violated, abused and traumatized feminine, expressing anger, defiance and disgust
Mother spits
An expression of rejection and condemnation towards a destructive force that seeks to consume and extinguish all that is loving and life-giving
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Written by: Henry Schroeder
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@danielzuniga8134
They bringing back 2000 rock
@bennyphilip2601
I love it!!!!!
@chewytoken4220
Back when rock music was good
@heatherfox3458
I was in the car listening to Octane when Numb came on and I was like "Who is this"? I went home right away and downloaded several songs. I feel every one of their songs to my core. I want to see them in concert so bad.
@crystlclearsky781
Same! So glad this was on Octane 🔥🔥
@dtsteelman6552
They’re about to be on tour with Beartooth. Seeing them in Cinci Jan 12th.
@MeetMrMayhem88
@@dtsteelman6552hell yeah! I'm seeing them with Beartooth in March! Got VIP tickets 🙌🙌
@bangzoom22
Octane with Caity Babs is the best
@dalecarr7091
Rock on 💪
@izzydarkhart4144
Love how all 3 of the vocals are unique and different styles that complement each other amazingly