Sleeping People is an

instrumental rock Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style. Instru ...

band from

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that formed in early 2002. They first started playing live at the end of that year as a trio consisting of Joileah Concepcion (guitar), Kasey Boekholt (guitar) and Brandon Relf (drums), with bassist Kenseth Thibideau joining the group in 2003. In 2005, the band released their self-titled debut album through

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records. Around that same time, guitarist Concepcion left the band due to relocation, and her friend

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replaced her on guitar. With Coffman, the band wrote and recorded three tracks that appeared on their second album, '' Growing''. In early 2007, Concepcion returned to her former position while Coffman departed to join the

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, and the original lineup resumed. The style of

they play is sometimes referred to as

math rock Math rock is a style of progressive and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush as well as 20th-century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich. It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (includi ...

, which is characterized by complex, atypical

rhythm Rhythm (from Greek , ''rhythmos'', "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a " movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular recu ...

ic structures, stop/start dynamics and angular,

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Members

*Kasey Boekholt – guitar *Joileah Concepcion – guitar *Brandon Relf – drums *Kenseth Thibideau – bass

Past members

– guitar (2005–2007)

Discography

* ''Sleeping People'' (2005) * '' Growing'' (2007) * ''NOTRUF'' (2012)

References

External links

* Currently a parked domain * American instrumental musical groups Rock music groups from California Math rock groups Musical groups from San Diego Temporary Residence Limited artists {{US-rock-band-stub