Sleeping States is a British musical solo project of British musician Markland Starkie (born 1981). Started in 2004 in

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, Sleeping States falls predominantly in the

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genre. Sleeping States has also been associated with

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and

Queercore Queercore (or homocore) is a cultural/social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of the punk subculture and a music genre that comes from punk rock. It is distinguished by its discontent with society in general, and specifical ...

, having released a number of 7"s, cassette-only EPs and a CD-R album on several small DIY labels in Britain, including the Queercore label/collective Homocrime and Tome Records (now a record shop in Hackney). 2008 saw Sleeping States play

Wireless Festival The Wireless Festival is a rap and urban music festival that takes place every year in London, England. It is owned and managed by Live Nation. While it started as primarily a rock and pop festival, in recent years it has focused on hip hop and ...

and tour with

Noah and the Whale Noah and the Whale were a British indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (violin/ keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass guitar), Fred Abbott ...

. Starkie played briefly in another band, Barton Carriages 2014-2016, resulting in a short album of recordings. After a period of low activity, Starkie revived Sleeping States in 2017 for a short UK tour to mark ten years since the release of There The Open Spaces.

Discography

Albums * ''In the Gardens of the North'' (2009) - Album on

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, released August 17 * ''There The Open Spaces'' (2007) - Album on Tome,

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, EtchnSketch * ''Distances Are Great'' (2004) - CD-R Album on Kontra-Punkte EPs * ''Old vs New'' (2008) - 10" / Digital EP on

, EtchnSketch * ''Sleeping States / Francois'' (2006) - Cassette EP on Undereducated * ''Sleeping States'' (2005) - Cassette EP on Kontra-Punkte * ''A Year In The Life'' (2005) - 3" CD EP on Homocrime Singles * ''Gardens of the South'' (2009) - Cassette single on

* ''Call Me'' (2008) - 7" on Single Felt Tip Records * ''I Wonder / Under A Capricorn Sky'' (2007) - 7" Single on Caspian * ''Rivers / London Fields'' (2006) - 7" Single on Tome Records

Notes and references

External links

Official WebsiteSleeping States MyspaceDaytrotter Article
(2008)
Sleeping States: There the Open SpacesSleeping States: In the Gardens of the NorthThe Quietus , Reviews , Sleeping StatesSleeping States - In The Gardens Of The NorthThere the Open Spaces - Sleeping States , Songs, Reviews, CreditsSleeping States There The Open SpacesSleeping States: There the Open SpacesSleeping States: In The Gardens of the North , CD reviewAlbum review: Sleeping States - 'In The Gardens Of The North' , NME
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