Sleepyard is a psychedelic band from Norway formed by Oliver and Svein Kersbergen in 1994. After a couple of demo cassette releases, the band released the minialbum “Intersounds” on their own label Orange music in 1998. This was hailed as one of the first post rock albums from Norway. Sleepyard released “The runner” on trust me records (2003) and contributed music to the movie Monsterthursday Next album "Easy Tensions" saw the band reaching for a more mellow and richer sound. Their multi tracked vocal harmonies reminded critics of the Beach Boys and drew comparisons to the psychedelic sound of Smile. "Future lines" from 2009 saw the band move into a more jazzy and ambient direction. It featured contributions from Pianist

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and Sonic Boom from

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In 2010 the band collaborated with Jim Shepherd of

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and released a 7" Down Tangerine Road on his Oatcake Records. Oliver produced and co wrote a couple of tracks with

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former vocalist for

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during 2012. "Blue barracuda" was included on

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Dirty D album which came out on

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in summer 2013. The rest did end up on the next Sleepyard album, Black Sails. A new version of "Blue Barracuda" was released on 2018 album Winter Crickets. "Wall Of Confusion" was a split cassette release with Devita on Lithuanian label Agharta Tapes. It featured Sleepyard with experimental noise recordings in tribute to composer

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. Sleepyard released Black Sails on US label Global Recording Artists in March 2014. This album featured special guest musicians

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and

. Dawn Smithson known from experimental rock band Jessamine,

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formerly of space rock band

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on a version of

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Chocolate River. Sleepyard signed with Norwegian label Apollon Records and released the album Head Values in 2022. The album featured Sandy Dedrick from the 60`s sunshine pop band The Free Design on vocals for the track "Falling In Love". Other guest musicians count Katje Janisch,

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known from

and Spiritualized and

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formerly of the Norwegian Black Metal band Mayhem. This album showed the band going in a more ambient and electronic direction. Following year saw the release of the digital single "Soul Cruiser" which featured Suzanne Ciani as a guest musician.

Discography

*Intersounds (1999) Orange Music *The Runner (2003) Trust Me Records *Easy Tensions (2006) Orange Music *Future Lines (2009) Orange Music *Down Tangerine Road 7" (2010) Oatcake Records * Wall Of Confusion (Split release with Devita) (2013) Agharta Tapes * Black Sails (2014) Global Recording Artists * Winter Crickets (2018) Global Recording Artists * Head Values (2022) Apollon Records * Soul Cruiser (2023) (Digital Single) Apollon Records

References

Notes

Sources

CCAPTrust Me RecordsJudy Dyble

Agharta Tapes

External links

Sleepyard official website
Norwegian psychedelic rock music groups Musical groups established in 1994 1994 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Norway with local place of origin missing {{Rock-band-stub