Dopesmoker is the third album from the american stoner band sleep, released in april 22, 2003. Remixedremastered and lengthened version of sleeps opus jerusalem. Sleep dopesmoker 2012, cd, southern lord recordings remastered, digipak. The albums were released in 1999 and 2003 respectively. Jul 10, 2012 however, in 2012, the latest and remastered version of the track. Almost immediately, matt pike started high on fire, who have continued adding different kinds of fuel. Sleep dopesmoker new vinyl 2xlp remastered reissue 2016. Originally recorded back in 1995, it languished in mostly unreleased form until 2003 when sleep the unholy trinity of al cisneros, chris hakius and matt pike finally started getting the attention they always deserved. The reissue will also be getting new artwork by arik roper, who also created artwork for. Southern lord records reissue a deluxe remastered version of sleep s dopesmoker containing the epic title track when we say epic, we mean a 63 minute long track in praise of weed in addition to an infamous live version of holy mountain recorded in 1994 at the ibeam in san francisco. The most common sleep dopesmoker material is ceramic. Unfortunately, the label lacked the vision necessary to actually follow through and release the album that sleep recorded, mostly because it took the notradiofriendly form of a single song, a 63 minute long ode to weed, called dopesmoker. Sleeps holy mountain created such a humongous buzz that major label london records signed the band. Request sleep dopesmoker 2012 remastered description.
Clocking in at just 25 minutes instead of the known 1 hour version. Dec 09, 2017 dopesmoker is the final albums by the american heavy metal band sleep. Dopesmoker purple vinyl 33 rpm, bonus tracks, colored vinyl, gatefold, limited edition 2012 vinyl lp southern lord lord158 dopesmoker deluxe edition, remastered. Cisneros wanted to breathe some new life into the old beast and finally have the original vision of the album fully realized. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about sleep dopesmoker. In 2011, southern lord was contacted by sleeps al cisneros about the possibility of releasing a deluxe version of the classic sleep recording. Consisting of an hour plus long song its a large deviation from the format of the very successful holy mountain.
Southern lord records reissue a deluxe remastered version of sleeps dopesmoker. The latter release was immediately received as the definitive version and became a cult favorite amongst. Originally slated to follow closely behind their second album of a decade earlier, the landmark sleeps holy mountain, it lingered in unreleased limbo instead the subject of a vicious legal dispute between the northern california trio and their record company, london, which. The sleep album dopesmoker consists of a single, 63 minute song, written by the band over the course of 4 years during the mid 90s. The music for these albums was written during a fouryear period when the group was working on a single song that was around an hour in length. Holy mountain in 2011, southern lord was contacted by sleeps al cisneros about the possibility of releasing a deluxe version of the classic sleep recording.
Almost immediately, matt pike started high on fire. After years of unofficial and official releases, bootlegs and specially remastered collectors editions, dopesmoker is now recognized as a masterpiece of the stonermetal genre and. Youtube oddities speed the track up to 10x the originals and it sounds comparable to a high on fire track. Junius the martyrdom of a catastrophist remastered cd digipak 12.
The game of the album by sleep, the band, an endless runner minus the running based on the heaviest, highest album of all time. Fans of all things sunn o and earth will probably have heard it before, but let me be the first to say that this brand new remastered edition is the finest iteration of the. Cisneros wanted to breathe some new life into the old beast and finally have the original vision of the album fully. Instead, dopesmoker is a standard stoner doom track simply stretched out to a stoners pace. Mar 15, 2012 remastered audio, new artwork and more southern lord records have announced a deluxe reissue of one of the towering achievements in metal history, dopesmoker by stoner metal legends sleep. Consisting of a single song an hour and three minutes long, it was originally recorded in 1996, but due to legal issues the album was trimmed down about ten mintutes. Also includes a never before released song, sonic titan, recorded live in the studio. Listen to your favorite songs from dopesmoker by sleep now.
Two years after sleep disbanded in 1996, however, london released a neutered, choppedup version of the record titled jerusalem, before the properly mastered dopesmoker finally saw the light of day in 2003 later remastered again in 2012. The bands epic struggles to have it recorded and released. The record was originally titled jerusalem, but in 2003 was rereleased as an alternate version and renamed dopesmoker. Active during the 1990s, sleep earned critical and record label. Nov 18, 2015 dopesmoker licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of southern lord. For those willing to open their minds to a little experimentation in the metal realm it can be a hugely rewarding listen. Southern lord records reissue a deluxe remastered version of sleeps dopesmoker containing the epic title track when we say epic, we mean a 63 minute long track in praise of weed in addition to an infamous live version of holy mountain recorded in 1994 at the ibeam in san francisco. Pike stated that the song was getting slower and slower and then it got weird. This pressing has some of the prettiest cover artwork, and plays really clean. Sleeps dopesmoker is an album few bands are afforded to make. In terms of sound and style, this album is simply amazing, beyond question. Listen free to sleep dopesmoker dopesmoker, sonic titan. Considering the stories of sleep blowing almost the entirety of their advance from the label on guitars, amps and a hell of a lot of weed honestly, im not making that up.
Digitally remastered edition of this 2003 album from the stoner metal bandtrack list. Sleep s dopesmoker is an album few bands are afforded to make. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of dopesmoker 2003 by sleep at mp3caprice. Dopesmoker licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of southern lord. Issues at the site of production make this album a hard sell for classic status it seems. Sleep dopesmoker 12 vinyl remastered reissue green. Sleep s dopesmoker has been remastered for reissue on southern lord and will be released with a live recording of holy mountain from 1994 from the ibeam venue in san francisco.
May 10, 2012 when sleep broke up after the failure of dopesmoker, the trio split into two unequal halves. Sleep dopesmoker remastered vinyl 2 lp gf sleeve for sale online. The saga of sleep s dopesmoker was already almost ten years in the making by the time of its belated release in 2003. Sleep recorded dopesmoker during two monthlong, vaporladen sessions with producer billy anderson. Formed as a bay area hardcorepunk rock act called asbestosdeath, the band changed their musical direction and name and debuted as sleep with their volume one album in 1991. Apr 22, 2003 the sleep album dopesmoker consists of a single, 63 minute song written by the band over the course of 4 years during the mid 90s.
Dopesmoker by sleep stoner metal vinyl, oct2012, 2 discs. The first time was in 1999, with a cutdown, remixed. In or out of metals seedy musical ghetto, there are few records as epically conceived or grandly ambitious as sleeps dopesmoker. With dopesmoker, youre plugging in for a journey, not a simple track. There are other metalprog lyrical themes here, too, but in general, this is a long, loud salute to the demon weed. A benchmark by which all that dares call itself stoner rock must surely be judged. After justin marler left the group, the core lineup of al cisneros, matt pike and chris hakius went into the studio to record a demo cassette that they sent to earache records. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The album was first released in 1999 under the name jerusalem. The sleep album dopesmoker consists of a single, 63 minute song written by the band over the course of 4 years during the mid 90s. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of sleeps holy mountain remastered 2009 by sleep at mp3caprice. Sleep had signed with london records, which financed the album.
Sleeps dopesmoker has been remastered for reissue on southern lord and will be released with a live recording of holy mountain from 1994 from the. Request sleep dopesmoker 2012 remastered download torrent. Sleeps dopesmoker has been remastered for reissue on southern lord and will be released with a live recording of holy mountain from 1994 from the ibeam venue in san francisco. Dopesmoker is the final albums by the american heavy metal band sleep. Dopesmoker is an album by the stonerdoom metal band sleep. Dopesmoker, a record with a backstory almost as interesting as the album itself, is about, oddly enough, smoking dope. Remixed remastered and lengthened version of sleep s opus jerusalem.
The saga of sleeps dopesmoker was already almost ten years in the making by the time of its belated release in 2003. Dopesmoker sleep to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Dopesmoker was recorded by billy anderson neurosis, melvins at record two studio in comptche, california while recording the song, it began to form differently than the band had originally envisioned. Originally slated to follow closely behind their second album of a decade earlier, the landmark sleep s holy mountain, it lingered in unreleased limbo instead the subject of a vicious legal dispute between the northern california trio and their record company, london, which. Dopesmoker, the storied onetrack, hourlong album by seminal stoner metal outfit sleep, is finally getting released in the way the band intended. Sleep dopesmoker live 1994early version remastered. Jan 24, 2016 after years of unofficial and official releases, bootlegs and specially remastered collectors editions, dopesmoker is now recognized as a masterpiece of the stonermetal genre and. Dopesmoker is presented here in its entirety, exactly how the band intended it to be. Stream dopesmoker by sleep and 50 million songs with amazon music unlimited. It was then released in 1999 as jerusalem after being separated into six separate tracks. A singletrack, hourplus song about weed composed over four years, it is an enduring curiosity that has been released and rereleased several times in the past years, on bootlegs and official albums.
Even though i have the first two iterations of dopesmoker jerusalem and dopesmoker, i am quite figuratively dying to hear this one its remastered, theres arik ropers new stonerviadune esque cover, theres crazy anecdotes about the recording of the album, e. Sleepdopesmoker exclusive 2 lp color vinyl newbury comics. Includes unlimited streaming of dopesmoker via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3. However, in 2012, the latest and remastered version of the track. Produced by both the band and billy anderson, the album went through problems with their label london records who refused to release the album, which ran for over an hour and consisted of just one song, as the band intended which led to the album being released in a truncated format years later. Jerusalem and dopesmoker are the third albums by the american heavy metal band sleep. Sleeps dopesmoker remastered and reissued the wire. The reissue features new artwork by the bands artist arik roper, a recording mastered from. When sleep broke up after the failure of dopesmoker, the trio split into two unequal halves. Sleeps holy mountain remastered by sleep buy and download. Is sleeps dopesmoker the heaviest album ever recorded. Sleep dopesmoker picture vinyl 2lp shop music direct.
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