Sleep Party People - We Were Drifting On A Sad Song (2012) Sleep Party People is the brainchild of Brian Batz, a Danish multi-instrumentalist with a boundless imagination. Taking as inspiration the work of Boards Of Canada, David Lynch and Erik Satie, and some classic movie soundtracks, Batz found the sound of the old battered piano in his apartment, coupled with a freaky electronic alteration of his recorded voice, created an eerie, hypnotic sound. With his other worldly signature sound in place, this one-man home recording project started to take shape, the collection of weird and haunting melodies he created forming the basis for Sleep Party People's self-titled debut album. The overall atmosphere he fashioned, one that evokes the disorientating world between being asleep and awake, wasn't a conscious effort. "I've always been a huge fan of instrumental ambient music, but I never felt that I should throw myself into making such music, but when I started the process I real! ly got the taste of it and loved the blend between the organic and digital world." Adding a further four musicians to the line up following the album's release, the quintet - hidden behind rabbit masks - served up an inspired cocktail of explosive shoegaze and electronic dream pop on their first world-wide tour. Back home in Denmark electronic pioneer Trentemøller showed his approval by offering SPP a slot on his sold out tour - followed by The Antlers and Efterklang pledging allegiance asking SPP to
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