Sleep - "Jersulam"/"Dopesmoker" - C/D?

o rly?

Weedian on the Edge of Time

Yeah that image badly needed an odd sailboat-shaped spacecraft. I was really worried for a moment there

the cover is a fractal that can be infinitely zoomed out

IIRC the second cover was by arik moonhawk roper

who is no doubt a fan but i think more to the point kind of a "band bro"

if roger dean is an honorary member of yes then arik roper is an honorary member of at least half the good stoner metal bands out there

sadly it looks like he's removed a ton of his illustrations from his website, it's a much fancier website now but has way less of his art and a lot less of his early hand-drawn work which appeals to me more than his new oil painting style

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lntt4140321qc95xvo1_500.jpg

i think this new cover must be by roper, too. craggy peaks, loose brush for the lines, basic look of those overgrown jawas and their weird dromedary. couldn't be anyone else.

way less of his art and a lot less of his early hand-drawn work which appeals to me more than his new oil painting style

yeah, feel the same, but he probably gets sick of people saying they liked his early stuff better. my favorite moonhawk:

http://image.musicimport.biz/sdimages/upc07/690989000421.jpg

http://image.musicimport.biz/sdimages/upc07/690989000421.jpg

I wish the second Sand Person wasn't doing the River Dance.

man, bummer to realize that Ned has me killfiled and didn't see my post four before his.

http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SleepCover300dpi-RGB-e1333384944852.jpg

best thing

man, bummer to realize that Ned has me killfiled and didn't see my post four before his.

yeah, i thought that was a bit weird myself. his is bigger though.

yes its roper

better w/out the text

thanks for the update, HOOS

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bOj1v_BgW2s/SoMs137RC2I/AAAAAAAAAN0/02l9I4-Rksw/s1600/Sleep+-+Jerusalem.jpg

i've never understood wtf this is thiough

i think it's much worse w/out the "Sleep" text (dull painting, basically), but much improved w/out the retro-computerized "DOPESMOKER"

it is a picture of a mystical guy burning HEMP and also a HEMP sweater that you could wear while smoking HEMP and following the smoke to the RIFF-FILLED land

Image loading is turned off for me so I admit I did not see the earlier post of same.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/newsleeplogo.png

in defense of the text on the new cover, this is pretty kick-ass on its own. sharp, simple and very strong. most graphically dynamic part of the design, imo.

Image loading is turned off for me so I admit I did not see the earlier post of same.

it was intended as sarcasm, i had posted the full version of the whole foldout just before you did.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/veracd/img025.jpg

It's like tablature only more cryptic.

I also like hearing what Matt Pike said about playing in Sleep vs High on Fire. "I count a lot more when I play Sleep."

How's the remaster? I only have the "legit" release with the burning bush/hemp sweater cover.

I've just ordered the CD + T-shirt + Poster combo. Am tempted to get a vinyl copy for the awesome artwork too.

The remaster sounds pretty fantastic on CD, it's tastefully done. Hope to hear the LP soon.

gotta say i'm not that into the reissue. it does sound a lot clearer but i think that basically just accentuates matt pike which pushes it into HoF hesher territory as opposed to the plodding doom territory the early mix sits comfortably in.

MORRIS RIFF
SPACE JAM
IOMMIS VAULT

I only have the CD with the three-headed horse drawing. How am I doing sound/mix-wise?

that list looks like a poll.

looking forward to seeing them twice this month. fuck they are so good live.

I assume you mean HoF, right

the first "dopesmoker" CD (three headed horse) is a different recording from the original "jerusalem" release. it is also louder and bassier than the original jerusalem release. i think it is not as "clear" in the mid- and high-range as the dopesmoker reissue, but like i said i prefer the original versions (both jerusalem and dopesmoker) to the new one

i think the one you have is actually my favorite jon

I assume Jamie means Sleep ... meaning he's going to ATP and Primavera, the lucky bastard. They *are* so good live...

wait Sleep has reunited?!

yeah they do from time-to-time. they played a few shows in 2010

oh sans Hakius tho, I see

Saw them two years ago at Brooklyn Masonic hall. I'm gonna invite a flaming here and say I don't like Al's sheer-rumble live sound. Call me a muso but I can see he's doing a lot of shit and I want to know what it is! Same went for the Shrinebuilder show.

Yeah, drummer from Neurosis drums on the live line-up. I saw them in, 2010 I guess, when they first started doing the live shows again. Bummed that I'm going to miss them this time. Positively titanic.

They absolutely destroyed at Roadburn last month. I'd never seen Sleep in person before, and was floored by their two-hour set.

Saw them two years ago at Brooklyn Masonic hall. I'm gonna invite a flaming here and say I don't like Al's sheer-rumble live sound. Call me a muso but I can see he's doing a lot of shit and I want to know what it is! Same went for the Shrinebuilder show.

― Hierophantiasis (Jon Lewis), Friday, May 11, 2012 1:05 PM

sounds like the gig i went to - Shrinebuilder

Ha yeah I see Alan N and myself saying the same thing there, too.

its funny that it was still crappy even when they didn't have soundboard probs

anyone know what the hell hakius is up to these days?

i'm assuming some sort of organic farming / intentional community type of thing

re:hakius - OM - Advaitic Songs

hope this will work but fuck me what a night this must've been:

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/480237_10150873817313774_767723773_9589364_1219712293_n.jpg

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HOT LAVA MAN

man so i have to admit i'm hearing things in "jerusalem" (vs. dopesmoker) that i never heard before

i guess that's common but this just feels really stark