Forthcoming 6/2/25
Preview/preorder HERE
Corbett vs. Dempsey is delighted to announce the release of the self-titled debut CD by the international quartet The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.
The highly democratic foursome works in the productive netherworld between genres, where genres go to die. Integrating noise, jazz, electronic music, and pure mania, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters does not sit passively waiting for something to happen; in highly focused free improvisations, they take the proverbial bull by the horns with tempestuous throwdowns that have both a sense of abandon and an innate order. Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen singes the proceedings with bursts of alto while Anglo-Iranian turntablist Mariam Rezaei constructs a startling architecture with pioneering artistry. Italian piccolo trumpeter Gabriele Mitelli doubles on an array of electronics, and Austrian drummer Lukas König propels everything with propane power.
Who are the monsters that we produce in our dormant state? The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters ponders the question by means of sound and spontaneity, as Goya did with his incisive etchings. Like a defibrillator, they place paddles on the chest and give it a jolt, nine jolts in nine tracks, hoping to revive our moribund consciousness. Awaken the creative impulse, they urge us, or suffer the consequence.
Gabriele Mitelli, piccolo trumpet, electronics, voice
Mette Rasmussen, alto saxophone
Mariam Rezaei, turntables
Lukas Koenig, drums, amplified cymbal and bass synth
All music by The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters.
Recorded by Nik Hummer at minusgroundzero Vienna 2024.
Mix & Mastering Dominic Clare, at Declared Sound.
Cover art by Aaron Curry. Design by David Khan-Giordano.
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