Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Interview: Part 1
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2023
- Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is one of the most adventurous bands of the 21st century. Built on theatrics, handmade custom instruments, dark music, and incredible performances, they left their audiences filled with a spectrum of emotions.
SGM is reuniting after a 13 year hiatus. They have new music, new art, and new plans for 2023 and 2024.
We are proud to present their first interview in 13 years. Enjoy part 1 and stay tuned for part 2!!
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I rose into a fervor as i was typing and forgot my point: SGM IS RETURNING Y'ALL! The possibility of seeing this band live is something you cannot allow yourself to miss, please allow yourself to experience this.
Its great news alright.
I will be seeing them in March for a 5th time
Saw them this past Saturday in Berkeley and even got to talk to the band it was surreal
I was fortunate enough to see them live 7 times over the years. It was a full blown religious experience every time. I am so thankful for their return.
So good to hear Nils and Carla discuss SGM, and talk about new projects. I was unwittingly clobbered on the head by SGM in 2002, and have never recovered!
I saw Free Salamander Exhibit (essentially a recent iteration of SGM in many ways, missing a few notable members like Carla) live after loving this band for more than a decade , back in 2018, with cheer accident. Feel in love with cheer accident, and i was as impressed as I've ever been with a live sound, they had a really impressive set-up, their stage presence was uncompromising, the music was right in the pocket, start to finish. This is a band that will change how you think of music and performance and will make you feel deeply strange.
Free Salamander Exhibit played here in Minneapolis, that same tour with Cheer-Accident and we also had Faun Fables opening. It was held in an intimate little hole in the wall (7th Street Entry) right there in the same building as the legendary First Ave, and it was one of the greatest live music experiences I've witnessed in my 45+ years of concerts. Meeting Nils was a real hoot!
I was also fortunate to have seen SGM on 3 occasions, one of which found me driving a full 350 miles to the small college town of Grinnell, Iowa with a 101° fever brewing. The thing was, they were playing with the absolutely brilliant Trey Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3, and it would have taken a hell of a lot more than a damn fever to keep me from there. BTW, that night, there was apparently a body found in a swimming pool not far from where the show was happening. I don't remember how I learned of this, but I can assure you I had nothing to do with it!
These are the New Gods of Outside Music. Cheers
I've LOVED Nils and Company since they were Idiot Flesh!
Nothing Show is one of my all time 10 favorite albums, and I've told this to Nils at a show in Eugene, years ago, when I saw STGM.
I recommend them to anyone with an interest in music.
Cabaret Metal... SO good!
Love the concept stuff, as well, like Black Math and RaR.
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
Endless fun!
EDIT: New IF!
Never thought I'd hear the day...
SQUEE!
lol.
Not seen the Hymn to the Morning Star footage before. It reminds me of Psychic TV's Unclean video. Good stuff.
Just saw them tonight in Seattle. Great time. I had already accepted I wasn't gonna be able to see them after so many years, but here we are.
This is my fav 'metal"band of all time. I saw them live in France, then Free Salamander Exhibit in France too. And Tin Hat was such an amazing band too.
Oh and the brilliance of Charming Hostess, which Nils and Carla are also in, deserve a listen! The album EAT is stem to stern brilliant, with a cover of Won’t You Keep Us Working by the Residents!
Eat was a flawless album! RIP Jewlia Eisenberg, such a loss. I saw them live in Ballard Washington and was just dumbfounded.
damn that sucks, i really loved the album "Punch" Wish i had the chance to see them. I did get to see SGM twice and they are unbelievable .
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Holy sh!t! I just discovered them in the past 2 years after my journey into weird music and was upset that I would never get to see them or any offshoots (Free Salamander Exhibit for example) but this is FANTASTIC news!!!
don't miss it. i went and i miss it already
I’ve seen these guys twice and it’s worth going out of your way…it’s worth traveling to see them. Their live show is phenomenal beyond belief
Agreed
OMIGAWSH!!! I did live sound for them about 20 years ago!!!💙💙💙
@@DrNothing23SGM!
WOW! This is some of the coolest, weirdest stuff I have ever listened to. I wish I had known about them before now. Thank You!
This is awesome!! I've been a fan since they ended Idiot Flesh and became SGM. Such a great mix of metal, prog, classical, etc.
Absolutely!!!
So glad to see them coming back!!!!
I learned of them just in time to see them on their last tour and from the second that the show started you could tell that it was going to be a very special and memorable show. Plus..... Tony Levin said when the Stick Men formed he played Sleepytime for the guys with their music as an example of what he was envisioning for them.
One of my favorite bands, thank you for doing this.
I saw the tour with them headlining and Secret Chiefs 3 opening. Unfortunately those were the drug days so I don’t have a great memory of the show
I remember the exact day that I found SGM. April 7th 2011. I discovered them online and spent that entire night digging through everything I could find, bought all the albums, and knew I was obsessed. A few days later I thought to look up if they were on tour to find out that that night... the night I had discovered them... was their last concert ever here in San Diego, and I was literally 2 miles from where they were performing and didn't know. They performed one more time on April 10th 2011 in San Francisco, which I also missed, although I had no money to just fly up to see them anyway.
I saw them about 7 times, starting with their first tour, when I saw them in Dallas. They were 7 of the 8 best shows I've ever seen.
My fave band - and friends of mine. Nils was my music and flute teacher … back in the day, back in the Bay
the last human being - was amazing
Speaking of weird music, I was in a round robin with the ICS virtual lodge "Interroclef", and Michael Iago Mellender was on the "team" for my starter track. He played an "AM radio", and it turned out pretty awesome! Where's part two, btw? So stoked for more SGM/Idiot Flesh
This band has books written about them, well worth reading! There's no reason we can't have more togetherness happen, to bring some of this out into the open, supporting local, non-corporate, artists. It's not the end -- it has always been, the end.
Also, Howard Zinn, and others, have chapters about the pacific northwest, well worth reading! "A People's History of the United States". Now, that doesn't sound much like the end, does it! 🙂
Just leaving an algorithm comment. Everything I've ever heard involving either of them has been great.
I used to listen to Of Natural History constantly in my college years and occasionally throughout the last decade. Something about the animalistic, panic-inducing vibe was so deeply chilling and unendingly intriguing. Like they successfully tap into the animal in everyone that most deny exists. Never thought I’d get a chance to hear more from them after that, much less see them perform.
I got actual goosebumps seeing their single drop and the album/show dates announcements.
But you hit the nail on the head. Describing the music is only one component of their overall art and performance, and we’re so lucky to see them come back.
When I interviewed them way back when, Dan would keep to himself only to interject “how we write our songs is..” every few minutes, offering not much else. Carla and Nils were absolute joys, trying to expand and give answers while wrangling the rest of the members. Wonderful group. So happy I’ll be there for their first show in over a decade.
Been a huge fan of their fine creations since the Idiot Flesh days. Super chuffed this is all happening!
Discovered them in 2004/2005 and saw them every chance I got... It was never a disappointment! So excited to see them performing again
I love you guys, please do a show in Ljubljana again!
Oh my lordy, it's actually happening! Can't believe I'll be able to experience SGM live again. It's been too long. Thank you!!!
I remember the band having a Currywurst at a small festival somewhere in Frankonia, 130 or less people in the audience, sun shining, beer flowing. Probably Nils and Carla even waited in the currywurst line with everybody else. That was 2007 or 08. Nice folks.
Was introduced to the music after a friend saw SGM at Beloit college and I’ve been obsessed ever since
Hearing they are putting the back together AND Idiot Flesh has made my heart do handstands in reverse. I was blessed to have played a shared gig with STGM in Philly, many moons ago The venue had a walk up a million stairs then down a hallway into this bizarre bar with a vaudevillian like stage and blood red walls. SGM whipped the fans into a mosh pit that morphed into massive ballet of twisted limbs and stretched brains. Nils like to blacken his gums for a nice looking lad who just escaped from an institution.Nils Carla, Dan and the other lads played and strained tortured gorgeous music HP Lovecraft's Old ones would love.
Yes yes, kids these lovely folks managed to terrify with their astounding musical prowess and they're lovely stained and ripped frocks In a word they left the patrons "Dumb Struck."
At times it appeared to be a menagerie of standard rock instruments and odd stringed contraptions like Dans LOg a massive wooden instrument fitted with piano strings.The Logs sub harmonics threatened to crumble the support structures.After the performance I spoke with Dan about Harry Partch and we became instant friends.I hung with the Carla Goddess of the 4 string violent-in. Her face in bright white grease paint with a realistic painted crack looking as if her face would break apart. It did not and we had a great time discussing Bartok, and various musical techniques and zanny movies. She was a very charming Hostess.
I had my native american prayer flute with me at the gig, Nils being a flautist as well serenaded the darken deadly stairwell with healing tones.I helped him slog his gear down the steps and was asked to hang out in the bus.Entering they're ancient school bus felt like I had stepped into the lair of a magical Carnival troupe The band feasted on the nuts and raisins.They're physical shapes reflected incredible discipline of trained acrobats.Truly they had all run away from home to join the circus, only it was a Museum of Sleepy Gorillas.
Sharing gigs with Chris Cutler from Henry Cow, Universe Zero, and numerous other RIO artists, SMG was to me a highlight in my musical life. Also I might add they were the most friendly generous fellow artists you could ever meet and hang with. Hopefully they will make an appearance to my neck of the woods I look forward to having my brain stretched.Perhaps I will learn the deep Mystery of why Sleep is Wrong.........
Thanks for reading this far, there will be an invisible test you have to mime the answers.
Ambugaton!!👊💥
I saw four or five times Southern California and New York City. Always amazing an idiot flesh the band they had before is actually really good to.
Saw them live in Denver at the Oriental I believe around 07 after some friends invited me to a "show" and became a life long fan that day. it was unlike anything I'd heard or seen before, was as truly a musical experience I was honored to see live! Can't wait to go see/hear them again!! Saw FSE in LA which was also brilliant!!
i've never seen Carla in an interview, she's amazing and her music is beautiful i'm a big fan of Rabbit Rabbit Radio, Tin Hat and The Book of Knots
What a cool band, thanks for the introduction!!
I was lucky enough to see them live twice, in my home country of The Netherlands even. I actually think the first show I went to cost like 9 euro's. Insane, it was one of the best shows I'd ever seen. And I've seen BIG BIG acts. I've always considered SGM as what King Crimson was back in the early 70s.
Wow! that is wild. Hopefully you get to see them in the next year or so
Such good news!! Thanks.
Very interesting people. Kept me listening all the way through. Thank you for this interview. Now I have to go find some of their stuff!
I'm so happy for this new!
REJOICE... GLEE
Excited this band is "back"!
This is incredibly exciting!
From the short clip I heard they did kind of sound like Thinking Plague but I need to dive deeper into their stuff.
Saw them in Oakland around 2000
Happy to see it. Let that human live!
I think you're kinda wrong, because this music does speak for itself.
Agreed, as art should stand on its own, and not necessarily require some explanation.
It's absolutely wonderful that they are going to rise all Phoenix style and get out there once again, taking their sleep deprived primate selves into the masses yet again. I go back to this band being called acid rain and their Rite of Spring cassette demo is still something I have stored away after having transferred it to computer over two decades ago now I guess, as a matter of fact I think either knows or Dave gave it to me personally because they were spending weekends up here in Auburn at the time. One of the band was dating my ex-girlfriend and while she and I were finding it difficult to maintain a friendship after the fact, the guys in the band never seem to hold it against me. We had music in common and plenty to talk about sadly Rebecca passed away in 2006, she would have loved to see the band again and I know she was very familiar with sleepy time because we spoke about it often in our correspondence correspondence. I wish you nothing but the best with this guys I can't wait to maybe get a chance to actually see it in person again safest of travels in the upcoming tour.
Seen them live once at Wills Pub in Orlando. Totally worth the drive.
Nils off-stage casual speaking voice is SO different from how he speaks on stage in-between songs.
Heck right!
I noticed there wasn't a sub reddit for SGM, so I made one:
r/sleepytimegorillamuse
amazing news !!!!!!!!!!!! the best band since 2000 ! atomic bomb !
finally!
This is an awesome interview! I got to see them when I was 17 and only got to see one song because of the guy I went with parent's thought the music was satanic haha. I also got to talk to Nils and Karla before the show they were both really cool.
What are your top 30 weirdest albums ever made?
omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg OMG!!!
What is the song used in the intro/outro?
Where's part two btw?
Time to bring back the Apocalypse.
Hhhh…. ❤ Carla……
5:40
Nobody said anything about your Residents t-shirt?
Juggernauts of Prog
NEW IDIOT FLESH?!?! 😮
Somehow, it feels like 1997...
Art doesn't need to be explained.
A interview by someone who has actually been to a show would have been much more preferred.
I apologize for doing this interview.
@@MakeWeirdMusic no offense man, it's a great Interview. Looking forward to the other part.
@@jasoncombs3232 it’s posted!