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sleeps in oysters

sleeping with the (shell)fishes

About Me

They that sleep in oysters are a rare strange breed indeed, long-limbed children striking sparks with old clothes on young frames, and when I think of them by the cold light of a first morning coffee it is with some regret. I have become something removed, visible in the right light but always, always out of the office…And they, by now somewhere in the far north of town in a glowing lamplit room upstairs, are making electrical crackles to keep warm, stitching moths wings, spinning printed wallpaper like before. We will never see their kind again. But I have you to make these cheques out to, you have me to tell you when you should keep your damned head down. We get by. I will say Let That Be Our Legacy, not some strung-out stale smoke fantasy but the real taste of butter on brown bread, sunshine and rain at a funeral, the restless feeling at the turn of the seasons, the bus ride home from work with good music playing loud, the smile more precious than all of life. I wrote a letter to the relevant authorities to tell them that time is on our side. We sleep in oysters. We get by.»-(¯`v´¯)-» Design your MySpace with MyLook «-(¯`v´¯)-«

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/14/2006
Band Website: this one, sleepsinoysters.com coming soon
Band Members: Lisa Busby and John Harries
Influences: Animal Collective, the Books, Chris Clark, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Aphex Twin, Devendra Banhart, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Bjork, Radiohead, Patrick Wolf, Boards of Canada, Kraftwerk, Mira Calix, The Postal Service, Air, Elliott Smith, Fourtet, Smog, Hot Chip, Duke Ellington, Squarepusher, the Flaming Lips, Joanna Newsom, Kate Bush, Autechre, Bruce Springsteen, Portishead, Daft Punk, Cat Power, Joni Mitchell, Christ, Can, Venetian Snares, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Mu-ziq, Luke Vibert, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Adem, the Velvet Underground, Nick Drake, LFO, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Jamie Lidell, Plaid, the Beach Boys, Beck, DJ Shadow, Arcade Fire, Mum, David Bowie, Sigur Ros, Pavement, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Prince
Sounds Like: The things we did on purpose and the things that just happened.
Record Label: SEED records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I don’t need a subject!

I'm blogging, oh yes. It's kind of unnecessary, but it's bank holiday Monday, I'm off work, and actually there's a bit to tell since I last posted anything, back in 1846 or whenever. So, we'll be on a...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:22:00 PST

'Luminox' to 'The Brambles in Starlight' and a big Thank You!!

Hello all! Long time no blog. I make no apology though, as we've been as busy as two busy lemurs or something. So before I forget all that we've been up to... Gigs in Oxford, Bracknell, Reading and Lo...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:43:00 PST

Oysters live on 'The Session', BBC Radio Berks

So, we're going on Thurs to record a couple of tunes in an acoustic fashion for broadcast on 'The Session' (the same good eggs who recently awarded us their demo panel prize, so thanks again for votin...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 03:03:00 PST

We won - berkshire-tastic!

We won, we won, we won we won we won. (This can be sung to the white rabbit's 'I'm late' song from the disney adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, and if you don't approve of disney as many seemingly do...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:05:00 PST

BBC Radio Berks demo panel

Hello all. Don't think that we only post a blog when we want something, but... Seems we've been selected for a BBC Radio Berks demo panel thingy, and we need your votes!! Please, if you can, ...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:41:00 PST

'Katy did high clicks' released on EED.

'Katy did high clicks', the new EP from sleeps in oysters is available to download for free exclusively from EED now! The EP consists of four tracks: 'When I woke', 'Moth's wings', 'I would' and 'Ntnk...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Mon, 01 May 2006 11:44:00 PST

Yipes! Radio interview!

To promote the upcoming OCM gig in Oxford, we're doing an interview for BBC Radio Oxford on the Danny Cox show, Thursday 13th April (the day of the gig) at 10:30 of the AM. I am almost never awake at ...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:57:00 PST

Summer Gate. Sun Made of Gave

'Summer Gate. Sun made of Gave.' is the working title for the forthcoming Luvsound compilation which is to feature 'Sea Flowers Blossom' by us. The information we have is that there will be a pre-rele...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:52:00 PST

'Mary and Polly' at the Fylkingen Institute

A bit belated, this news, but we thought it was worth mentioning anyway. The Lisa half of sleeps in oysters, under the name 'Mary and Polly' has had some work played at the famous Fylkingen Institute,...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:17:00 PST

New demo, new artwork, and more gigs!

We have finished our new demo 'Katy did high clicks', and done a bit of an update of our profile to go with it. There are two new songs posted for listening to and downloading. 'When I woke' is the op...
Posted by sleeps in oysters on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:21:00 PST