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The Oversleep Excuse: "Dream Within A Dream"

By Jonti Davies

the oversleep excuse: "dream within a dream" (download mp3 here)

Bring the lights down low. Real low. "Dream Within a Dream" is the sound of Tokyo-based The Oversleep Excuse (great name, guys) heading deep into soporific territory, armed with an unlikely inventory of musical weapons: not just guitar, bass and drums, but also steel pans and kalimbas. The results are a stunningly beautiful apparition of post-rock, where the only direction is "deeper". Whispered backing vocals and other atmospheric touches combine to build the shimmering structure of an exotic dreamscape; the kind of place you won't want to leave. It's clear that The Oversleep Excuse plan things in great detail, and the preparation pays off in fantastic style on "Dream Within a Dream". Keep an ear out for big things from these guys in the future.  

myspace.com/theoversleepexcuse.com | oversleepexcuse.co.jp | cdbaby.com/cd/oversleepexcuse
Upcoming live date in Tokyo: June 20th at Grapefruits Moon (Setagaya)

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Re: The Oversleep Excuse:

oversleepers
Posts: 1

by oversleepers on Jun 1, 2009

Thanks so much to Japanzine for the review and for the support. We have been playing together in Tokyo for about 3 years now, and put out our first CD ourselves last year. We play shows semi-regularly about once a month, and plan to start working on recordings for another CD in the next few months. We are an independent band doing everything ourselves, so it is great to get support like this. The review says we apparently "plan things in great detail" which I'm not sure is really true, but if it sounds that way to others, it can't be a bad thing. Looking forward to hearing what people have to say about the song. Please check our myspace page for our other songs and details of up-coming shows. Thanks again, The Oversleep Excuse

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