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The Skinny: Math metal/mathcore group For Sleeping or Jumping are gearing up to drop their new Ben Weinman co-produced EP, Dead Languages on May 15th. Weiman, mastermind behind the Dillinger Escape Plan, might have helped with production duties, but he also performed some instrumentation on the new effort. Said Weinman of the band: "For Sleeping or Jumping couldn’t be a better band name at a better time in music." Well Ben, we couldn't agree more and that's why we're super-pleased to offer this stream of the first single "Beardrops".
The band hails from Boston, Massachusetts and consists of lead vocalist Gio Coviello, guitarists Ryan Leist and Tom Cawley, drummer Taylor Pile and bassist Eric Messii. Dead Languages is their sophomore effort and follow up to the 2010 self-titled debut. This new offering finds the guys experimenting wildly with moods, momentum and melody, multiple times within each song. Let's call the tunes radical and unpredictable and use "Beardrops" as a perfect example. Now get your stream on and be prepared for the full EP! - Pure Grain Audio
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Boston, Massachusetts (May 15, 2012) – Boston, Massachusetts Mathcore outfit FOR SLEEPING OR JUMPING release their new EP- Dead Languages (the follow up to their self-titled debut and a Part 2 follow-up) today.
Dead Languages (released on the group’s own label Auxiliary Records) can be purchased via digital download at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/ album/dead-languages-ep/ id527301873?ls=1
As part of their weekly Listening Party feature, AOL Music is currently streaming the group’s EP. Listen here: http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/9
Ben Weinman, mastermind behind the Dillinger Escape Plan who helped the members of FSOJ map out the complex twists and turns in each track with co-producer Ryan Siegel (Glassjaw) had this to say, “It was great working with a band who have truly captured the inspiration and attitude of so many of the bands I came up with over the years.”
Dead Languages finds the group wildly experimenting with moods, momentum and melody, multiple times within each song. It’s radical and unpredictable, as “Beardrops” and “Law Blog” swoon from a blitzkrieg assault to a slow, almost Helmet-like rigidity, while “Bone of Contention” and “Persia the Dog” distort and twist throughout. Meanwhile, the title track builds from a warm psychedelic haze (think Sabbath’s “Planet Caravan”) into a harsh and brutal finale. It’s a violently smart assault on the senses, and one more than equal to the best work of the band’s major influences.
“What I’ve heard of Dead Languages so far is incredibly energetic, frenetic, brutally heavy and technical.” – MetalSucks.net
“This is an unpredictable and super-technical disc with surprises lurking around every corner.”
- PureGrainAudio.com
The group’s music video for “Beardrops” directed by Chris Thomas at Strewnshank Productions made its online premiere on Altpress.com. View it here:
http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/premiere_for_sleeping_or_jumping_beardrops
FSOJ are again working with Chris Thomas putting the final touches on their next music video for “Bone of Contention.” Check out the teaser, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RLxyH9J4M&feature=youtu.be - HIGHWIRE DAZE
This week, we’re giving a little extra exposure to Boston’s For Sleeping Or Jumping. Having met during their time as students at the Berklee College of Music, this five piece band has made a name for themselves in the Boston scene with their first two EPs and explosive live shows. The group even caught the attention of The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Ben Weinman, who helped out with production on their latest EP Dead Languages along with producer Ryan Siegel (Glassjaw). While you can definitely hear The Dillinger Escape Plan’s influence, For Sleeping Or Jumping also put their own unique spin on math metal, blending chaos with melody surprisingly well. So without further ado, listen to the song “Bone Of Contention,” off of Dead Languages, in the stream below. - Metal Insider
http://stereotypingmusic.blogspot.com/ - Stereotyping
We’ve had a lot of readers emailing us about upstart Massachusetts outfit For Sleeping or Jumping over the past few weeks. There’s no doubt that some of that attention has to do with the fact that Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman and Glassjaw producer Ryan Seigel worked on their new EP, Dead Languages. But MetalSucks readers have bullshit detectors like no other, and if For Sleeping or Jumping’s music didn’t stand on its own then I’m positive this band wouldn’t be generating such a palpable buzz.
Turns out the buzz is well-founded: what I’ve heard of Dead Languages so far is incredibly energetic, frenetic, brutally heavy and technical in much the same way as the producers’ better known projects. Take a listen to “Bone of Contention,” which premiered last week at Metal Insider, and you’ll immediately understand why dudes from The Dillinger Escape Plan and Glassjaw were so anxious to work with For Sleeping or Jumping. Then watch the new music video for another song, “Beardrops,” at Alternative Press and you’ll understand why folks are so excited about this band. I’m picking up on all sorts of influences from these guys; there’s DEP and Glassjaw all over, sure, but I’m getting some serious Helmet, Quicksand and Botch vibes as well.
Check out both songs, then come back here and tell us what you think. Dead Languages comes out May 15th and will be available for purchase here.
-VN - MetalSucks
Boston "math-metal" mavens For Sleeping or Jumping have unveiled their video for "Bone of Contention," one of several "radical and unpredictable" tracks -- according to an accurately written press release -- on the band's recently released Dead Languages EP. (Watch it after the jump.)
Directed by Chris Thomas, the clip finds the Beantown band thrashing away in some dark, smoky, secluded location. For the first two minutes, the video is black and white, but then things change to color. The song is said to "distort and twist throughout" -- again, the press info doesn't lie -- and quite fittingly, the visuals switch back to black and white for the final third.
Whether monochromatic or full color, singer Gio Coviello, drummer Taylor Pile and guitarist Tom Cawley tackle the song with maxiumum aggression. Toward the end, Coviello smashes a bottle, and at other points, it seems he's going to punch a whole through the concrete floor.
Check it out below. - NOISECREEP
Check out this premiere of the new video from For Sleeping Or Jumping for "Beardrops." It's from the band's new EP Dead Languages, out May 15.
The EP was co-produced by Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman and Ryan Siegel (Glassjaw). The video below was created by Chris Thomas at Strewnshank Productions. - Alternative Press
"For Sleeping or Jumping's headlining show at the Great Scott in Boston MA was one of the most brutally talented displays of musicianship I have seen in my entire life, if there is one thing I could say about this band, it is that it became very obvious that they met at Berklee College of Music as soon as they took stage. They showcased music anywhere from post-rock Sigur Ros to Alternative Rock Incubus, and sometimes even free jazz. This band is a must to see live"
http://www.pileone.com/For-Sleeping-or-Jumping/GreatScottBoston/10506608_iuUvH#729394643_6ieUE - Pile.one Media
Discography
"Dead Languages" May 15 2011
"Part 2" March 2011
"For Sleeping or Jumping" EP January 2nd 2010
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“For Sleeping or Jumping couldn’t be a better band name at a better time in music.”
– Ben Weinman, Dillinger Escape Plan
Let’s clarify: when the guitarist/founder of one of metal’s most original and daring bands likes you and wants to work with you, it’s for more than just a good name. So while For Sleeping or Jumping gets credit for a memorable moniker, the real reason anyone (including DEP’s Ben Weinman) takes notice is the music, a chaotic blend of metal brutality with surprising bursts of melody and moodiness. Yes, there’s a musical kinship with Dillinger, but FSOJ is definitely its own beast.
So about that name…it did come first. For Sleeping or Jumping was born in an English class. Future band drummer Taylor Pile, admittedly “bored as shit,” was listening to a teacher prattle on about literature during the Great Depression when he heard a tale of people asking for hotel rooms during those distraught times, only to have clerks respond “For sleeping or jumping?”
Bam! Band name.
Fortunately, Pile had more than a name going for him: he was already an incredibly gifted musician and student at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. While seemingly a not-so-metal environment, the Boston school was where the drummer met the rest of FSOJ, including guitarist Tom Cawley. During their first week in school, the two bonded over a shared love of heavy/experimental groups like Botch, Mars Volta and Dillinger. (“I didn’t end up graduating, because I wanted to pursue my own musical path, but the school was awesome,” says Pile, who notes the school is a bit “harder” than it appears. “It’s where we started the band, and I got to understudy with [future Dream Theater drummer] Mike Mangini.”)
Rounded out by Ryan Leist (guitars), Eric Messii (bass) and eventually Gio Coviello (vocals), FSOJ shifted in style, moving from post-rock akin to Explosions in the Sky toward an even more complex, and definitely more abrasive sound, one where brutal riffing, multiple time signatures and moody interludes could overlap, often in the span of moments. “I’m the ‘metal’ guy in the band, so I was always pushing for going heavy,” says Cawley. “But we developed our really unique mix over time.”
The band recorded and self-released two EPs (a self-titled debut and a Part 2 follow-up) and started playing shows around Boston, which scored the band some notice. Dubbed by Pile as “the Michael Bay of live shows,” FSOJ’s concerts were absolute bedlam, highlighted by the band’s unhinged singer. “Meeting Gio you’d think he was kind of a pansy, but he’s nuts on stage,” says Pile, “He’ll throw his mic around, break his tooth, bleed everywhere and just keep going.”
By late 2011, FSOJ was confident enough to approach Dillinger’s Ben Weinman for pre-production help on their new EP. “I was such a huge fan that I was on their street team when I was younger- I’d post stickers and generally vandalize the walls around school,” says the drummer. “But I got to know them over the years, and we were at a point where I thought we were good enough to work with them.” Besides synths and drum programming, Weinman helped the band map out the complex twists and turns in each track. Help was definitely needed; the group estimates that each of their songs features up to “36 parts and 15 different time signatures.”
The official producer of their EP, Dead Languages, was Ryan Siegel, best known for his work with Glassjaw. Siegel seemed as amped as Weinman to work with the up-and-coming group. “[We made] an incredibly energetic and brutally heavy EP,” he says, “And it was written and recorded by of the most talented and fun dudes I've had the pleasure to work with.”
Dead Languages finds the group wildly experimenting with moods, momentum and melody, multiple times within each song. It’s radical and unpredictable, as “Dropbear” and “Law Blog” swoon from a blitzkrieg assault to a slow, almost Helmet-like rigidity, while “Bone of Contention” and “Persia the Dog” distort and twist throughout. Meanwhile, the title track builds from a warm psychedelic haze (think Sabbath’s “Planet Caravan”) into a harsh and brutal finale. It’s a violently smart assault on the senses, and one more than equal to the best work of the band’s major influences.
It’s a sound that’s fiercely independent, a trait that For Sleeping or Jumping carries over into all phases of its career. It’s why Dead Languages is self-funded and released on the band’s own label, Auxiliary. “I don’t like the idea of our music being in someone else’s hands,” says Pile. “We worked our asses off on this – it’s ours. But we’ll do whatever it takes to get our music heard by people. I don’t care if some people don’t like it – I’m positive they won’t be bored.”
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