As previously mentioned in an interview with Matt Pike, Southern Lord are in the process of reissuing the epic “Dopesmoker” album from stoner-trio Sleep. The reissue will be remastered entirely from the original reel-to-reel recordings by Brad Boatright (Noothgrush, From Ashes Rise). The album will also feature lyrics and new liner notes by the band, as well as new cover artwork by Arik Roper, well known for his artwork with Sleep and High on Fire, as well as numerous other stoner rock and doom bands. In addition, the album will feature a previously unreleased live recording of “Holy Mountain,” recorded at San Francisco’s I-Beam in 1994.
“Dopesmoker” is a one-hour doom epic that was recorded by the band during a four year period, and funded by London Records, who had just recently signed the band. So the story goes, London Records hated the final product and refused to release the album, eventually causing the break-up of Sleep. “Dopesmoker” has been released in various forms, including the “Jerusalem” version, and has been hailed by fans and critics alike.
In support of the reissue, Sleep will headline the 2012 edition of the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands before conducting a 24 city tour of Europe and the UK. The tour dates are as follows:
4/14/2012 Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, Netherlands
5/03/2012 Asymmetry Festival – Wroclaw, Poland w/ A Storm of Light
5/04/2012 Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark w/ A Storm of Light
5/05/2012 Betong – Oslo, Norway w/ A Storm of Light
5/06/2012 Strand – Stockholm, Sweden w/ A Storm of Light
5/08/2012 Tavastia – Helsinki, Finland
5/09/2012 Berghain – Berlin, Germany w/ A Storm of Light
5/10/2012 Conne Island – Leipzig, Germany w/ A Storm of Light
5/11/2012 Lucerna Music Bar – Prague, Czech Republic w/ A Storm of Light
5/12/2012 Club 202 – Budapest, Hungary w/ A Storm of Light
5/13/2012 Tvornica Kulture – Zagreb, Croatia w/ A Storm of Light
5/14/2012 Arena – Vienna, Austria w/ A Storm of Light
5/16/2012 Circolo Degli Artisti – Rome, Italy w/ A Storm of Light
5/17/2012 Fillmore Club – Cortemaggiore, Italy w/ A Storm of Light
5/18/2012 Dachstock – Bern, Switzerland w/ A Storm of Light
5/19/2012 Fzw – Dortmund, Germany w/ A Storm of Light
5/20/2012 Gagarin 205 – Athens, Greece
5/22/2012 The Arches – Glasgow, Scotland w/ A Storm of Light
5/23/2012 Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland w/ A Storm of Light
5/24/2012 Stylus – Leeds, United Kingdom w/ A Storm of Light
5/25/2012 ATP I’ll Be Your Mirror – London, United Kingdom w/ Slayer, Melvins
5/26/2012 Villette, Sonique – Paris, France
5/27/2012 Trix – Antwerp, Belgium w/ A Storm of Light
5/28/2012 Feierwerk – Munich, Germany w/ A Storm of Light
5/31/2012 ATP Primavera Sound Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain w/ Wolves In The Throne Room
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