My Sleeping Karma

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My Sleeping Karma
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General information
origin Aschaffenburg , Germany
Genre (s) Psychedelic rock , instrumental music
founding 2006
Website www.mysleepingkarma.com
Current occupation
mat
Seppi
Steffen
Soundboard
 Norman

My Sleeping Karma is a German psychedelic rock band from Aschaffenburg . The band is signed to Napalm Records and has released five studio albums to date.

history

Bassist Matte and drummer Steffen played in the stoner rock band The Great Escape until 2006 . After the singer left the band, the musicians continued as an instrumental band because they wanted to perform a festival appearance that had been announced for a long time. The band was completed by the guitarist Seppi and the soundboarder Norman. Due to the positive reaction from the audience, the band continued and was signed by Elektrohasch Records a short time later. In 2006 the self-titled debut album was released.

Two years later the second album Satya was released . Since this album, the band has named the songs after Hindu gods . However, none of the musicians involved is rooted in this religion. The third studio album, Tri , was released in 2010. In June of that year, Westdeutsche Rundfunk broadcast a concert by My Sleeping Karma in Cologne on its Rockpalast program . The band played in the opening act for Brant Bjork . The band also performed at the French festival Hellfest .

In autumn 2011 the band went on their first European tour and was finally signed by the Austrian record company Napalm Records. The fourth studio album Soma was released through this label in September 2012 . The title refers to the intoxicating drink of the Hindu gods . In November 2012 the band played a European tour supporting Monster Magnet . One year later the band toured Russia and performed at festivals such as Summer Breeze , Hellfest, Desertfest in Berlin and the German Kultrock Festival in the Balver Höhle . Then the musicians began to work on new music.

From December 2014 to January 2015 the band recorded their fifth studio album Moksha , which was released on May 29, 2015. In various Indian religions, the term moksha stands for salvation, liberation or enlightenment . With the album, the band made it into the German album charts for the first time and reached number 69. On February 24, 2017, the band released their first concert album, Mela Ananda .

style

My Sleeping Karma play instrumental rock music. Their music is usually referred to as psychedelic rock. The band itself describes their style as "Psychedelic Groove Rock". However, the band names metal bands like Iron Maiden and Slayer or more modern bands like Tool as main influences . Bassist Matte called the Iron Maiden album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son the musicians' collective favorite reference record .

In contrast to many other releases, My Sleeping Karma's albums are mixed relatively quietly. The band wants to differentiate itself from the loudness war of the music industry. According to bassist Matte, the music of My Sleeping Karma should represent an alternative to today's fast-paced and overloaded society. The band's music is composed very little. In an interview with the German magazine Metal Hammer , bassist Matte explained that the pieces have no constant tempo or motif changes and mostly consist of two or three themes . According to him, these are played with emotion and dynamism .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Moksha
  DE 69 06/05/2015 (1 week)

Albums

  • 2006: My Sleeping Karma (CD / LP; Elektrohasch records; LP re-released as a remaster in 2011)
  • 2008: Satya (CD / LP; Elektrohasch records; LP re-released in 2011)
  • 2010: Tri (CD / LP; Elektrohasch records)
  • 2012: Soma (CD / double LP; Spinning Goblin Records / Napalm Records )
  • 2015: Moksha (CD / double LP; Napalm Records)
  • 2017: Mela Ananda (double LP / double 12 "; Napalm Records; concert album )

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  1. ↑ a b c d e Frank Thiessies: No microcosm . In: Metal Hammer , November 2012, page 44.
  2. ↑ a b Michael Bambas: Interview mat from My Sleeping Karma. (No longer available online.) Metalnews.de, archived from the original on November 22, 2012 ; accessed on February 23, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.metalnews.de
  3. ↑ News archive 2010. (No longer available online.) My Sleeping Karma, archived from the original on March 21, 2012 ; accessed on February 23, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mysleepingkarma.com
  4. ↑ a b c Michael Bambas: Interview with Steffen from My Sleeping Karma. (No longer available online.) Metalnews.de, archived from the original on March 6, 2013 ; accessed on February 23, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.metalnews.de
  5. ↑ Moksha (My Sleeping Karma) in the German charts

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