Escalator by 264 HOURS OF SLEEP
Escalator is much more than can be put into words. It is an album that must not only be heard but experienced at its deepest level. Escalator is a trip. From the obvious, tangible, and recognizable to the transcendent, distant, and unattainable. Between illusion and reality, surreal and concrete. The movement between deep sleep and wide-awake consciousness. A lucid dream.
With their new album “Escalator", 264 HOURS OF SLEEP lean more towards pop music while continuing along the experimental path set by their self-titled debut album, which Austrian author and radio broadcaster Fritz Ostermayer (radio FM4) described as a "wonderful collection of individual experimental zest." Their "experimental sound work and idiosyncratic blossoming of sounds" (Michael Ternai, music information center Austria) finds a home in elaborately arranged, avant-garde-tinged pop songs that still maintain their lightness.
Tracklist
| 1. | Deep Inside | 3:54 |
| 2. | Another Life | 3:12 |
| 3. | Longballad | 8:12 |
| 4. | Years | 4:09 |
| 5. | Vern | 5:22 |
| 6. | Anthem | 5:09 |
| 7. | Lackluster | 3:29 |
| 8. | Sidewalk | 4:46 |
| 9. | We Won't Let You | 4:43 |
| 10. | 111 | 4:12 |
Credits
Music composed by Markus W. Schneider & Christina Ruf
Lyrics by Markus W. Schneider
Christina Ruf: Electric and Acoustic Cello, Synthesizers, Bass, Effect Pedals, Electric Piano, Samples, iPad, Voices, Sound Design
Markus W. Schneider: Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Effect Pedals, Samples, Synthesizers, Sound Design
Drums, Percussion, Bicycle, Objects: Juan Dahmen
Mixed and mastered by Erik Emil Eskildsen at Universets Centrum
Cover photo, artwork and design by Deniz Örs
License
All rights reserved.
Christina Ruf and Markus W. Schneider embrace the narrow ridge combining experimental sounds with art pop.