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WEBSITE: http://www.somnolentshelter.art.pl/tss/

The Sleep Sessions is a solo outfit conceived at the beginning of 1999 by Dawid A. Kowalski in Kielce, Poland.
This project is widely influenced by concrete, abstract, electroacoustic, industrial and ambient music, personal experiences in the field of lucid dreaming, interest in psychedelic experiences and philosophy.

You can find my albums/tracks on the following labels:
Harshnoise
AudioTONG
Abelian Groups
Industrial Culture
Far From Showbiz
77 Industry

My home label is: Somnolent Shelter

Gear & Software:
- Behringer Eurorack UB802
- DOD Envelope Filter fx25B
- DOD Meat Box FX32
- DOD Death Metal FX86B
- DOD Death Metal FX86B
- DOD Metal X FX70
- DOD Stereo Flanger FX75B
- Digitech X-Series Digital Delay
- Ibanez Phase Modulator PM7
- BOSS Metal Zone MT-2
- BOSS Delay/Pitch Shifter PS-2
- Contact mics
- Dictaphone
- MiniDisc player/recorder

- Adobe Audition 2.0
- iZotope Ozone

Reviews:
Lead Into Gold
* 4 tracks from THE SLEEP SESSIONS, this time on the well respected HARSH NOISE label. Tim Oliveira and Bob Sato (a.k.a. STIMBOX and XOME) have been at it for a while putting out dozens of quality CD-Rs. Knowing what was expected of him, Dawid Kowalski seems to have finally turned out the Harsh Noise masterpiece we've all been waiting for. Okay, maybe not a full on masterpiece but this is definitely the most composed offering I've heard from him yet. The first track, "Lead into Gold Part I" is a 9 minute display of well thought out, magnificently edited harsh noise. The static crunch is broken up every now and then by raw field recordings and glitchy electronic sputter. There was obviously a lot of effort put into the recording/editing of this piece. The next 3 tracks continue in the same fashion with short glitchy delays and a very Japanese harsh noise sound. There's actually a surprising amount of dynamics (for how "pure" this release is) and enough change-ups and unexpected twists and turns to hold the attention of even casual noise fans (if there even is such a thing. "Lead Into Gold Part II" is my favorite track because of the distortion's utter brutality and extreme saturation towards the end. Comes in a standard jewel case with the bluish insert that HARSH NOISE is known for. All in all, another awesome CD-R to add to HARSH NOISE's back catalog and the first 'must-have' release in THE SLEEP SESSIONS' short discography.
Blastbeats For Freedom

* I like to review harsh-noise releases like this one from The Sleep Sessions , a one-man noise-project based in Poland, cause it's such a basic old-school and honest release that there's absolutely nothing negative to say about it. It's simply put a brutal 'n bone crushing 32 minute trip spread out over 4 tracks, completely in line with all other releases (all in slick blue artwork on pro-done 'n printed CDr's) that I've heard so far on Harshnoise - In a previous review of a 3"CDr by The Sleep Sessions (released on Industrial Culture Records, based in the UK) I ranted on about what I considered to be an unnecessary layer of emo-droning in track n°2. Nothing of that sort on Lead into gold - people that are into no-nonsense, straight forward 'n abbrassive old school harshnoise won't be dissapointed. Play it loud! And if ya don't believe me, check out the tracks at noisemp3.com.
Noiseblog

* The Sleep Sessions is a Polish ambient / moderate noise project. As those of you into the scene will know, Poland is quite possibly the place to be from right now, as it heralds among the very best labels and artists that currently weave the looms of the tapestry of ambience. This is actually my baptism of fire to this project, and the Harsh Noise label that has released it. I've never found it easy or pleasant to review noise experiences. I love power electronics, and I would sheath my sword and lay down the proverbial duel in the name of electronics, yet despite being just an Iota removed from the sub-genre, noise is something I struggle with. In much the same way that two stars under the same sky can spin ominous and contrasting fates, how can two genres so similar in ethos be so horribly different? "Lead Into Gold Part 1" is the opener, and instantly begins a mass of noise and unholy white noise. Never for a second let the name of this project suggest anything, as this is likely to keep you awake for a long long time. What does however interest me with this release as compared to Japanoise and the other styles I have encountered is the absolutely unpredictable changes in pace and volume. It will go from 2 minutes of aural dentistry, to 5 seconds of very quite drone ambient, back again, then stopping off at the takeaway next door and doing a u-turn. None of the other three tracks on here really offer a discernible enough difference for me to be able to compare. Noise, as I have always seen it is exactly that. Each track goes into the next, and in most cases, if you're not on the ball you would have no idea. Ultimately however, there is something here that I quite appreciate. I have no idea what it is, and on further listens, I still haven't a clue. For those of you more accustomed to the Niche of having your cochlea decimated, this will almost certainly appeal.
Heathen Harvest

The sleep session is the solo project of Dawid A. Kowalski from Kielce in Poland, this is the projects second full length release of brutal and active noise interspead with traces of field recordings.
Lasting just over the 30 minute mark and taking in 4 tracks of boiling, slamming and erupting of electronic tones that shift through effective/intresting sonic terrains, ups & downs of pitchers & roarings and tearings. The most interesting element here is the use of suddenly cutting into often tranquil field recordings of bird song ect -from the noise battering this gives quite a jarring effect. There are also some nice traces of overloaded electrionca and synth structure here and there too. The tracks have a fair amount of variation between each and in all this makes a enjoyable searing if not that orignal noise attack, with some nice effective sonic elements at play that will be interesting to see how they grow in future releasers.
Another worthwhile release from the always consistent and interesting harsh noise label, to hear samples and buy direct drop in here.
Roger Batty/Musique Machine

The Sleep Sessions / Cauchy-Riemann - Endless Winter
* Overall Rating: C-
Composition: C
Sounds: C
Production Quality: D
Concept: C
Packaging: C
Here is another tape from Abelian Groups Records once again suffering from a similar terrible sound quality as the Droughter release did. The sound here is so muddy and missing so much in terms of character that it makes the release difficult to enjoy. Simply packaged with in a standard cassette case and a printed color insert the aesthetic is fine, but I would encourage them to invest more in better tapes and dubbing machines.
The Sleep Sessions is up first with "Excess" some interesting reverberating white noise. Metallic shimmers adds to the textures effectively. The sounds are delivered with a heavy dosage of movement, almost like a constant morphing machine made out of liquid metal. I really like the sounds that are represented here but they are so muffled and lost because of the horrible quality that they loose their impact. The macro-structure feels mostly like an improvisation, with long passages of shifting manipulations. The larger direction of the piece
Cauchy Rieman lays down some experimental oscillations on side B with "Black Boots." The material is more or less exactly what I would expect from him based on my previous experience with his sounds. Squiggling and squealing all over the place the D.I.Y. inspired synth sounds often collide with white noise to form muddled gestures and converging textures that make things more interesting. I end up, however, feeling more or less the same way I did about his previous material, a sort of ambivalence. It seems like rather generic experimental noise with standard synth sounds that just don't do much for me.
This release doesn't do much for me, especially with the aforementioned quality issues. Both project's tracks are somewhat monotone and don't really go anywhere interesting. The sounds in The Sleep Session's "Excess" are more my style, but would have come off better if it had been part of a larger whole. Not my cup of tea.
Blood Ties Zine

* Dawid Kowalski a.k.a. THE SLEEP SESSIONS gets things under way on the A side with "Excess", a 9 minute excursion into lo-fi swooshing fuzz. Filter swept static is the order of the day and while I feel the track meanders a bit, it's still an improvement from the 3" he released on INDUSTRIAL CULTURE a few months back. It's pretty good. I especially like the dominating low-mid drones that appear towards the end of the piece. On the B side CAUCHY RIEMANN's Allen Cox chimes in with about 10 minutes of sci-fi synth sputter, done Ohio style. I like his track, "Black Boots" more than THE SLEEP SESSIONS' track on the A side. It explores a bit more and does a better job of holding my attention. However, there are some weak spots in the middle of the piece that I feel should have been edited out. The modulation starts to get out of control. It sounds like he tried to play a synth while riding a roller coaster. Does that make sense? Overall this split is pretty good. Not the best thing AG recs has put out but still a nice way to spend 20 minutes. Limited to 50 copies.
Blastbeatsforfreedom

* Jako, ze naleze do osob, które zimna nie toleruj?, wizja przed?u?aj?cej si? zimy jest dla mnie do?wiadczeniem mocno nieprzyjemnym. Dlatego te?, gdy ledwo ?ywy, z pierwszymi oznakami przezi?bienia wróci?em z pracy i w czekaj?cej na mnie paczce znalaz?em kaset? o wymownym tytule "Endless Winter" mia?em z?e przeczucia. Jak ?atwo si? domy?li? w?o?enie no?nika do odtwarzacza i wci?ni?cie play wymaga?o ode mnie w tej sytuacji sporo samozaparcia. Ju? przy kilku pierwszych minutach ods?uchu nie musia?em wygl?da? za okno aby ujrze? ulice pokryte brudn?, zanieczyszczon? brej?, mocno na wyrost zwan? ?niegiem oraz poczu? przenikliwe uk?ucia lodowatego wiatru. Zima w tym roku jest brzydka i zniech?caj?ca. Odradzam przy tym wyj?cie z przyjació?mi na sanki, nieustaj?ca zawieja sprawia, ?e ka?da chwila nieuwagi grozi z?amaniem karku. Paradoksalnie jednak, wraz z ka?d? minut? robi?o mi si? coraz cieplej. My?l o tym, ?e w t? mro?n? wieczorow? por? siedz? w przytulnym pokoju a grzejnik przyjemnie bucha ?arem dodawa?a otuchy. Ponadto 'ciep?e' brzmienie analogowej ta?my, tak ró?ne od lodowatych, ostrych zer i jedynek wprowadza w sentymentalny nastrój. Mo?e to tylko moja wyobra?nia, ale wbrew tytu?owi, dla mnie ten materia? brzmi ciep?o i dzi?ki temu pozwala przetrwa? dwudziestominutow? ?nie?yc? przeciskaj?c? si? przez szczeliny w g?o?nikach. Pewn? wad? wydawnictwa jest nienajlepsza jako?? ta?my (mia?em mo?liwo?? porównania utworu The Sleep Sessions przed i po zgraniu na ta?m?) przez co materia? jest do?? mocno przyt?umiony. Jednak z drugiej strony ma to jaki? swój urok i by? mo?e w?a?nie tu nale?y upatrywa? 'ciep?a', o którym wspomnia?em wy?ej. Ze wzgl?du na format w jakim zosta? wydany oraz limit 50 egzemplarzy, materia? ten trafi prawdopodobnie tylko do wybranej garstki szcz??liwców. Ale te? z za?o?enia kierowany jest on raczej do maniaków gatunku ni? do przypadkowego s?uchacza. Je?li mi?y jest Wam brudny, analogowy ha?as a przy tym nie wyrzucili?cie jeszcze wys?u?onego magnetofonu, nie czekajcie z zakupem a? zrobi si? cieplej gdy? wtedy mo?e by? ju? za pó?no.
Kaos Ex Machina

Heatwaves & Snowdrifts
* Powy¿szy projekt o dooeæ intryguj¹cej nazwie, jest solowym przedsiêwziêciem pana Dawida A.Kowalskiego, który sw¹ twórcz¹ drogê zapocz¹tkowa³ w Kielcach w roku 1999. The Sleep Session ma na swym koncie kilka koncertów oraz co jest warte uwagi jest jedynym polskim projektem nale¿¹cym do czo³owej Noise'owej wytwórni na oewiecie: Harsh Nosie Records. Recenzowany materia³ jest 3 calowym Cdr w którego sk³ad wchodz¹ 2 kompozycje trwaj¹ce ³¹cznie 17 minut.
Od pierwszych sekund mamy przyjemnooeæ obcowaæ z siarczystym harsh noise'em nie przeznaczonym dla wszystkich. Ca³ooeæ opiera siê na analogowych, przesterowanych do granic mo¿liwooeci d?wiêkach, wszelakich sprzê¿eniach, szumach czy zgrzytach. Totalna ha³aoeliwa dewastacja, czysta perwersja i muzyczna masakra. W miarê g³êbszego ws³uchiwania siê odkrywamy ciekawe struktury czy rozwi¹zania ukryte pod p³aszczem wszechogarniaj¹cego szumu. Przedzieraj¹c siê przez te kilkunastominutow¹ kanonadê antymuzycznych d?wiêków nasuwaj¹ siê do g³owy same z³e, ohydne i brzydkie myoeli jakie jesteoemy sobie w stanie wyobraziæ.
"Heatwaves & snowdrifts" jest bez w¹tpienia jednym z najbardziej ekstremalnych dokonañ na polskiej scenie niezale¿nej. Osobom o s³abych nerwach czy tez znikomej odpornooeci na wszelaki ha³as stanowczo odradzam ten materia³, natomiast mi³ooenicy noise'owych klimatów bêd¹ wprost zachwyceni. Nic tylko czekaæ na jakioe koncert i pe³n¹ p³ytê.
8/10
Beast of Prey Zine, Cheremosh

* Jest to pierwsza recenzja materia?u pochodz?cego ze stajni Industrial Culture, jaka ukazuje si? na ?amach Kaos ex Machina, tak wi?c na pocz?tek krótka informacja. Industrial Culture to wytwórnia powsta?a na polu zasianym przez Kultur? Industrialn? - label dzia?aj?cy kilka lat temu w naszym kraju. Oba wydawnictwa poza "zangielszczon?" nazw? ??czy obecnie jedynie wi?? personalna oraz ch?? promowania muzyki ha?a?liwej, agresywnej oraz takiej, jakiej z pewno?ci? Wasi s?siedzi nie s? w stanie zaakceptowa?. "Heatwaves & Snowdrifts" to pierwsze oficjalne wydawnictwo The Sleep Sessions - polskiego projektu poruszaj?cego si? w znienawidzonej przez jednych a ubóstwianej przez innych stylistyce harsh noise. Pierwotnie materia? ten ukaza? mia? si? nak?adem Barfing Dagger Records jednak z powodu pewnych problemów przej??a go w?a?nie Industrial Culture. The Sleep Sessions dzia?a na scenie "antymuzycznej" ju? od 1999 roku, wcze?niej wyst?puj?c pod wieloma innymi nazwami i czerpi?c inspiracj? z wielu ró?norodnych kierunków i eksperymentów d?wi?kowych. Jaki? czas temu Dawid Kowalski stoj?cy za tym projektem zadomowi? si? na dobre w?a?nie w szufladce z napisem "ha?as". "Heatwaves & Snowdrifts" zawiera dwa utwory o ??cznym czasie ok. siedemnastu minut. Wierzcie mi, ?e ten kwadrans wystarczy na doprowadzenie rodziny do konwulsji. ?ciany bia?ego szumu, piski, sprz??enia - czyli wszystko to co dla uszu przeci?tnego zjadacza chleba jest niemi?e. Maj?c w przesz?o?ci mo?liwo?? zapozna? si? z cz??ci? twórczo?ci Dawida zauwa?am pewn? zmian? jaka odbywa si? w kreowanych przez niego ha?asach. Opisywany tu materia? jest bardziej przemy?lany i kontrolowany, mniej w nim chaosu i agresji charakterystycznych dla wcze?niejszych nagra?. Wi?kszo?? interesuj?cych zjawisk d?wi?kowych ma miejsce w tle, pod ?cian? szumu. Mimo krótkiego czasu trwania, mini album ten wymaga uwagi i skupienia aby wyodr?bni? wszystkie smaczki i walory zawartej na nim antymuzyki. Zwolennicy gatunku mog? bra? "Heatwaves & Snowdrifts" w ciemno. Zortan.
Kaos Ex Machina

* Occasionally and even ignoring any pretences at some spirituality or justification or explanation someone breaks through the detritus and produces noise - like the Rita who's only valid intellectual justification is a sexist remark - itself then turns in on its politics - the police remember are the peoples thought- these three Cdrs do the same - they are brave works ensuing anything human or intellectual or anti intellectual - the "just critic's" response is just that - their response and no apologies here to those who are bemused by their own work- heat and kitchens my friends- Noise is the obscenity of music, (here in shed loads) its body uncovered and exposed for what it is in a pornographic display- everywhere else is the dis-interest of the actuality of what lies behind the aesthetic so carefully hidden- and called culture- and is culture. And as all pornography it is essentially the same and essentially insatiable - though hidden these works repeat themselves in their excellence of exposure. Art masks what noise reveals unless it's the truly great that annihilates itself and so brings not a synthesis but a new age and new forms- the spirit of Prometheus is here contemptuous of even our interested gaze it simply reveals itself - intellectually and physically from the bride stripped bare to etantdonnes & lhooq. (Or better in these days after the end of time- realdoll.com.)
Vital Weekly

* The Sleep Sessions is Polish musician Dawid A. Kowalski who deals in music that is the antithesis of melody and restraint. Kowalski's soundworld is one of hissing frequencies, scraping sonorities and crashing resonances. This isn't anything that the noise underground hasn't heard before but it is done with aplomb and it put a big smile on my face.
Wonderful Wooden Reasons

* Industrial Culture is a London, UK-based label and firmly believes that big things come in small packages; all their releases are quality 3" CDrs in professionally-printed colour covers. As yet it's a young label, having about fifteen releases to its name so far by the likes of Mystified, The Messiah Complex and Nanohex; the Polish harsh noise outfit The Sleep Sessions, masterminded by Dawid A. Kowalski, provide the label's eighth release. Harsh Noise is one of those genres that superficially appears to be self-limiting in scope and range but, contradictorily, in the right hands it can be rendered an expressive medium. On the surface, this does seem to be one of those self-limiting efforts, the two tracks here having very little to distinguish between them. However, the artist could in fact be pointing out quite a subtlety - most people would define heat and cold, placed as they are at opposite ends of the spectrum, as different as chalk and cheese; but one could argue though there is in fact only a difference of degree - both are potential killers, both can induce unpleasant deaths and at their extremes are inimical to life, so in essence they're not very different. I can't speak for the artist but from the perspective of this reviewer, seen in this light, the seventeen minutes of blistering harshness on this release becomes an expressive look into these phenomena. Inevitably there are similarities between the two pieces but there are also essential differences and variations, just like the subjects under scrutiny. Both tracks consist mainly of relentlessly intense hurricane blasts of granular grind redolent both of the furnace of unbearable heat and the blizzard of icy death. Like the subjects under discussion, it may only be a difference of degree but both are equally as expressive of each of these conditions as the other. However it is those subtle differences between them that make these two tracks; the first is boiling heat and the second is thick walls of wind-driven snow and ice. Both underline, through the power and intensity of the noise, just how deadly these forces are - nature, as well as being the giver of plenty, can also be an unforgiving and impassive executioner. Inevitably though these are, in the end, nothing more than metaphors in manufactured noise, as descriptive as they are; cryptic ciphers of forces which are beyond most people's grasp to fully comprehend in their more extreme expressions. As much depends on the listener as on the artist with music of this nature; both depend on experience, knowledge or empathy to some extent, so that the free interplay of ideas, feelings and themes can take place in a form of mental osmosis; after all, music is indeed a form of communication. Seen from this angle, I would deem that this release is a successful communiqué from the frontline, the interface between nature and disaster; that place where humanity is at its most vulnerable, at the mercy of an untamed, untameable and completely unhindered nature.
Heathen Harvest

* The Sleep Sessions is a solo outfit conceived at the beginning of 1999 by Dawid A. Kowalski in Kielce, Poland. This project is widely influenced by concrete, abstract, electroacoustic, industrial and ambient music, personal experiences in the field of lucid dreaming, interest in psychedelic culture (and it's worldwide impact on the society) and philosophy." Taken from The Sleep Sessions' mySpace (they also have a blogspot). Most of those influences can indeed be heard (in some way or another) in the two tracks on Heatwaves & Snowdrifts, a 3"CDr released on Industrial Culture Records. The opening track, Heatwaves, is a pretty classic example of static no-nonsense powernoise: everything in the red, full blast ahead. It's done on tons of other releases by tons of other bands but still works for me. This is the stuff that rocks me at live shows. The second track, Snowdrifts, sounds like a reprise, or remix of the first one: they are about the same length (8 minutes something), and start in the same fashion (Kadung! And woosh!). In Snowdrifts though there's some etheric ambientlike layer hovering over the layer of noise that I don't really agree with, guess this is more something for those people that are better in multitasking than me, now it sounds like going hard on a mixture of uppers and downers. Drop the downers.
Noiseblog

* Kielce, Poland noise newcomer, Dawid Kowalski checks in with 17 minutes of psychedelic noisy goodness under the moniker, THE SLEEP SESSIONS. There are two tracks on this CD not surprisingly named "Heatwaves" and "Snowdrifts". "Heatwaves" starts things off in midrange harsh mode. Lots of slowly evolving textures and thought out knob tweaking. The sound is constantly changing but never far enough in a new direction for my tastes. It gets a little tiresome at times. Good but not great. The second track, "Snowdrifts" sounds almost exactly like the first track. I had to check to make sure there wasn't a mistake in the track sequencing. I like that both these tracks sound like they were recorded live with no overdubs or editing but I would have like to see what else Dawid is capable of doing texturally.
Blastbeats for Freedom Webzine

* I can't decide whether calling the act behind this EP of bristling white noise and resonant scoop The Sleep Sessions is misleading or not. If your view of sleep is from the rapidly scrabbling pen of an EEG recorder then it seems an apt name but despite the glacial scale title "Heatwaves And Snowdrifts" this recording is neither peaceful nor slumbering. First off I should note that I received this 3" CDR sans packaging, just a bare vinyl sleeve though the disc itself looks professionally printed. Hopefully those who pay whatever the entrance fee is actually get something better (I probably shouldn't be reviewing this at all for that reason but hey, it's a slow day at the office). The disc contains two longish tracks between 8 and 9 minutes in length a piece. The first one "Heatwaves" starts with a bang before sliding down off into borderline wall. It's not entirely flatlined saturation due to EQ adjustments and such but you can freely toss around the word "harsh" without feeling at all demure about it. Once the initial ramp up is complete the track leans upwards on the frequency spectrum with high end whitenoise far more prevalent than the occasional DOD "Death Metal" like rumbles. I definitely like the overall pacing, slower without too many abrupt changes allowing the wall to fully press down but I am less convinced by the fartier resonance bursts - not so much violent or heavy as gaseous. There also doesn't seem to be much layering which sometimes works but sometimes makes this less engaging. I think the already mentioned Q farts would be way less pungent if they had struck a match via a second channel. The second track uses the same general approach except with greater dynamics and some breaks in the distortion wall allowing either silence or acoustics to gasp for air. You can hear source material bleeding through on this one though it is impossible to tell whether it is from a tape into the pedal array, a hardware synth, guitar or some other sustaining sound that makes its presence known. Personally I don't like the way the underlaying string / flute like sound sits in the mix in that it seems separate. I want them to wrestle with it, not give it a blanket; the difference between tentacles of distortion invading and permeating the sound Hentai style and just throwing some hiss and grit on a second mixer channel. The underlaying drone sounds too nice, too unsullied to my ears and since it never gets fully destroyed and survives right until the end it leaves me feeling despondent that Zamfir makes it out of distortion forest unscathed. Of the two tracks I definitely prefer the first though both are pretty similar in overall form. I don't hate this this EP from Industrial Culture but I am not blown away by it either. I definitely prefer my noise cliches sporting bad skull tattoos and spurting geysers of blood so if your own preferences are elsewhere you might fare better.
Moron//industrial.org

*Another short classic power-noise shot for you liver. This time it's a polish project, but this series of small pieces of plastic is quite uniform from what I've heard so far. I know it may sound stupid and too easy to compare The Sleep Sessions to dear ol' Whitehouse minus vocals, but that's one of the impressions I've had, obviously I'm talking about some of their old releases since now it seems they also added percussions. In conformity with some other projects coming from Poland, the performance is really brawny and obviously if you play it loud you have your adored dosage of wall of sound. It still lack of that something to reach the next level, but it has its moments above all during the second track where The Sleep Sessions added a minimal "melody", maybe that's the direction to get that something more to make the difference.
Chain D.L.K.

* "Heatwaves & Snowdrifts" is the latest release from Dawid A Kowalski from Kielce, Poland. Described as being influenced by 'concrete, abstract, electroacoustic, industrial and ambient music, personal experiences in the field of lucid dreaming, interest in psychedelic culture (and it's worldwide impact on the society) and philosophy', Kowalski's "Heatwaves & Snowdrifts" is part of UK-based Industrial Culture Records' ongoing series of 3" CDR releases. When reading a project name like 'The Sleep Sessions' and then reading the label's description of his influences you could be forgiven for thinking Kowalski's project has a dark ambient or minimal experimental electronic theme. In fact, and in keeping with Industrial Culture's philosophy, The Sleep Sessions is a harsh experimental noise project. Like his stablemates, Kowalski wastes no time in getting straight down to business with an onslaught of harsh screeching noise right from the outset. Where this release differs slightly from some of the others in the genre is that it does have some semblance of structure. The massive walls of layered noise are still there throughout but they are punctuated with decipherable changes in tone and some form of transition; it is subtle and not particularly dynamic but it is there amongst the maelstrom of distorted noise. Still firmly planted in the extreme noise genre, Kowalski at least offers some form of experimentation within the confines of the genre.
Another release for the harsh noise aficionados amongst us but one that shows that Kowalski is at least ready to blur the boundaries of the pure noise genre a little and start to experiment. Not an easy listen but the experimentation adds something to what is generally very difficult music to listen to and enjoy comfortably.
Paul Lloyd/Judas Kiss Magazine

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http://www.somnolentshelter.art.pl/tss

Live:

The Sleep Sessions live @ Noise Devastation 4, Wroclaw 2008

The Sleep Sessions live @ Noise 4 Cash fest. 3, Cracow 2008

The Sleep Sessions live @ Noise 4 Cash fest. 2, Cracow 2007

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