Sleep Room are an English alternative rock band from Reading, Berkshire who have attracted attention from Berkshire's music community Josaka and the BBC who have noted them for their original sound, epic soundscapes and emotive style.
Sleep Room are a relatively reclusive band whose sporadic and extraordinary live performances have won them much acclaim and a small cult following. To date, Sleep Room have made 3 albums attracting endorsement by Planet Sound and BBC radio, while winning praise for their performance at the chartiy event Oxjam Festival in Reading. Their influences include a diverse range of bands, most notably Joy Division, Sigur Rós, Elbow and Pink Floyd. Sleep Room take their name from the conspiratorial brainwashing technique allegedly used by the CIA in the early 70's which involved sensory deprivation and sub-conscious behavioural response to sound.
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