Robbie Lee - Sleep Memory - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This is the debut from NY-based songwriter/instrumentalist Lee, who plays everything on the record. Comprising three suites and two interludes, Sleep, Memory is not quite a concept album. The sonic atmosphere of decaying guitars that warps these catchy pop songs recalls that Inchlife is but a dreamInch, but the record's real foundation lies in the moments of it's creation, the cracked but sober psychedelia that comes from being awake too long at night. Lee's inspirations for these mellow songs, with their eclectic instrumentation, combine his love of classic songwriting (Kinks, Beach Boys, Hank Williams, etc.) with maverick experimentation (John Fahey, Keiji Haino, Giacinto Scelsi, etc.). a unique and personal vision, weird and mysterious, but eminently accessible. I And Ear Records. 2006. Album Tracks 1. CT 2. Sledding Hill 3. Star Star Star 4. Clocked 5. Pileated 6. Anatomy of Melancholia 7. Interlude I 8. Saltsong 9. Comes Morning 10. Summer Breeze, Bombs Away 11. Still on Their Trail 12. Chartered Trips 13. GMBH 14. Barbry Allen 15. Interlude II 16. Hi-Way 17. Whirrr 18. Highway Suite Pt. 3 19. My Head Floatd 20. I've Got a Secrt 21. Hymn