Artist description Alternative guitarmusic with progressive drums and a unusual, leading role for the bass. On top of this the 3 musicians sing emotional choirs. SLEEN is vivid, fast and enthousiastic and therefor known because of their life perfomances.

Music Style Updating Rock!

Musical Influences Pixies, Sonic Youth, Primus, Tom Waits, The Cure

Similar Artists None

Artist History 3 Brothers starts to play together in 1991. With the name "BRIAN" they won many music competitions in the Netherlands. BRIAN produced 2 demo tapes, a single and a video tape. After a break the brothers started again in 1999, now with the name of SLEEN. After a few months they released their first CD.

Group Members Henky (Voice + guitar),Bertje (Voice + drums), Kees (Voice + bas).

Instruments guitar, bas, drums, 3 voices

Albums Let's Get To The Point (1992). Brian Live In Amsterdam (1993). Nabij de Schutstraat (1995). What Could Have been (1999)

Press Reviews Sleens music sounds old fashioned in a nice way. The painfull, emotional singing and the nervous wave ritmes reminds of Frisian "Bries" bands like "The Visitor" at the beginning of the eighties. But the 3 voices singing together are making the guitar-pop of Sleen modern and actual. In short, a very interesting disc that can be bought at Sleen's own website. (Stadsblad Utrecht, october 1999) Nice music for divorce parties! (Opscene, october 1999) Raw, fast, passionated, smart, suprising and funny! (Casta) Creative wave ritmes and beautifull choral singing in 3 voices. (Pop 'n Cast) A crossover between Firehose and The Ex (Loony) Thank you very much !! (Magnapop)

Location Nijmegen - Netherlands

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