“Apparatus of Sleep sound like 65daysofstatic and Explosions In The Sky in an arm wrestling competition, whilst Sigur Ros referees. It’s astounding that a trio can straddle such a huge sound that encompasses shoegaze, electronica and post-rock.” – Notts About Dance
“Spectacularly melodramatic instrumental stoner rock, Apparatus of Sleep put loud, distorted guitars over a backing track of eerie piano and reverberous xylophone. Melodramatic can sometimes also mean ambitious, and it’s nice to see a band aim so firmly for the stratosphere, like Red Sparowes always did. They gain self-awareness points too, because the guitarist is wearing a thoroughly non-pretentious Spiderman shirt.” – killtheoutlaws.com
“Nottingham’s Apparatus of Sleep are an absolute juggernaut of distortion, keen on outright aural assault from the get-go with Ecco’s Family and the Big Spaceship. The drums and chords are almost relentless, drawing from the same well as 65daysofstatic but bashing the individual elements into a massive sound that they can call their own. Their consistent brutality and heaviness sets them apart from many post-rock bands, with their weapons of choice being more along the lines of sludge and doom. The quieter moments of this particular set were rare but haunting, with Wire Birds allowing our collective eardrums to bask in harmonics and reverb, albeit for a fleeting few moments, before punishing the atmosphere one more time with Buried At Sea.” – Ant Whitton – Leftlion
“The night, at least for us, ends with the brutal reverb of Apparatus of Sleep, whose arresting IDM/shoegaze fusion and reverb-heavy sound veers from a laptop-wielding My Bloody Valentine to a dub Fields, via Broken Social Scene and Glasvegas. Their set consists of them knocking seven shades out of the main room while somewhere precariously balancing saccharine acoustics on top, and concludes with singer Stoney launching oranges at his stood-up, overdriven guitar from the other end of the room. It’s a fitting end to a varied and exciting evening.” – This City Magazine
You can listen to tracks from Apparatus Of Sleep’s soon to be released EP and see a list of upcoming shows if you type APPARATUS OF SLEEP into Facebook.
