Sleep D’s latest offering, ‘Big Sky, Liquid Sun’ is a 4-track sonic odyssey from the sacred to the seismic, inspired by the duo's deepened connection to the natural world and their surroundings. 

The opener Green Thumbs introduces the EP with what feels like divine invocation, built on expansive string refrains and an enveloping vocal choir. They dialogue with a warm bassline, whose resonance is a sermon on the power of low-end evangelism. Patient and deliberate, the track weaves in high-end synth flutters and a trance-gated vocal that hide-and-seek before the kick arrives, solidifying its pull with surging breakbeat. 

Mountain Ash flips the tone, grounding itself in a steady, driving techno beat. An arpeggiated synth-line ripples through spatialised percussion, evoking ascent — each beat a step higher. Acheron Cauldron is the EP’s peak, with amplified energy erupting in volcanic climax. At top the sonic crater, the relentless and unruly kick dominates, while a pulsating bassline bifurcates — one part undulating and low, the other resonant and sharp. Foreground whispers add an eerie thrill, making the track a potent, analeptic weapon. 

To close the EP, Magma Flow slows into a trance-inducing finale. Repetitive synth-lines create a sense of dreamy and languid reflection, like watching molten lava slowly cascade. True to Big Sky, Liquid Sun, Magma Flow keeps melody at its core, closing with vocals and synths that linger in a hanging farewell. The journey is complete. 


Mixing & Mastering by Corey Kikos 
Artwork by Maryos Syawish 
Copy by Margarita Bassova

Sleep D - Big Sky, Liquid Sun (BSR045)

Big Sky, Liquid Sun

Mountain Ash

Australian sound aficionados https://soundcloud.com/sleepd return to their Butter Sessions imprint in style on the four-track Big Sky, Liquid Sun EP. Across four tracks, the staples of Naarm/Melbourne sound explore varying tempos and emotions tied together by a deepened connection to the natural world.  

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-sleep-d---acheron-cauldron

Big Sky, Liquid Sun will be out on 11th March, 2025. Pre-order a copy via via https://sleep-d.bandcamp.com/album/big-sky-liquid-sun

Premiere: Sleep D - Acheron Cauldron [BSR045]

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Sleep D - Big Sky, Liquid Sun (BSR045)

BUTTER SESSIONS