The New Sleep Album Hempishere (the first without Mike PIke)
Today we take a look at the latest release from the Bay area-based stoner metal band, Sleep: Hempishpere.
We walk through the lineup, featuring Al Cisneros on bass and vocals, alongside …Dale Crover on drums and Bubba Dupree on guitar. This is the first Sleep album that doesn’t include founding member Mike Pike.
We also discuss the music, which has divided Sleep fans. It’s quite different and branches out in new directions. We hear a lot of detailed work on the bass from Cisneros, and even the use of synthesizers including a Moog. We quite enjoyed it, and see cross-polination from Cisneros’ other project, Om.
The New Sleep Album Hempishere (the first without Mike PIke)
Today we take a look at the latest release from the Bay area-based stoner metal band, Sleep: Hempishpere.
We walk through the lineup, featuring Al Cisneros on bass and vocals, alongside …Dale Crover on drums and Bubba Dupree on guitar. This is the first Sleep album that doesn’t include founding member Mike Pike.
We also discuss the music, which has divided Sleep fans. It’s quite different and branches out in new directions. We hear a lot of detailed work on the bass from Cisneros, and even the use of synthesizers including a Moog. We quite enjoyed it, and see cross-polination from Cisneros’ other project, Om.
Chris Brown & his prepared electric piano at Godwaffle Noise Pancakes
Chris Brown performs an energetic set on his signature prepared electric piano, with its percussive sounds, along with sundry electronics.
This was part of the most recent Godwaffle Noise Pancakes show, …which took place at the Center for New Music in San Francisco on November 7, 2026.
Our little Sam Sam is back with her wide vocabulary of vocalizations, from full throated soprano meows to tiny squeaks, half-silent chirps, and rumbly purrs in this relaxing cat video.