The Sciences

by Sleep

The Sciences cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 April 2018
  • Label: Third Man
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:03
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 14 ratings

Artists on this release: Al Cisneros, Matt Pike, Jason Roeder

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking the band's first full-length album in over a decade, 'The Sciences' is built upon monolithic, repetitive stoner-doom riffs driven by the distorted, downtuned tones of guitarist Matt Pike and bassist Al Cisneros. Cisneros's meditative vocals deliver lyrics with a quasi-religious reverence for cannabis, alongside allusions to Black Sabbath and the novel 'Dune'. Produced to capture the trio's immense sonic weight, the album was a landmark comeback that reaffirmed the band's definitive role in the genre.

Genres

Descriptors: sludge, droning, downtempo, riff-heavy, monolithic

Tracklist

  1. The Sciences (03:03)
  2. Marijuanaut's Theme (06:40)
  3. Sonic Titan (12:27)
  4. Antarcticans Thawed (14:23)
  5. Giza Butler (10:03)
  6. The Botanist (06:27)

Credits

  • Al Cisneros - vocals, bass, water pipe
  • Matt Pike - guitar
  • Jason Roeder - drums
  • Noah Landis - engineering, mixing
  • Christopher Acevado - photography
  • Josh Graham - layout
  • Bob Weston - mastering

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