years_active label article_title background genre origin name
1994 -- present orange , agartha , global recording artists , ccap music , trust me records , oatcake records sleepyard
 group_or_band psychedelic pop stavanger , norway sleepyard
sleepyard

sleepyard is a psychedelic pop band from norway .
oliver kersbergen formed the band in 1994 to record the first demo `` velvet sky '' .
later on brother svein joined in and they started playing concerts .
the band released the minialbum `` intersounds '' on their own label orange music in 1998 .
this was hailed as one of the very first post rock albums from norway .
sleepyard released `` the runner '' on trust me records -lrb- 2003 -rrb- and contributed music to the movie monsterthursday , which was nominated for best foreign film in the 2005 sundance film festival .
next album `` easy tensions '' saw the band reaching for a more mellow and richer sound .
their multi tracked vocal harmonies reminded critics of the beach boys and drew comparisons to the psychedelic sound of smile .
on their last album `` future lines '' , the band has collaborated with pianist mike garson and sonic boom from spacemen 3 oliver also produced and co wrote a track with judy dyble former vocalist for fairport convention .
this track was included on füxa dirty d album which came out on rocket girl in summer 2013 .
sleepyard released black sails us label global recording artists in march 2014 .
this album featured special guest musicians judy dyble , geoff leigh , randall nieman of füxa and mike garson .
nik turner formerly of space rock band hawkwind on a version of the seeds chocolate river .
this song will also be featured on a tribute album to frontman and vocalist sky saxon .
