If you were once a sensitive little boy like I was, can you even imagine how horrendous the concept of an “infinite sleepover” would be? How much shitty microwave popcorn and greasy pizza can a kid eat? How long do you have to fend off sleep before you’re labeled (figuratively) a pussy and (literally) with Sharpie penises all over your arms and face? How many times can you and your friends watch Terminator 2, endlessly rewinding and replaying that nuclear explosion nightmare scene where Sara Conner has all her skin burned off her bones in a flash of white light while nearby playground horsies poignantly burn?? How long do you have to look at shitty, outdated porn and think to yourself, a) “does so-and-so’s mom know that his dad has all this pornography?” and b) “man, I guess these boobs are pretty cool, but I still don’t really understand the appeal of the vagina.” Fuck, I’m getting the urge to suck my thumb just thinking about this….
I’m guessing that Stefanie Franciotti, the woman behind the ambient dreampop project Sleep ∞ Over (who released Forever on Hippos in Tanks recently) doesn’t give a fuck about my fear of sleepovers, though. Maybe being a girl, she had slightly less horrific experiences sleeping over at her friends’ houses as a kid? I don’t know if that’s really true, but you can ask her yourself in Europe this November when she tours there with Austin, TX drone outfit Pure X. Just to be on the safe side, though, maybe don’t offer to put her up for the night after one of these shows, lest you fall asleep in Stockholm only to wake up in Sharpie Penisville. Sigh….
Sleep ∞ Over tourdates (w/ Pure X):
11.01.11 - London, UK - Shacklewell Arms
11.02.11 - Brighton, UK - Green Door Store
11.03.11 - Leeds, UK - ANOTS
11.04.11 - Glasgow, UK - Captain’s Rest
11.05.11 - Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute
11.07.11 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
11.09.11 - Aarhus, Denmark - Musikcafeen
11.10.11 - Oslo, Norway - Blaa
11.11.11 - Stockholm, Sweden - Slakthuset
11.12.11 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Huset I Magstraede
11.15.11 - Berlin, Germany - Berghain Kantine
11.17.11 - Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
11.18.11 - Utrecht, Holland - Ekko
11.19.11 - Amsterdam, Holland - OCCII
11.22.11 - Paris, France - Point Ephemere
11.23.11 - Angers, France - Chabada
11.24.11 - Madrid/Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Club
11.25.11 - Madrid/Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Club
• Sleep ∞ Over: http://www.sleepoverforever.com
• Hippos in Tanks: http://hipposintanks.net
• Pure X: http://soundcloud.com/pure-x
