Sleeping Dogs, a band wins the reputation by almost word of mouth. They appear to be sloppy while indeed put the most earnest effort to make music, always presenting what's beyond expectations.
nehcetep, a rather shy producer, whose image has been dimmed by too many aliases, left only with his work including some lo-fi cassettes and vinyl records. It's hard to tell if anyone really knows him.
The collaboration of the EP "Petedogs" was urged by Eating Music back in 2019. By then Sleeping Dogs was only recognized by few listeners on streaming platform Xiami and fRUITYSPACE in Beijing, having several demos recorded. Eating Music suggested nehcetep to make remix tracks for them, hoping to bring the band out in that summer. Being put off till now, while with no harm, tracks "Spring of Rio", "Kweichow", and "Homeless Dog" have been improved for better recording and making with growing experiences. ahmooow, friend of nehcetep's, was invited to play saxophone for remix / edit tracks. The record label needs no worry about the sales anymore to release vinyl records, thriving for everyone.
The record design achieves excellence by the delay. Releasing specially designed 10" vinyl records and pressing six tracks to be small but sophisticated.
All the effort is finally paid back in full, and the spring is being joyful.
The Making of EP:
In the summer of 2019, band members squeezed in the tiny basement for rehearsal. A Yong from Future Orients recorded and roughly mixed track 1-3 for Sleeping Dogs. After moving, a few more audio tracks were added. These three tracks should be the very first studio recordings by Sleeping Dogs. nehcetep made remix for tracks 4-6, took over a year to finish while those should be done in 2019.
Artists:
Sleeping Dogs is an instrumental band from Beijing. Influenced by all kinds of grooving styles, blending different elements into their instrumental performance.
nehcetep, mysterious + decadent + inconspicuous, living causally but hoping to turn better.
ahmooow, a 24-year-old boy who learns saxophone himself and takes Wayne Shorter, Pharoah Sanders as models.
ahmooow，97年生，一个以 Wayne Shorter，Pharoah Sanders 为榜样，自律自学的萨克斯少年。
credits
released May 13, 2021
作曲 Composed by Sleeping Dogs, nehcetep
编曲 Produced by nehcetep (Track 4, 5, 6)
萨克斯作曲&演奏 Saxophone Composed & Performed by ahmooow (Track 5)
录音 Recorded by 阿勇 A Yong (Track 1, 2, 3)
混音 Mixed by nehcetep, abing, 阿勇 A Yong
母带 Mastered by abing
封面&唱片设计 Cover & Vinyl Designed by 刘柯言 Keyan Liu
* Track 2 (A2) tribute to Erykah Badu
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