Maps for Sleep, 1991-1994

by Half String

Overview

Inspired by the U.K.'s shoegaze movement, Arizona's Half String put out a number of EPs starting in 1991 before calling it quits shortly after the 1996 release of their underrated swan song A Fascination of Heights. Maps for Sleep 1991-1994 doesn't extend to that period, but it gathers everything else released by Kruse, Capps, Lanning, and Patterson. Essentially, this compilation is an extended version of Eclipse Oval Hue, adding the three EPs from that comp (Eclipse, Oval and Hue), with the five songs from Half String's fourth EP, Tripped Up Breathing, two four-track demos, and a live festival performance of "Saturnine" from 1993. The group's dry style of dream pop didn't evolve a lot over the years, and because the music can be a little samey (purposely), some of the bonus tracks are inconsequential. But "Hue" and "Oval" are necessary delights, making it a no-brainer to pick up the rest of Half String's back catalog on one disc, as the ultimate supplement to A Fascination of Heights. ~ Jason Lymangrover

Product Details

Release Date:	04/03/2012
Label:	Captured Tracks
UPC:	0817949014216
Rank:	111569

Tracks

1. Eclipse
2. Maps for Sleep
3. Arc-Fold
4. Pelican
5. Slow Engine Kill Over
6. Oval
7. Sun Less Sea
8. Hue
9. Evergreen
10. Quiet Like Seeds
11. Slipknot
12. Brief as Photographs
13. Landscape Burning [1991 home recording]
14. Tripped up Breathing [1991 demo]
15. Saturnine [1993 live: Beautiful Noise festival]
16. Eyesick [1994 studio outtake]
17. Featherweight [1994 demo]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Half String   Primary Artist
Caroline Buckman   Strings
Tim Patterson   Bass
Brandon Capps   Guitar,Vocals
Matt Kruse   Guitar
Dave Rogers   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Keith Kassner   Timpani
Kimber Lanning   Drums

Technical Credits

Bruce Licher   Lettering,Package Design
James Brenner   Engineer
Brandon Capps   Engineer,Producer
Ted Skinner   Photography
Adam Cooper   Engineer
Ryan McCardle   Design
Dan Nelson   Mixing,Engineer
Sarah Stockstill   Photography
Half String   Composer
Jack Rabid   Liner Notes