Sleepnet
Surgical sound design and high-velocity rhythms that feel like a software update for your brain. Precision-engineered electronic music for deep focus and dark rooms.
Surgical sound design and high-velocity rhythms that feel like a software update for your brain. Precision-engineered electronic music for deep focus and dark rooms.
Sleepnet is the solo alias of Nik Roos, one-third of the legendary Dutch electronic trio Noisia. Following Noisia's dissolution, Sleepnet emerged as the outlet for Roos's most experimental and technically demanding work.
The project is a cornerstone of the 'Vision' label aesthetic, pushing the boundaries of what is colloquially known as 'neuro' sound design. Sleepnet's work is characterized by an obsession with sonic fidelity, utilizing advanced synthesis and granular processing to create textures that feel physically present. While rooted in the 170 BPM traditions of drum and bass and jungle, the project frequently explores halftime, IDM, and ambient techno. Critically, Sleepnet is viewed as a 'producer's producer,' often cited by contemporaries for setting the gold standard in mix engineering and spatial arrangement. The project represents a shift away from the dancefloor-centric focus of Noisia toward a more narrative, cinematic experience that rewards active, high-fidelity listening. It sits at the intersection of club culture and avant-garde digital art.
Shares drum and bass, glitch (subgenres); digital_clarity, maximalist, layered_dense (production style)
Shares drum and bass, ambient techno, glitch (subgenres); intense, mysterious, haunting (moods)
Shares drum and bass, ambient techno, glitch (subgenres); digital_clarity, maximalist, layered_dense (production style)
Shares drum and bass, ambient techno, glitch (subgenres); urban_night, focused_work, underwater (atmosphere)
Shares drum and bass, glitch (subgenres); digital_clarity, maximalist, noise_textured (production style)
Shares drum and bass, glitch (subgenres); digital_clarity, noise_textured, maximalist (production style)
Shares digital_clarity, maximalist, layered_dense (production style); drum and bass, glitch (subgenres)
Shares drum and bass, glitch (subgenres); digital_clarity, maximalist, layered_dense (production style)
Shares digital_clarity, maximalist, layered_dense (production style); urban_night, focused_work, underwater (atmosphere)
Shares drum and bass, ambient techno, glitch (subgenres); processed, ethereal, absent (vocal style)
Shares hyper-detailed foley textures, sound_design, drum and bass, glitch (detail)
Shares hyper-detailed foley textures, halftime, crystalline, drum and bass (detail)
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