SSLEEPING DESIRESS - s/t LP punk blues The Sum Is Greater Than

The Sum Is Greater Than Its Parts was originally released in 1985 on Barry’s Ideological Sounds label in a tiny pressing

Variations on a Theme is the ideal title: "On The Mountain At Dawn" sets the pace

The music somehow brings to mind Montreal’s majestic Yiddish folk group Black Ox Orkestar

Lyrically the album tends to wallow in its own admitted grotesqueness

the vocals captivating and the songwriting sublime

SSLEEPING DESIRESS - s/t LP punk blues The Sum Is Greater ThanHighly recommended. The coldwave darkwave debut album by San Fransisco based producer Gabriel Ramos. While the band has gone through some line up changes, Ssleeping Desiress has essentially remained the sole recorded output of Gabriel Ramos, who has been the only constant member. The album runs the boundaries between minimal synth, coldwave, and electro with lyrical themes spanning gentrification to coping with loss.