BIG SLEEP is an alternative rock/pop band currently based in Salonica, Greece. Founded in 1992, so far 5 full albums have been released. It’s very difficult to be involved in the independent music scene
and not have heard, at least in passing, Big Sleep’s Looking for a Girl with a Washing Machine. It’s a song that was a hit in Greece in the ’90s and stands there, proud, even today in DJ sets, radio shows, and even in commercials. Stefan Schwerdtfeger, in addition to being the founder of Big Sleep, has been, among other things, a local musical hero in the area where he grew up (just outside Munich), a friend of the late musician Nikki Sudden, and a member of the live band Blue.
Stefan Schwerdtfeger, singer and composer, grew up in the United States. Later, he moved to
Germany, where he started "BIG SLEEP". Their first album, titled "Everything Falls Into Place", quickly became a huge success in Greece, with the single "Looking For A Girl With A Washing-Machine" being played to this day (!) on the radio and various entertainment venues. In 1994, the next CD "Moonlit Days" was released, recorded in Southwest France, paving the way for appearances in Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy and France.
Soon, he performed and recorded with various musicians, such as Nikki Sudden, Phil Shoenfelt and
Terry Lee Hale. In 1995, he moved to Greece, where he continues to work, write and create with great success. Since then he has recorded two more albums, "Thermaikos" (1999) and "With God And Her Sisters" (2003) produced by Chris Eckman from Walkabouts. This was followed by appearances on all the major stages of Greece, together with his new band, "BIG SLEEP electric".
LINE - UP
Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica – Stefan Schwerdtfeger
Drums – August T. Günther
Bass – Oliver Latka
Written-By – Stefan Schwerdtfeger (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-1 to 2-12)
BIG SLEEP - MOONLIGHT DAYS 1994 + EVERYTHING FALLS INTO PLACE 1992
Label: Soul Sister – SS 102/103
Format: 2CD, Album, Remastered, Compilation
Country: Greece
Released: 1999
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
MOONLIGHT DAYS 1994
TRACKS
01. Ship 3:00
Alto Saxophone – Hendrik Lehmann
Soprano Saxophone – Frank Loef
Voice [2nd] – August T. Günther
Voice [Low 2nd] – Oliver Latka
02. Ozone Summers 4:40
Electric Guitar [Echo] – Lars Kurz
Shaker – Freddy Setz
Voice [2nd] – August T. Günther, Oliver Latka
03. Moonlit Days 3:04
Co-producer – Ulrich Bassenge
Piano – H.C. Mylla
Tambourine – Freddy Setz
04. Songs Of The Incomplete 6:39
Voice [Low 2nd] – Oliver Latka
05. Below Us Bigger Buildings 3:31
Piano [High Notes] – H.C. Mylla
06. Clouds 3:14
Alto Saxophone – Hendrik Lehmann
07. Home 1:25
Baglama [Bouzouki] – Ulrich Bassenge
08. Curse To The Wind 4:19
09. Big Blue Wall 3:07
10. Crying For Barbara 3:02
Piano – H.C. Mylla
Tambourine – Freddy Setz
Voice [Low 2nd] – Oliver Latka
11. Driving Song 4:47
Flute – Frank Loef
Piano – H.C. Mylla
12. Where The Rivers End 12:51
Voice [Low 2nd] – Oliver Latka
Written-By – Nikki Sudden
All songs written by Stefan Schwerdtfeger; except “Where The Rivers End" (Nikki Sudden)
Produced by Stefan Schwerdtfeger
Co-produced & engineered by h.c. mylla
Stefan Schwerdtfeger: vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
Oliver Latka: bass
August T. Günther: drums
EVERYTHIG FALLS INTO PLACE 1992
01. The Whale Song 3:22
02. Looking For A Girl With A Washing - Machine 4:51
03. Oh Laura! 3:20
Electric Guitar – Robert Usamer
Voice [2nd] – August T. Günther
04. Dr. Velvet's Magic Injection 4:54
Piano – H.C. Mylla
05. When Vera Was Here 3:50
Accordion – H.C. Mylla
Electric Guitar – Robert Usamer
Voice [2nd] – August T. Günther
06. You And Your Blue Shirt 4:36
07. Big Love First, Later Insecure 4:34
Edited By [Drum Loop] – Ernst Ströer
08. Only You Can Save Me 2:58
Trumpet – Franz Hautzinger
Voice [2nd] – August T. Günther
09. Hit The Shit 4:47
Electric Guitar – Robert Usamer
10. I Only Eat Fruit Lately 4:31
11. Crying's For Babies 3:14
Voice [2nd] – August T. Günther
12. Everything Falls Into Place 4:04
Sampler, Edited By [Drum Loop] – Ernst Ströer
All songs written by Stefan Schwerdtfeger.
Stefan Schwerdtfeger: all voices and instruments; except:
Robert Ulsamer: electric guitar (2; 5; 9)
Oliver Latka : bass (2; 5; 7; 8; 9; 12)
August T. Günther: drums (2; 4; 5; 7; 8; 9; 10; 12), second voice (2; 5; 8; 9; 12)
h.c. mylla: piano (4) accordeon (5)
Ernst Ströer: drum loop editing (4; 7; 10); sampler (11)
Franz Hautzinger: trumpet (8)
NOTES
CD1 - Moonlit Days:
Recorded in St. Pompon in the South-West of France.
© 1994 Music Maniac Records ℗ 1999 Soulsister.
Published by Ervolksmusik / Wolfgang Dorsch.
Released in April 1994
CD2 - Everything Falls Into Place:
Recorded at various locations.
24bit remastering at Athens Mastering.
© 1992 Music Maniac Records ℗ 1999 Soulsister.
Published by Moorea Music "Edition Rimpo".
Released in May 1992.
Super Kostas - thank you - Josef
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