Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, an American experimental rock band was formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The group's music fused classical, industrial, and art rock themes, often incorporating elaborate stage routines and fictional narratives about dada artists and mathematicians. Their first performance on June 22, 1999, was given to a single banana slug, followed by their debut human audience the next night. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum released several albums including Grand Opening and Closing (2001), Live (2003), Of Natural History (2004), and In Glorious Times (2007). The band's live performances were known for their theatrical elements, featuring puppet shows and homemade instruments. In 2011, the group announced three final shows in California and disbanded that same year. Post-disbandment, former members continued various projects including Free Salamander Exhibit and Rabbit Rabbit Radio. The band reunited in 2023 for a tour. 

Top tracks

05
FC: The Freedom Club
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
10:48
03
Phthisis
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
03:44
02
The Donkey-Headed Adversary Of Humanity Opens The Discussion
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
06:01
04
Bring Back The Apocalypse
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
04:10
08
The Gift
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
06:11
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun
06
S.P.Q.R.
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
04:05
Composers: This Heat
02
Fanfare for the Last Human Being
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
01:31
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
02
Helpless Corpses Enactment
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
05:57
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun
02
Ambugaton
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
05:38
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
04
1997 (Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's...)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
04:56
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Dan Rathbun - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender
10
Save It!
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
02:59
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun
03
El Evil
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
05:45
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender
06
Gunday's Child
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
06:56
08
Sleepytime (Spirit is a Bone)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
10:28
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun
09
Hush, Hush
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
07:45
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
01
Salamander in Two Worlds
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Salamander in Two Worlds
06:31
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun
03
Puppet Show
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
04:22
Composers: Matthias Bossi - Carla Kihlstedt - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender - Nils Frykdahl
04
Formicary
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
05:47
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender
06
Ossuary
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
04:50
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender - Matthias Bossi
07
We Must Know More
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
03:36
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
05
Silverfish
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
07:17
Composers: Robert Louis Stevenson - Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender
01
Sleep Is Wrong
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
06:36
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun
07
The Stain
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
06:46
Writer: Dan Penn / Composers: Dan Penn
10
The Widening Eye
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
05:14
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender
01
The Companions
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
10:04
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun
07
The Salt Crown
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
09:09
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
05
The Miniature
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
01:04
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
08
The Only Dance
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
04:21
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi - Carla Kihlstedt
03
Powerless (Live 01/06/06) (Bonus Track)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
09:42
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
01
More Time (Bonus Track)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
02:48
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi
12
Old Grey Heron
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
07:24
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun
11
Burn Into Light
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
05:25
Composers: Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi - Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender
05
Angle Of Repose
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
07:59
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
10
Babydoctor
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
13:59
11
Cockroach
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
02:12

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  • Discography
Albums
of the Last Human Being
2024 AVANT NIGHT & Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
23-02-2024
of the Last Human Being
01
Salamander in Two Worlds
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
06:31
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun
02
Fanfare for the Last Human Being
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
01:31
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
03
El Evil
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
05:45
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender
04
Bells for Kith and Kin
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
01:26
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender
05
Silverfish
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
07:17
Composers: Robert Louis Stevenson - Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender
06
S.P.Q.R.
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
04:05
Composers: This Heat
07
We Must Know More
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
of the Last Human Being
03:36
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
In Glorious Times
2007 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum under exclusive license to AVANT NIGHT
29-05-2007
In Glorious Times
01
The Companions
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
10:04
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun
02
Helpless Corpses Enactment
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
05:57
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun
03
Puppet Show
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
04:22
Composers: Matthias Bossi - Carla Kihlstedt - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender - Nils Frykdahl
04
Formicary
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
05:47
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender
05
Angle Of Repose
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
07:59
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
06
Ossuary
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
04:50
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender - Matthias Bossi
07
The Salt Crown
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
In Glorious Times
09:09
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Of Natural History
02-11-2004
Of Natural History
01
A Hymn To The Morning Star
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
05:40
02
The Donkey-Headed Adversary Of Humanity Opens The Discussion
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
06:01
03
Phthisis
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
03:44
04
Bring Back The Apocalypse
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
04:10
05
FC: The Freedom Club
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
10:48
06
Gunday's Child
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
06:56
07
The 17-Year Cicada
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Of Natural History
03:41
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Grand Opening And Closing
2001 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum under exclusive license to AVANT NIGHT
30-10-2001
Grand Opening And Closing
01
Sleep Is Wrong
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
06:36
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun
02
Ambugaton
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
05:38
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
03
Ablutions
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
06:12
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun - Michael Iago Mellender
04
1997 (Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's...)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
04:56
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Dan Rathbun - Carla Kihlstedt - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender
05
The Miniature
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
01:04
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
06
Powerless
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
09:33
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Matthias Bossi - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun
07
The Stain
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Grand Opening And Closing
06:47
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Singles
Hush, Hush
2024 AVANT NIGHT & Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
17-01-2024
Hush, Hush
01
Hush, Hush
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Hush, Hush
07:45
Composers: Carla Kihlstedt - Nils Frykdahl - Michael Iago Mellender - Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi
Burn Into Light
2024 AVANT NIGHT & Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
13-12-2023
Burn Into Light
01
Burn Into Light
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Burn Into Light
05:25
Composers: Dan Rathbun - Matthias Bossi - Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender
Salamander in Two Worlds
2024 AVANT NIGHT & Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
15-11-2023
Salamander in Two Worlds
01
Salamander in Two Worlds
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Salamander in Two Worlds
06:31
Composers: Nils Frykdahl - Carla Kihlstedt - Michael Iago Mellender - Matthias Bossi - Dan Rathbun