Roots of Wisp

Glossolalia and cathedral guitars; the blueprint for dream pop.

Philly post-hardcore expats who traded blast beats for wall-of-fuzz.

Sacramento heavyweights whose alt-metal absorbed shoegaze and dream pop.

Bay Area shoegaze known for concrete-thick guitars.

Reading dream-shoegaze quartet that made rain sound cinematic.

Team Sleep is an American rock supergroup led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno. Moreno is better known for fronting the Sacramento-based alternative metal band Deftones. Other recent members include guitarist Todd Wilkinson, keyboardist and turntablist CrookOne, bass guitarist and keyboardist Rick Verrett, drummer Gil Sharone, and bassist Chuck Doom, with past members Zach Hill, Rob Crow, Mary Timony, and Dan Elkan contributing significantly to the band’s debut album.

Benn Lee Jordan is an American musician operating under pseudonyms. Since 1999, his music has been released under the names of the Flashbulb, Acidwolf, Human Action Network, and FlexE. He runs a YouTube channel, covering acoustic science, the music business, technology and their interfaces.

Plaid are an English electronic music duo composed of Andy Turner and Ed Handley. They were founding members of The Black Dog and used many other names, such as Atypic and Balil, before settling on Plaid. They have collaborated with singers Mara Carlyle, Nicolette and Björk, and have released records on the labels Clear, Peacefrog, Black Dog Productions, and Warp.