Sleep Beggar

Sleep Beggar are a UK experimental beat and noise act from Holyhead in North Wales. They work in a mix of hardcore, electronics, experimental hip-hop, noise and thrash, and they are associated with the UK underground scene. Their sound is described through stripped-down videos, stark visual imagery and live performances.

Background and activity

The group comes from the port town of Holyhead and tours across the UK, Europe and the United States. They play with a dense blend of hardcore and electronic elements alongside experimental hip-hop, and they are presented as part of a newer wave of UK hardcore and electronics crossover.

Tours and appearances

Sleep Beggar tour extensively and have shared bills with Death of Youth from Germany, Child Care from the UK, Comadome from the USA and JE double F from the USA. They also appear at the ArcTanGent festival.

Recordings

Their discography includes Fertile Ground on Animal Defence Records, the split with Mary Fields on Smithsfoodgroup DIY, Me Leaving Me on Moshtache Records, and Too Dead To Die, a split with JE double F on Venn Records. The releases Me Leaving Me and Too Dead To Die receive attention from BBC Radio 1 Wales and European underground music press. The group also has a full-length release in view.