The American experimental musical project Team Sleep has its origins in the mind of Chino Moreno, frontman for seminal alternative rock band Deftones. Less of a stand-alone band and more of a musical side project of Moreno’s, Team Sleep was originally conceived in the mid 1990’s when Moreno began trading cassette tapes recorded at home with the Los Angeles-based DJ Crook. Some of their collaborations were featured on the 2000 Deftones album White Pony, and the two began playing shows as Team Sleep across the west coast by late 2001.

Wanting to release a Team Sleep album, Moreno and DJ Crook recorded material heavily throughout 2002 and 2003. Their eponymous debut album was to have been released on Maverick Records in late 2003, but was retooled somewhat and finally released in mid-2005. Team Sleep received generally positive reviews and has been widely praised for its genre-bending sensibilities, drawing inspiration from genres as diverse as alternative rock, trip hop, and ambient electronica. Songs from the album include "Your Skull Is Red", "Staring at the Queen", "Paris Arm", and "Ataraxia".

Based on the warm reception received by their first album, Team Sleep is continuing to record music but does not intend to release another full length album until around 2010. The group is currently releasing all of their work over the internet, often revealing new songs at live shows or on their MySpace.

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