Von Sleight formed in June 2005 in an attempt to merge analog synthesizers, homemade instruments, electrified household objects, and other strange percussive devices. We are influenced by many types of music including krautrock (Neu!, Can, Faust, Cluster, Kraftwerk), space rock (Heldon, Hawkwind), Finnish avant-garde and krautrock (Keuhkot, Circle, Cleaning Women), early industrial (Einsturzende Neubauten, Coil), and San Francisco Bay Area multi-genre experimental (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Residents, Idiot Flesh, Moe!kestra, Secret Chiefs 3).

The first album, Fringe Biology, is mostly a one-take experimental space rock session cut into multiple tracks and was completed in 2005. The second album, Signs of Life, was completed in 2006 and is a more structured and eclectic mix of styles than the first, varying from ambient krautrock to Joy Division meets Tiki exotica to early industrial with tinges of jazz.

The third album, Scandinavia Darkly, was completed in June 2007. This album was inspired by adventures in Scandinavia and mixes MIDI instruments with homemade instruments/objects/devices and analog synthesizers. Styles include the Residents meet Kraftwerk "Radiation in the Eyeball", Finnish painter/graphic artist Hugo Simberg inspired "Symphony For Simberg", and Charles Mingus / African Head Charge hybrid "Sibelius and Salmiakki".

The fourth album, Sieves & Cyphers, was completed and released in September 2008 on Fringe Biology Recordings! Check out Fringe Biology Recordings for purchase and other info. All other Von Sleight albums are being re-released here. Sieves & Cyphers can be described as "Kraut Kaoss" and emphasizes use of the Kaoss Pad, mixed with rhythmic freakouts, jazz, and Der Plan-like percussion. The less structured and more psychedelic companion EP to Sieves & Cyphers, Disassemble Everything, was also released on Fringe Biology Recordings in September 2008. To listen to mp3 clips or to purchase CDs for cheap, please visit Fringe Biology Recordings. Below are links to buy CDs at CD Baby, to download albums at iTunes, and to purchase merchandise. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.