POST SLEEP

When I wake up my brain is still trying to finish off the dreams. I remember dreaming once that I could turn into different animals. My mum woke me up to get ready for school, and I remember thinking; School? I’m a dog. Why would a dog go to school?

POST SLEEP is an anthology of lyrics, prose and stories celebrating a decade of writing by Ed Scissor.

Sprawling in genre yet unmistakeable in style, POST SLEEP takes us from the claustrophobia of a small English town to the grotesque technocracy of a near future, as its protagonists grapple for connection and belonging. Charting the lead up to the end of days, its eight acts ponder the micro and the macro of the human condition - navigating the insufferable and the sublime.

Ed chronicles his nights and days further on an accompanying audiobook of the same name, teaming up with composer and multi-instrumentalist Chapel Tapes; the duo working together in a 1000-year old Leper Chapel to create a series of dreamscapes, pairing key excerpts from the POST SLEEP text with an original score that evokes a meditative calm (especially on late night walks with nothing but a pair of headphones on empty streets as company).

Released in limited numbers as part of a Deluxe Boxset, Ed Scissor has collaborated with acclaimed illustrator Tishk Barzanji on a unique set of artworks for both the POST SLEEP book and audiobook; Barzanji’s symbolism peppering the text, further blurring the lines between reality and fantasy with every turning page. With a feature film in the can, a set of exclusive RISO prints, along with a series of 1-of-1 Polaroids accompanying the first 100 books, POST SLEEP is without question Edward’s most ambitious project to date. Ten years on from BETTER.LUCK.NEXT.LIFE, POST SLEEP represents something of a complete circle for Ed Scissor, and solidifies his reputation as an expert storyteller.

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BOOK: 15 x 20cm, 202 pages, Evolution recycled paper, Full colour softcover, Black & white printing, Perfect bound, 2022. Signed and titled.

AUDIOBOOK: Limited Edition Cassette designed by Tishk Barzanji. Signed and numbered. #20 Excerpts from POST SLEEP; set to an original score by Chapel Tapes, composed and recorded in a 1000-year old Leper Chapel on the outskirts of Cambridge. A digital download is also included.

PRINTS: Limited edition pair of original ‘Pink And Blue’ RISO Prints by Tishk Barzanji celebrating the POST SLEEP book / audiobook cover art. Signed by the artist.

POLAROID: 1-of-1 Photograph captured by Ed Scissor while researching for the POST SLEEP project.

FORTUNE COOKIE: A 1-of-1 fortune cookie foretold by Ed Scissor.