This Side of Sanity first existed as a regular band for several years, going from a living room in Orange County to selling out Los Angeles-area nightclubs. The growing success was a disaster.
    When two major labels started bidding for a contract with the band, one of the members attempted to go behind everyone else’s backs and sign a solo deal. That ruined any chance of getting a record contract and broke up the band.
    Original members Milo, Misha, and Jeff, as well as Garix, John, James, and Bill later resumed This Side of Sanity as a recording project.
    Over time some of the original members of This Side of Sanity appeared in other bands, often joining up with people who have later joined on This Side of Sanity recordings. These bands include Junky Monkey (James, Chip, and Garix), THC (Misha and Bill), and Frame 313 UK (James, Chip, and Bill). Some songs from those bands have been rescued and added to the This Side of Sanity library.
    The new emphasis is on recording great original songs in a wide variety of genres (really wide). You can hear some of the results of the new recordings combined with recordings of the original band on this site.
    With the new approach, art becomes more important than commercial considerations. We are no longer trying for a recording contract as a group (although several of the participants are seeking record contracts for their own projects — particularly interesting is James’ and Bill’s unnamed band).
    The goal of This Side of Sanity is to create great music in a variety of popular music genres (especially variations of rock).
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Whispering Lion combines socially conscious lyrics with music that uplifts the soul and rekindles the spirit. With his distinctive, charismatic style, he is as different and enjoyable live, as on record. He is one of the few American reggae artists to have reached an international audience. Whispering Lion is a genuine original. After years of hard work, to build himself a studio, and to master the arts of recording, producing, dubbing, etc., and of course creating the music and lyrics, in August 2005, the Whispering Lion finished his new, completely independently produced CD: REAL REVOLUTION. The new album was produced working with some very great artists, including members of the Twinkle Brothers, Wadi Gad, Hux Brown, Ben Krames, Wadi B, and Sakai. The CD marks the singing debut of Jah Z. REAL REVOUTION was officially released in May 2006. The music is great, mellow and groovy, roots reggae with rock influences, while the texts are positive, uplifting, and actual as ever, with beautiful female background choirs. Besides influences from Bob Marley and Bob Dylan,hints of JJ Cale, Leonard Cohen, and early Burning Spear can also be heard. The album ends with some real great dub versions of some of the songs. "Thank You", an uplifting reggae ballad from REAL REVOLUTION, was selected for the REGGAE EXPRESS 2006 Compilation CD. This is the second international Reggae Compilation that has included a Whispering Lion tune. The highly acclaimed RAW 2000 Compilation CD included Whispering Lion's 1998 hit tune, "Up 2 Us". Some comments about REAL REVOLUTION (more comments, photos, downloads at whisperinglion.com) "An impassioned personalization of Reggae." Chuck Foster, "The Beat" "Every track and dub essential to the max." dj Doug Wendt, www.midnightdread.com "Crucial modern roots reggae with heart." dj Bahilmon, SKY.fm Roots Reggae "A true masterpiece." Dan Strba, SWITZERLAND "Full of overwhelming positivity." - (Read more)

X-JENSEN is the artist name of Xavier Janssens, 24 year old Belgian Singer - Songwriter - Student - Producer. You can download free music and other stuff in the media section! - (Read more)