Sleep No More (DJ Signify album)

Sleep No More
Studio album by
DJ Signify
ReleasedApril 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length62:38
LabelLex Records
Producer
DJ Signify chronology
Sleep No More
(2004) 		Of Cities
(2009)
Singles from Sleep No More
  1. "Winter's Going"
    Released: 2004 (2004)

Sleep No More is the first studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Signify. It was released on Lex Records on April 20, 2004.[1] It features guest appearances from Sage Francis and Buck 65.[2] The album peaked at number 86 on the CMJ Top 200 chart.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
CMJ New Music Monthlyfavorbale[4]
Cokemachineglow78/100[5]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[6]
Exclaim!favorable[7]
HipHopDX7.5/10[8]
Pitchfork8.7/10[2]
RapReviews.com6.5/10[9]

Joshua Glazer of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying: "Listening to the beats on DJ Signify's debut release, there are moments of terrific innovation, but equal amounts of utterly dated trip-hop dirge."[1] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.7 out of 10, commenting that "Sleep No More's brilliant journey into sample-based experimentation easily places DJ Signify in a league with the genre's best-known producers."[2] Noel Dix of Exclaim! wrote: "Certainly not something you want to throw on when you want to cheer yourself up, DJ Signify likes using chilling horn samples and dirty drums at a slow pace to piece together a soundtrack to an imaginary horror flick."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fly Away"6:09
2."Kiddie Litter" (featuring Sage Francis)2:48
3."Migraine"2:19
4."Stranded" (featuring Buck 65)3:47
5."The Nods"1:45
6."Haunted House Party" (featuring Sage Francis)2:34
7."Winter's Going" (featuring Buck 65)4:58
8."Peek a Boo, Pt. 1"1:28
9."Peek a Boo, Pt. 2"2:08
10."Peek a Boo, Pt. 3"2:30
11."Cup of Regret" (featuring Sage Francis)3:25
12."Shatter & Splatter"2:03
13."Red to Black" (featuring Buck 65)2:31
14."Five Leaves Left (For Lauren)"3:26
15."Dirty"2:38
16."Where Did She Go?" (featuring Buck 65)3:00
17."Breath"15:09
Total length:62:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • DJ Signify – production, arrangement, mixing
  • Sage Francis – vocals (2, 6, 11)
  • Buck 65 – vocals (4, 7, 13, 16)
  • Sixtoo – additional drums (7), engineering
  • Elektro4 – co-production (7), mixing
  • Ehquestionmark – artwork

References

  1. ^ a b c d Glazer, Joshua. "Sleep No More - DJ Signify". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Pemberton, Rollie (April 19, 2004). "DJ Signify: Sleep No More". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "CMJ Top 200". CMJ New Music Report: 15. May 24, 2004.
  4. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly (122): 33.
  5. ^ Betz, Chet (May 4, 2004). "DJ Signify - Sleep No More". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Ho, Brian (March 18, 2004). "DJ Signify - Sleep No More". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Dix, Noel (May 1, 2004). "DJ Signify: Sleep No More". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  8. ^ J-23 (March 10, 2004). "DJ Signify - Sleep No More". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Jost, Matt (January 20, 2004). "DJ Signify :: Sleep No More :: Lex Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.