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Sleep No More (DJ Signify album)

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]

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)

Critical reception

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
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