Sleep Cycle

Sleep Cycle
Studio album by Deakin
Released April 6, 2016
Recorded 2009–15
Length 33:28
Label My Animal Home
Singles from Sleep Cycle
  1. "Just Am"
    Released: April 6, 2016

Sleep Cycle is the debut solo album by Animal Collective member Deakin (Josh Dibb), released on Bandcamp on April 6, 2016.[1] That same day, "Just Am" was the first track shared from the album, accompanied by a music video.[2] The album was subsequently released on My Animal Home on April 8, 2016.[3]

Background

Dibb originally started raising funds for Sleep Cycle through a Kickstarter campaign in 2009.[4] Dibb intended to use the funds to perform at the Festival au Désert in Mali, Africa, the creation of a book and CD, and a charitable donation to Temedt, a Mali organization working to help enslaved black Tuareg people.[5] Dibb's Kickstarter campaigned amassed 205 backers who pledged $25,985 to help bring the project to life.[4] All the funds that were raised through the Kickstarter campaign were eventually donated to charity and the album was ultimately self-funded by Dibb.[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Consequence of SoundB+[9]
Paste Magazine8.5/10[10]
Pitchfork7.6/10[11]
Pretty Much AmazingA-[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes[13]

The album received acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album has received an average score of 84, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 6 reviews.[14]

Track listing

All tracks written by Joshua Dibb.

No.TitleLength
1."Golden Chords"6:29
2."Just Am"8:08
3."Shadow Mine"1:15
4."Footy"7:19
5."Seed Song"3:12
6."Good House"7:05
Total length:33:28

Personnel

  • Deakin – recording (1-3, 5), mixing (1-5), artwork
  • Dutch E Germ – drums (4), samples (6)
  • Nicolas Vernhes – recording (4, 6), mixing (4)
  • Sonic Boom – mixing (6)
  • Greg St. Pierre – artwork
  • Rob Carmichael – artwork

References

  1. ↑ "SLEEP CYCLE". Bandcamp. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Sarah (2016-04-06). "Animal Collective's Deakin Streams 'Sleep Cycle' Solo LP, Shares "Just Am" Video". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  3. ↑ Minsker, Evan (2016-04-06). "Animal Collective's Deakin Announces Solo Album Sleep Cycle, Shares "Just Am" Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  4. 1 2 "Deacon of Animal Collective and Music Fans Making a Difference in Mali, Africa". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  5. ↑ Battan, Carrie (2012-09-28). "Animal Collective's Deakin Apologizes for Kickstarter Controversy, Explains Delayed Solo Material". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (2016-04-08). "Why Animal Collective's Deakin Took 7 Years to Make His Kickstarter-Funded Album". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Sleep Cycle - Deakin". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ AllMusic review
  9. ↑ Consequence of Sound review
  10. ↑ Paste review
  11. ↑ Pitchfork review
  12. ↑ Pretty Much Amazing review
  13. ↑ TinyMixTapes review
  14. ↑ "Sleep Cycle by Deakin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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