Sleep Cycle
Studio album by
Deakin
ReleasedApril 6, 2016
Recorded2009–15
Length33:28
LabelMy Animal Home, Domino
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] It was remastered and reissued by Domino in 2019.[4]

Background

Dibb originally started raising funds for Sleep Cycle through a Kickstarter campaign in 2009.[5] 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.[6] Dibb's Kickstarter campaigned amassed 205 backers who pledged $25,985 to help bring the project to life.[5] All the funds that were raised through the Kickstarter campaign were eventually donated to charity and the album was ultimately self-funded by Dibb.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Consequence of SoundB+[10]
Paste Magazine8.5/10[11]
Pitchfork7.6/10[12]
Pretty Much AmazingA−[13]
Tiny Mix Tapes[14]

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.[15]

Track listing

All tracks are 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 (Tim DeWit) – 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. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Sarah (April 6, 2016). "Animal Collective's Deakin Streams 'Sleep Cycle' Solo LP, Shares "Just Am" Video". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Minsker, Evan (April 6, 2016). "Animal Collective's Deakin Announces Solo Album Sleep Cycle, Shares "Just Am" Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Staff writer (September 20, 2019). "Deakin issues remastered debut 2016 album 'Sleep Cycle' on vinyl & digital". Domino Recording Company. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Deacon of Animal Collective and Music Fans Making a Difference in Mali, Africa". Kickstarter. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ Battan, Carrie (September 28, 2012). "Animal Collective's Deakin Apologizes for Kickstarter Controversy, Explains Delayed Solo Material". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (April 8, 2016). "Why Animal Collective's Deakin Took 7 Years to Make His Kickstarter-Funded Album". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sleep Cycle - Deakin". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ AllMusic review
  10. ↑ Consequence of Sound review
  11. ↑ Paste review
  12. ↑ Pitchfork review
  13. ↑ Pretty Much Amazing review
  14. ↑ TinyMixTapes review
  15. ↑ "Sleep Cycle by Deakin". Metacritic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.

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