Sleep Cycle

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]

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

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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Consequence of Sound	B+[9]
Paste Magazine	8.5/10[10]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[11]
Pretty Much Amazing	A-[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 are written by Joshua Dibb.

No.	Title	Length
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. 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. "Deacon of Animal Collective and Music Fans Making a Difference in Mali, Africa". Kickstarter. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
5. Battan, Carrie (September 28, 2012). "Animal Collective's Deakin Apologizes for Kickstarter Controversy, Explains Delayed Solo Material". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
6. 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.
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 May 26, 2016.

Further reading

• Hogan, Marc (September 28, 2012). "Animal Collective's Deakin Explains Sticky Kickstarter Situation (Sort Of)". Spin. Retrieved July 21, 2019.