DJ Signify explained

DJ Signify
Origin:	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre:	Instrumental hip hop
Occupation:	Producer, DJ
Instrument:	Sampler, turntable
Years Active:	1996-present
Label:	Lex Records, Bully Records, Grandgood, Four Ways To Rock, Cease & Desist
Associated Acts:	Aesop Rock, Buck 65, Sixtoo, Blockhead, Sage Francis
Website:	www.myspace.com/djsignify

DJ Signify is an underground hip hop producer from Brooklyn, New York.

History

DJ Signify's first album Sleep No More, featuring collaborations with Sage Francis and Buck 65, was described as "hip-hop at its darkest and most chilling"^[1] and earned him accolades as a "master beatsmith."^[2] His second album Of Cities was similarly described as "dense, bleak instrumental hip-hop," reminiscent of Burial's Untrue and Tricky's Maxinquaye.^[3]

Discography

Albums

• Sleep No More (Lex Records, 2004)
• Of Cities (Bully Records, 2009)

Singles

• Untitled (2003) with Grandmaster Caz
• Winter’s Going (2004)
• Unclean Vol. 1 (2004)
• No One Leaves (2005) with Six Vicious
• Nobody's Smiling (2007) with Blockhead

Mixtapes

• Signifyin’ Breaks (1996)
• Mixed Messages (2000)
• Teach The Children Vol. 1 (2004)

Contributions

• Buck 65 - Square (2002)
• Clouddead - "And All You Can Do Is Laugh (2)" from Clouddead (2001)
• Sage Francis - "The Strange Famous Mullet Remover" "Smoke and Mirrors" from Personal Journals (2002)
• Sage Francis - "Kiddie Litter" from Sickly Business (2004)
• Blockhead - "Coloring Book" "Duke of Hazzard" "Put Down Your Dream Journal and Dance" "Trailer Love" from Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (2007)
• Isaiah Toothtaker - "Jumping Off" "Signifying" "R.I.P. Zeek" "What's Really Good?" from Murs 3:16 Presents (2008)
• Blockhead - "It's Raining Clouds" "Hell Camp" "Farewell Spaceman" from The Music Scene (2009)

Compilation appearances

• "Propaganda" "Meditations" "Interlude" with DJ Mayonnaise on Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop (1999)
• "I Dream (Tranquility)" with Lulu Mushi on Ropeladder 12 (2000)
• "Buk Out" "Motion Study" on Lunch Money Singles (2004)

Notes and References

1. Web site: DJ SIGNIFY No More Sleep . The Milk Factory . March 2004 . 2010-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615182402/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/reviews/djsignify_sleepnomore.htm . 2011-06-15 .
2. Web site: Pemberton . Rollie . Cadence Weapon . DJ Signify: Sleep No More . Pitchfork Media . 2004-04-19 . 2010-04-24.
3. Web site: Owen B. . DJ Signify - Of Cities . Tiny Mix Tapes . 2010-04-24.