Sleep Cycle Explained

Sleep Cycle
Type:	studio
Artist:	Deakin
Cover:	Deakin_-_Sleep_Cycle.jpg
Released:	April 6, 2016
Recorded:	2009–15
Length:	33:28
Label:	My Animal Home, Domino

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

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.^[8]

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

Further reading

• Web site: Hogan . Marc . Animal Collective’s Deakin Explains Sticky Kickstarter Situation (Sort Of) . . 2012-09-28 . 2019-07-21 . mdy-all .

Notes and References

1. Web site: SLEEP CYCLE . . 2016-04-06 . 2016-04-06.
2. Web site: Animal Collective's Deakin Streams 'Sleep Cycle' Solo LP, Shares "Just Am" Video . . Sarah . Murphy . 2016-04-06 . 2016-04-06.
3. Web site: Animal Collective's Deakin Announces Solo Album Sleep Cycle, Shares "Just Am" Video . . Evan . Minsker . 2016-04-06 . 2016-04-06.
4. Web site: Staff writer . September 20, 2019 . Deakin issues remastered debut 2016 album 'Sleep Cycle' on vinyl & digital . Domino Recording Company . https://web.archive.org/web/20190922165207/https://www.dominomusic.com/news/us/deakin-issues-remastered-debut-2016-album-sleep-cycle-on-vinyl-digital . September 22, 2019.
5. Web site: Deacon of Animal Collective and Music Fans Making a Difference in Mali, Africa . . 2016-04-06.
6. Web site: Animal Collective's Deakin Apologizes for Kickstarter Controversy, Explains Delayed Solo Material . . Carrie . Battan . 2012-09-28 . 2016-04-06.
7. Web site: Why Animal Collective's Deakin Took 7 Years to Make His Kickstarter-Funded Album . . Jeremy . Gordon . 2016-04-08 . 2016-04-08.
8. Web site: Sleep Cycle by Deakin. Metacritic. 2016-05-26.