Team Sleep (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Team Sleep
Type = studio
Artist = Team Sleep


Released = May 9, 2005 (Europe)
May 10, 2005 (United States)
Recorded = 2002–2004
Genre = Alternative rock, ambient, experimental, electronic
Length = 53:59
Label = Maverick Records
Producer = Greg Wells, Team Sleep, Ross Robinson
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5duk6jo47180 link]
* Sputnikmusic Rating|4|5 [http://sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=12425 link]
Last album =
This album = "Team Sleep"
(2005)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Team Sleep
Type = studio
single 1 = Ever (Foreign Flag)
single 1 date = 2005

"Team Sleep" is the eponymous debut studio album by American alternative rock band Team Sleep, largely produced by Greg Wells (Rufus Wainwright, Creeper Lagoon, and Mika). It was released in Europe on May 9, 2005 and a day later in the United States through Maverick Records.

Recording history

The debut album by Team Sleep was supposed to be released in 2003 but was scrapped due to the premature leakage of demos from the album onto the internet. The band split for a brief period of time before joining together and making material for a new album. Issues with Maverick Records as well as commitments with other projects (most specifically singer Chino Moreno and his band Deftones) delayed the release of the album numerous times. It wasn't until early 2005 that the official May 10 release was announced for the States with the announcement of a new tracklist and a band site on Maverick's web site.

Some of the songs presented on the new album are remastered versions of older Team Sleep songs. For example, the song "Ever" is actually one of Team Sleep's oldest songs, originally called "Cambodia" and later "Foreign Flag." The song "Live from the Stage" is a remastered version of the original Team Sleep song "Natalie Portman." The song "Tomb of Liegia" is a remastered version of the song "Liegia," featuring Mary Timony on vocals. The title of the song (as well as many of the lyrics) are a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "Ligeia." Furthermore, "King Diamond" appeared as a remastered version of itself, albeit with Mary Timony contributing extensive vocals.

Track listing

# "Ataraxia" – 3:17
# "Ever (Foreign Flag)" – 2:51
# "Your Skull Is Red" – 3:41
# "Princeton Review" – 5:09
# "Blvd. Nights" – 3:08
# "Delorian" – 1:34
# "Our Ride to the Rectory" – 4:40
# "Tomb of Liegia" – 4:56
# "Elizabeth" – 3:47
# "Staring at the Queen" – 3:05
# "Ever Since WWI" – 3:30
# "King Diamond" – 3:45
# "Live from the Stage" – 5:29
# "Paris Arm" – 1:43
# "11/11" – 3:18

Credits

*D.J. C-Minus - Drum Programming on Track 1
*Todd Wilkinson - Guitar on all tracks except 12, Keyboards on tracks 3,4 & 9, Bass on tracks 4,9 & 11
*Rick Verrett - Bass on tracks 1,5,7,13 & 15, Guitar on track 1, Keyboards on tracks 1,3,4,5,7 & 12
*Greg Wells - Piano on track 2
*D.J. Crook - Drum Programming on tracks 2,4,6,7,8,10,11,12 & 15, Turntables on tracks 4,5,6,8,10,12,14 & 15, Keyboards on tracks 6,10 & 14
*Dan Elkan - Guitar on track 3
*Chino Moreno - Vocals on tracks 2,3,5,7,11,13 & 15, Guitar on tracks 2,5 & 13, Piano on track 8, Keyboards on track 8
*Zach Hill - Drums on tracks 3,4,5,7,9,11,13 & 15, Piano on track 3, Bass Drum on track 11, Xylophone on track 11
*Rob Crow - Vocals on track 4,7,9 & 15
*Sonny Mayugba - Guitar on track 5
*Mary Timony - Vocals on track 8 & 12

Release history