DJ Signify
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DJ Signify is a hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 producer from New York City
New York City
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. His 2004 debut album Sleep No More
Sleep No More (DJ Signify album)
Sleep No More is a 2004 hip hop album by New York City producer DJ Signify. It features raps by MCs Buck 65 and Sage Francis.-Track listing:#"Fly Away" – 6:09#"Kiddie Litter" – 2:48#"Migraine" – 2:19#"Stranded" – 3:47#"The Nods" – 1:45...

, featuring collaborations with Sage Francis
Sage Francis
Paul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...

 and Buck 65
Buck 65
Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...

, was described as "hip-hop at its darkest and most chilling" and earned him accolades as a "master beatsmith." 2009's Of Cities
Of Cities
Of Cities is a 2009 hip hop album by New York City producer DJ Signify.It was named the third best instrumental hip hop album of 2009 by PopMatters.-Track listing:#"The Sickness" – 5:17#"Low Tide" – 4:21#"Interlude 1" – 0:52#"Costume Kids" – 4:41...

was similarly described as "dense, bleak instrumental hip-hop", reminiscent of Burial
Burial
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's Untrue
Untrue
Untrue is the second album by the producer known as Burial. It was released on 5 November 2007 as a 13-track Digipack CD and a nine-track 2xLP from which some of the beatless pieces were edited. The album marked a development in Burial's sound; it employed pitch-shifted and time-stretched vocal...

and Tricky
Tricky
Tricky is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages an intertwining of societies, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop...

's Maxinquaye
Maxinquaye
Maxinquaye is the debut album of the English musician and actor Tricky, released in 1995. Expanding on the sonic template of fellow Bristolians Massive Attack, and featuring then-girlfriend Martina Topley-Bird on vocals, Maxinquaye is a dark, mysterious album featuring a combination of hip-hop,...

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Albums

Album cover Album information
Sleep No More
Sleep No More (DJ Signify album)
Sleep No More is a 2004 hip hop album by New York City producer DJ Signify. It features raps by MCs Buck 65 and Sage Francis.-Track listing:#"Fly Away" – 6:09#"Kiddie Litter" – 2:48#"Migraine" – 2:19#"Stranded" – 3:47#"The Nods" – 1:45...

  • Released: October 2004
  • Label: Lex Records
    Lex Records
    Lex Records is an independent record label founded by Tom Brown in 2001. The label was an imprint of Warp Records and run from their North London offices, until September 2005.Lex has a low volume of releases, rarely releasing more than three albums annually...

  • Singles: "Winter’s Going” (feat. Buck 65
    Buck 65
    Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...

    )
  • Abstract: Signify effortlessly transitions from dj to beatmaker on this debut LP. Features Buck 65
    Buck 65
    Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...

     and Sage Francis
    Sage Francis
    Paul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...

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Of Cities
Of Cities
Of Cities is a 2009 hip hop album by New York City producer DJ Signify.It was named the third best instrumental hip hop album of 2009 by PopMatters.-Track listing:#"The Sickness" – 5:17#"Low Tide" – 4:21#"Interlude 1" – 0:52#"Costume Kids" – 4:41...

  • Released: January 2009
  • Label: Bully Records
    Bully Records
    Bully Records is an independent record label based in Montreal. It is maintained, funded, and run by Marco Sigfriedi. The label first released mostly 7” singles and EPs, but has since expanded to release CDs, box sets, and DVDs....

  • Abstract: Features Aesop Rock
    Aesop Rock
    Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...

     and Blockhead
    Blockhead
    Blockhead is the name of a theoretical computer system invented as part of a thought experiment by philosopher Ned Block, which appeared in a paper entitled Psychologism and Behaviourism...

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  • Mixtapes

    Album cover Album information
    Signifyin’ Breaks
    • Label: Cease & Desist
    • Released: 1996
    • Abstract: One of the first break tape mixes to stem forth from the hip hop genre.
    Mixed Messages
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Four Ways To Rock
  • Abstract: A classic mix of music made strictly on turntables.
  • Teach The Children
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Grandgood
  • Abstract: A mix of Signify’s favorite hip hop

  • 7” releases

    Album cover Album information
    Dj Signify & Grandmaster Caz – Untitled
    • Released: October 2005
    • Label: GRANDGOOD
    • Abstract: Dj Signify teams up with Grandmaster Caz for GRANDGOOD. Features Kev from the Fantastic Five
    Sixtoo & Dj Signify – Noone Leaves EP
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: Bully Records
    Bully Records
    Bully Records is an independent record label based in Montreal. It is maintained, funded, and run by Marco Sigfriedi. The label first released mostly 7” singles and EPs, but has since expanded to release CDs, box sets, and DVDs....

  • Abstract: Dj Signify on the beats for this entire collaboration.
  • Dj Signify – Unclean Volume 1
  • Released: January 2004.
  • Abstract: Dj Signify’s first release on Bully.

  • 12” singles

    Album cover Album information
    Dj Signify – Winter’s Going
    • Released: October 2004
    • Abstract: The lead single from Signify’s debut LP, Sleep No More.
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