Sleep (rapper)

Sleep
Birth name Christopher Tafoya
Also known as Sleep of Oldominion
Born (1976-06-02) June 2, 1976
Farmington, New Mexico
Origin Portland, Oregon
Genres Alternative hip hop
Underground hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Years active 1996–present
Labels Strange Famous Records
Camobear Records
Up Above Records
Under the Needle Recordings
Associated acts Oldominion, Josh Martinez, The Chicharones, Zelly Rock, Onry Ozzborn, Aurora, Sage Francis
Website www.strangefamousrecords.com

Christopher Tafoya (born June 2, 1976), better known by his stage name Sleep, is an alternative hip hop artist based in Portland, Oregon.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He is a founding member of the Pacific Northwest hip hop collective Oldominion,[10] and collaborates with Josh Martinez as The Chicharones.[11][12][13][14] He is currently signed to Strange Famous Records.[15]

Projects

Sleep released his debut album, Riot by Candlelight, in 2002.[16] His second album, Christopher, was released in 2005 (and then re-released with bonus tracks in 2009)[17] and his third album,[18] Hesitation Wounds, was released in 2009, both on Strange Famous Records.[19] Sleep's fourth solo album, Oregon Failure, was released on April 15, 2014.[20] The entire album is produced by Maulskull.[21]

Discography

Albums

Sleep

  • Riot by Candlelight (2002)
  • Christopher (2005)
  • Hesitation Wounds (2009)
  • Oregon Failure (2014) (with Maulskull)

The Chicharones (Sleep with Josh Martinez)

Oldominion (Sleep with JFK, Onry Ozzborn, et al.)

  • One (2000)
  • Book of Fury (2000)
  • Make Happy (2008)

Other collaborations

  • Seven Days (2001) (with Onry Ozzborn & Smoke, as Aurora)
  • Combination Locked (2007) (with Zelly Rock)

EPs, mixtapes, compilations, and other releases

EPs

  • Oldominion Volume 1 (2001) (with Oldominion)
  • Oldominion Volume 2 (2001) (with Oldominion)
  • Oldominion Volume 3 (2002) (with Oldominion)
  • Boss Hogs EP (2003) (with Josh Martinez, as The Chicharones)
  • Chistopher Promo EP (2005)
  • Pork Rind Disco EP (2005) (with Josh Martinez, as The Chicharones)
  • Swine Country (2009) (with Josh Martinez, as The Chicharones)
  • While You Were Sl33ping (2012) (with Maulskull)

Mixtapes

  • Por Que? (Pork Eh?) (2012) (with Josh Martinez, as The Chicharones)

Compilations

  • Negative One and a Half (2004) (with Oldominion)
  • Toke City Special (2010) (with Josh Martinez, as The Chicharones)

Live albums

  • On and Cracklin' (2006) (with Josh Martinez, as The Chicharones)
  • Live in Bozeman, MT (2009) (with Josh Martinez, as The Chicharones)

Singles

  • "Man in a Box / Cats Like Y'All" (2002)
  • "Say Goodbye / The Heat" (2005)
  • "Testimony" (2005)

References

  1. ↑ Spinner - Sleep interview
  2. ↑ Fake for Real - interview
  3. ↑ The Boston Phoenix - Hesitation Wounds album review
  4. ↑ Hip Hop Linguistics - Hesitation Wounds album review
  5. ↑ Exclaim! - Riot by Candlelight album review
  6. ↑ Exlcaim! - Christopher album review
  7. ↑ XLR8R - album review
  8. ↑ URB - album review
  9. ↑ Willamette Week - album review
  10. ↑ All Music Guide - mini-biography
  11. ↑ Music That Isn't Bad - Swine Flew album review
  12. ↑ Yahoo Voice - interview
  13. ↑ Indy Mojo - interview
  14. ↑ Spinner - Chicharones interview
  15. ↑ Sleep at Strange Famous Records
  16. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (October 2002). "Sleep - Riot by Candlelight". Exclaim!.
  17. ↑ "Sleep - Christopher + Bonus Tracks CD - Strange Famous Records".
  18. ↑ Faraone, Chris (June 16, 2009). "Sleep - Hesitation Wounds". The Phoenix.
  19. ↑ URB magazine (July 7, 2009). "Sleep - Hesitation Wounds (Review)". URB.
  20. ↑ Chang, Jason (April 8, 2014). "Crosscheck: Sage Francis & Sleep". URB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  21. ↑ Tafoya, Christopher (2014). "Sleep x Maulskull - Oregon Failure - Tues April 15th, 2014". Sleep. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
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