''For Sleepyheads Only'' is the 2002 debut album by
Norwegian electronic
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band
Flunk on
Beatservice Records
Beatservice Records (established 10 October 1994 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian record label releasing electronic music. It was initiated by Vidar Hanssen who was DJing for a local student radio with the program ''The Beatservice Radio Show'' a ...
. The original pressing was on
CD and
vinyl
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while a later revised version was released only on CD in the
US from
Guidance Recordings
Guidance Recordings was a house music record label based in Chicago, Illinois.
The record label was founded in Summer of 1996 by Ivan Pavlovich, Rob Kouchoukos, Sid Stary and Kelly McNeer.
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.
Track listing
Beatservice CD Version
#"I Love Music"
#"
Blue Monday"
#"Miss World"
#"Sugar Planet"
#"Honey's In Love"
#"Magic Potion"
#"Your Koolest Smile"
#"Kebab Shop 3 Am"
#"See Thru You"
#"Sunday People (Don't Bang The Drum)"
#"Syrupsniph"
#"Distortion"
Beatservice LP version
# I Love Music
# Blue Monday
# Miss World
# Sugar Planet
# Magic Potion
# Your Koolest Smile
# Kebab Shop 3 Am
# See Thru You
# Syrupsniph
# Honey's In Love
Guidance version
# I Love Music
# Blue Monday
# Miss World
# Honey's In Love
# Magic Potion
# Your Koolest Smile
# Kebab Shop 3 Am
# See Thru You
# Sunday People (Don't Bang The Drum)
# Indian Rope Trick
# Syrupsniph
# Distortion
Reception
A review from ''
PopMatters
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'' of the album states that "if you’re looking for a kind of chill-out, downbeat album that you can throw on and ignore, then you could do far worse", but notes that "there really is some talent at work here, just not enough to turn the ordinary into extraordinary". Michael Paoletta of ''
Billboard
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'' stated that it "grooves along at a relaxed pace, which makes it perfect for a Sunday afternoon or some post-club, chilled-out bliss". Justin Kleinfeld of ''
CMJ
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New Music Report'' described it as a "trippy disc that's readymade for listening to by the campfire". It was named album of the month by ''
DJ Mag
''DJ Magazine'' (also known as ''DJ Mag'') is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs. Founded in 1991, the magazine is adapted for distribution in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Lati ...
''.
References
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2002 debut albums
Flunk albums