Sleeping Madness is the title of Ken Ishii's fifth full-length album (not counting Flare albums), released in 1999. There were two versions of this album released: one contained a bonus 3-inch CD with two extra tracks (including one featuring Deckwrecka), the other without. In Japan, it was released on Sony, and in Europe by R&S Records. It's around this time that Ishii starts incorporating some DJ tricks into his production, especially with his Easy Filter releases as FLR. The cover features Ishii dressed in white, asleep on a floating white plastic chair.

Tracklisting
1. Kaotic Khaen - based on the sounds produced by a Southeast Asian instrument called the Khaen
2. Misprogrammed Day^1,2 - This track begins with a simple four on the floor kick, then adds some bongos, making it easy to mix into. This is the first appearance (that I know of anyway) that features Ishii's new trademark "happy bee" synthesizer, which was also used in Flatspin, to such length that I first thought Flatspin was a Misprogrammed Day remix. Ishii says this track is meant to portray a day where everything is a slight bit in the weird category, hence "misprogammed".
3. Where is the Dusk?¹ - a breakbeat number
4. Enso Online (with DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid)³
5. 24-bit Optimist - the name of this track comes from the hope Ishii has for the future, stemming from advanced technology (namely, 24-bit digital recording)
6. Bugged-in Fusion - this track begins with a variety of computer voices repeating the mantra "bugged in fusion". According to Ishii, Bugged-in Fusion is the fusion of technology and humanity that has become unavoidable. It's also the name of his clothing line.
7. Water Dripping From the Middle of the Forehead (with Talvin Singh)
8. Game Over (with Co-Fusion)⁴ - this track features Co-Fusion's dirty breaks a bit slower than usual.
9. Missing Melody
10. Sleeping Madness - this is an updated disco house track, complete with theremin and warped guitar samples.
11. Misted⁵

Bonus Disc
1. Hedgehopping
2. All of Us (featuring Deckwrecka)

I regard Sleeping Madness as a true techno masterwork. It really depresses me that nobody seems to have heard of it.

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Some paraphrasing done from kenishii.com

Notes
1. Percussion by Daisuke Inakara
2. Double Bass by Masaki Kikachi
3. Acoustic Bass by DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid
4. Guitars by Shuji Wada (of Co-Fusion)
5. Klong Yao and Haisong by Saebsak Chanong, Klang Yao by Ekachi Retchangaroon