Music by Cavelight
| Music by Cavelight | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 23, 2004 (2004年03月23日) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 51:07 |
| Label | Ninja Tune |
| Producer | Blockhead |
| Blockhead chronology | |
| Singles from Music by Cavelight | |
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Music by Cavelight is the first solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead.[1] It was released on Ninja Tune on March 23, 2004.[1] It peaked at number 43 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]
Release
[edit ]Music by Cavelight came about when Mush Records, for whom Blockhead had already produced a breakbeat album, asked him to produce an album.[4] After Mush Records stopped returning his phone calls, he and his manager sent the demos around other labels before Ninja Tune, having received a copy through Warp Records, offered to release the album.[4]
Critical reception
[edit ]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable[6] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[7] |
| HipHopDX | [8] |
| MusicOMH | favorable[9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[10] |
| PopMatters | favorable[1] |
| Stylus Magazine | D+[11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "These tracks are much smoother than the warped jams that fans of his hip-hop work know him for; most of the instrument sources on these tracks are not only recognizable, but hardly tampered with at all."[5] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork stated that "All around, Blockhead's first foray into solo sound collage is far from bad, but it rarely steals the show the way his rapper-associated work tends to."[10]
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Insomniac Olympics" | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Carnivores Unite" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "You've Got Maelstrom" | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Sunday Seance" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "A Better Place" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Road Rage Breakdown" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Triptych Pt. 1" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Triptych Pt. 2" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Triptych Pt. 3" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Jet Son" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Breathe and Start" | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Music by Cavelight" | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 51:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Popartz" | 2:24 |
| 2. | "You've Got Maelstrom" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Carnivores Unite" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Sunday Seance" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "A Better Place" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Road Rage Breakdown" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Triptych Pt. 1" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Triptych Pt. 2" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Triptych Pt. 3" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Jet Son" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Music by Cavelight" | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Breathe and Start" | 4:22 |
| 13. | "Bullfight in Ireland" | 4:46 |
| 14. | "Insomniac Olympics" | 5:06 |
| Total length: | 58:21 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Daylight" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Night Light" | 2:16 |
| 3. | "11:35" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Maintenance" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Forest Crunk" | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 20:15 | |
Personnel
[edit ]Credits adapted from the original UK edition CD liner notes.
- Blockhead – production, executive production
- Damien Paris – guitar (2, 5, 10), bass guitar (9)
- Omega One – turntables (2, 3, 10, 11)
- Baby Dayliner – violin (11), recording, mixing, executive production
- Voda – mastering
- Gabe Hilfer – executive production
- Maya Hayuk – photography, design
Charts
[edit ]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[2] | 43 |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Umile, Dominic (April 1, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". PopMatters . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 04 April 2004 - 10 April 2004". Official Charts Company . Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Music By Cavelight - Blockhead". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Toddler, Demented (April 12, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Spannered. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Music by Cavelight - Blockhead". AllMusic . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Hignight, Heath K. (2004). "Blockhead: Music By Cavelight". CMJ New Music Monthly (123): 37.
- ^ Dix, Noel (January 1, 2006). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ J-23 (March 27, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". HipHopDX . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hogwood, Ben (March 29, 2004). "Blockhead – Music By Cavelight". MusicOMH . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Pemberton, Rollie (April 6, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Boeckel, Gentry (April 22, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Stylus Magazine . Retrieved April 12, 2015.
External links
[edit ]- Music by Cavelight at Discogs (list of releases)