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Music by Cavelight

2004 studio album by Blockhead

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]

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Release

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

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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

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Personnel

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

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References

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    Umile, Dominic (April 1, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". PopMatters. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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    "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.
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    "Music By Cavelight - Blockhead". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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    Toddler, Demented (April 12, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Spannered. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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    Bush, John. "Music by Cavelight - Blockhead". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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    Hignight, Heath K. (2004). "Blockhead: Music By Cavelight". CMJ New Music Monthly (123): 37.
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    Dix, Noel (January 1, 2006). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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    J-23 (March 27, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 12, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    Hogwood, Ben (March 29, 2004). "Blockhead – Music By Cavelight". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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    Pemberton, Rollie (April 6, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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    Boeckel, Gentry (April 22, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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