Interludes After Midnight

Interludes After Midnight is the fifth solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead. It was released on Ninja Tune on April 30, 2012.[1]

Interludes After Midnight
Studio album by
Blockhead
ReleasedApril 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
GenreInstrumental hip hop
Length63:06
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerBlockhead
Blockhead chronology
The Music Scene
(2009)		 Interludes After Midnight
(2012)		 Bells and Whistles
(2014)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alarmfavorable[2]
Exclaim!favorable[3]
HipHopDX4.0/5[4]
L.A. Recordfavorable[5]
Spin7/10[1]

Aaron Matthews of Exclaim! described the album as "a bleary descent into the darker hours of night, evoking dollar cabs, cheap pizza and half-emptied 40 oz. bottles."[3] D. M. Collins of L.A. Record called it "an album that follows through on the promise of hip hop and breakbeat that rarely gets fulfilled: full sample immersion that leaves its sources big and bold yet fully, delightfully rearranged, a true collage braided together lovingly with original combinations of boxy beats and tinkling treble tones."[5] Roman Cooper of HipHopDX wrote, "While other producers release 'instrumental albums' that are little more than beat tapes, Blockhead provides a soundtrack for the listener's thoughts, regardless of how actively engaged they are."[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Never Forget Your Token"4:16
2."Creeps Crouchin'"5:44
3."Panic in Funkytown"5:11
4."Hungover like Whoa"5:49
5."Meet You at Tower Records"5:19
6."Escape the Meadow"5:04
7."Smoke Signals"5:38
8."Tools of the Industry"4:57
9."Midnight Blue"5:44
10."Snapping Point"5:23
11."Beyond Reach" (featuring Baby Dayliner)5:17
12."The Robin Byrd Era"4:44
Total length:63:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.

  • Blockhead – production
  • Damien Paris – guitar, bass guitar
  • Baby Dayliner – vocals (11), mixing
  • Owen Brozman – artwork

References
  1. Reeves, Mosi (May 3, 2012). "Blockhead, 'Interludes After Midnight' (Ninja Tune)". Spin. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. Morrow, Scott (May 1, 2012). "Review: Blockhead's Interludes After Midnight". Alarm. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  3. Matthews, Aaron (April 30, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. Cooper, Roman (May 4, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. Collins, D. M. (June 21, 2012). "Blockhead: Interludes After Midnight". L.A. Record. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.