Skip to main content

Sign up for an account to create custom email alerts or post comments on releases.

The debut solo studio album by the acclaimed NYC-based hip-hop producer and beatmaker Blockhead originally released in 2004. Initially building a rep via his close association with fellow New Yorker and rapper Aesop Rock and releasing via El P’s cult underground hip-hop label Definitive Jux, it was perhaps inevitable that Blockhead would explore solo instrumental production. The beats on ‘Music by Cavelight’ explore moodier tones and textures with lush instrumentation underpinned by trademark tough drums. This is a record that establishes its own emotional space and holds it from start to finish, establishing Blockhead as a major player in the so-called trip-hop movement alongside the likes of DJ Shadow, RJD2, DJ Krush and Kid Koala. The 20th anniversary edition includes 2 bonus discs featuring classic Aesop Rock instrumentals and never-before-released “Lost Files” from ‘99-’03. A1. Hello Popartz A2. You've Got Maelstrom A3. Carnivores Unite B1. Sunday Seance B2. A Better Place B3. Road Rage Breakdown C1. Triptych Pt. 1 & 2 C1. Bullfight in Ireland C2. Triptych Pt. 3 C2. Insomniac Olympics C3. Jet Son C4. Music by Cavelight D1. Breathe and Start E1. Daylight E2. Nightlight E3. 11:35 F1. Maintenance F2. Forest Crunk G1. Beef & Brocs G2. Uplifting Corn G3. Need A Tissue G4. Okay Alright G5. Dead Or Alive G6. Checkers G7. Marvelous G8. Graveyard Hunt G9. Another Time H1. Dreamtime H2. Organic Beef H3. Spy Games H4. Bloop Bloop H5. Happy Baby H6. P's Joint H7. Space Disco H8. Summertime H9. Hawkeye H10. Sing Along