Music by Cavelight

Music by Cavelight is the first solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead.[8] It was released on Ninja Tune in 2004.[8] It peaked at number 43 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[10]

Music by Cavelight
Studio album by
Blockhead
ReleasedMarch 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)
GenreInstrumental hip hop
Length51:07
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerBlockhead
Blockhead chronology
Music by Cavelight
(2004)		 Downtown Science
(2005)
Singles from Music by Cavelight
  1. "Insomniac Olympics"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Sunday Seance"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
CMJ New Music Monthlyfavorable[3]
Exclaim!favorable[4]
HipHopDX[5]
MusicOMHfavorable[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
PopMattersfavorable[8]
Stylus MagazineD+[9]

Release

Music by Cavelight came about when Mush Records, for whom Blockhead had already produced a breakbeat album, asked him to produce an album.[11] 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.[11]

Critical reception

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".[1]

Track listing
Original UK edition
No.TitleLength
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
North American edition
No.TitleLength
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

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
Chart Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 43

References
  1. "Music By Cavelight - Blockhead". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. Bush, John. "Music by Cavelight - Blockhead". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  3. Hignight, Heath K. (2004). "Blockhead: Music By Cavelight". CMJ New Music Monthly (123): 37.
  4. Dix, Noel (January 1, 2006). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  5. J-23 (March 27, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  6. Hogwood, Ben (March 29, 2004). "Blockhead – Music By Cavelight". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  7. Pemberton, Rollie (April 6, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  8. Umile, Dominic (April 1, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". PopMatters. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  9. Boeckel, Gentry (April 22, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 04 April 2004 - 10 April 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  11. Toddler, Demented (April 12, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Spannered. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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