| Interludes After Midnight | ||||
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| Released | April 30, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:06 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Blockhead | |||
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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]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Alarm | favorable[2] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
| HipHopDX | 4.0/5[4] |
| L.A. Record | favorable[5] |
| Spin | 7/10[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 Reeves, Mosi (May 3, 2012). "Blockhead, 'Interludes After Midnight' (Ninja Tune)". Spin. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ Morrow, Scott (May 1, 2012). "Review: Blockhead's Interludes After Midnight". Alarm. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Matthews, Aaron (April 30, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Cooper, Roman (May 4, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- 1 2 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.
External links
- Interludes After Midnight at Discogs (list of releases)