Blockhead (music)
Encyclopedia
Blockhead is an American
Hip hop
producer
based in Manhattan
, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune
label, he is most associated with producing for Aesop Rock
, a rapper for the Definitive Jux
independent
hip hop label
. He has also previously worked with rappers C-Rayz Walz
, iCON the Mic King, Mac Lethal
, S.A. Smash, Slug
, and Murs, and is also a member of the hip hop/comedy group Party Fun Action Committee
. He is the son of the late Sidney Simon, a well known sculptor in New York City
.
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United States
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Hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
based in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
label, he is most associated with producing for Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock
Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
, a rapper for the Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
independent
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
hip hop label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. He has also previously worked with rappers C-Rayz Walz
C-Rayz Walz
Waleed Shabazz, better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an MC from The Bronx, New York. He is currently a member of the Legendary NY hip hop Syndicate Stronghold. C-Rayz Walz has been a fixture in the New York hip-hop scene for years. He hosts many hip-hop shows and events, has appeared on...
, iCON the Mic King, Mac Lethal
Mac Lethal
Mac Lethal is a rapper from Kansas City, MO of Irish descent.-Biography:Mac Lethal was born David McCleary Sheldon on July 25, 1981....
, S.A. Smash, Slug
Slug (rapper)
Sean Michael Daley, better known by his stage name Slug or "'Sep Seven'", is an American rapper. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Slug is best known as one fourth of the hip hop group Atmosphere, which he founded with Derek Turner...
, and Murs, and is also a member of the hip hop/comedy group Party Fun Action Committee
Party Fun Action Committee
Party Fun Action Committee is a music group whose first and only album, Let's Get Serious, is a satirical, comic hip hop album.-Members:...
. He is the son of the late Sidney Simon, a well known sculptor in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Production
- Blockhead production on Aesop RockAesop RockIan Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
releases:- AppleseedAppleseed (EP)Appleseed is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, the second of two self-released efforts preceding his Mush debut, Float . As Aesop's first EP, it is available only on CD-R. The title is a reference to the manga created by Masamune Shirow. The artwork was for this EP was done by Aesop Rock...
(self-released by Aesop Rock, 1999) - Float (Mush RecordsMush RecordsMush Records is an independent record label that has released albums for many independent artists and was started by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché.Mush Records is an electronic based record label...
, August 2000) - Labor DaysLabor DaysLabor Days is American hip hop artist Aesop Rock's third album, his second major release, and his first on the Definitive Jux record label as well as his first concept album. It was released on September 18, 2001 to considerable critical acclaim. It is a concept album, painting a portrait of the...
(Definitive JuxDefinitive JuxDefinitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
, September 18, 2001) - Daylight EPDaylight (Aesop Rock album)Daylight is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, released on 5 February 2002 on Definitive Jux. It is also the title of a single from his second major album, Labor Days...
(Definitive JuxDefinitive JuxDefinitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
, February 5, 2002) - Bazooka ToothBazooka ToothBazooka Tooth is the fourth full-length album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock , released on September 23, 2003 on Definitive Jux ....
(Definitive JuxDefinitive JuxDefinitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
, September 23, 2003) - Aesop Rock Instrumentals 12" (Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, March 24, 2004) - Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and KnivesFast Cars, Danger, Fire and KnivesFast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, his fifth major release and his fourth through the Definitive Jux label. Released on February 22, 2005 , the record is produced by Blockhead and Aesop Rock himself, who each contribute three tracks, and by Rob Sonic,...
(Definitive Jux, June 14, 2005) - None Shall PassNone Shall Pass-Personnel:Contributing artists*Allyson Baker – guitar *Carson Binks – bass guitar *Derek Layes – bass guitar *Big Hollis – additional vocals *Camu Tao – additional vocals...
(Definitive Jux, August 28, 2007)
- Appleseed
Solo Albums
- Music by CavelightMusic by CavelightMusic by Cavelight is the debut album by hip-hop producer Blockhead, released on the Ninja Tune label on March 23, 2004 .The album is completely instrumental save for sampled fragments of speech...
(Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, March 24, 2004) - Downtown Science (Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, October 18, 2005) - Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (self-released, August 14, 2007)
- The Music SceneThe Music Scene (album)The Music Scene is an Instrumental hip-hop album by producer Blockhead. Released in November 2009 on Ninja Tune, it is Blockhead's fourth solo album.-Track listing:# "It's Raining Clouds" - 5:54# "The Music Scene" - 4:49# "Only Sequences Change" - 4:44...
(Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, November 2, 2009)
Singles, EPs
- Piss Pot (Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, 2003) - Sunday Seance/Jet Son (Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, October 2004) - Expiration Date (Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, October 18, 2005) - Alright (Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, April 2006)
Semi-official
- Blockhead's Broke Beats (Mush RecordsMush RecordsMush Records is an independent record label that has released albums for many independent artists and was started by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché.Mush Records is an electronic based record label...
, September 25, 2001) - The Block Is Hot (2004)
- Block In The Box (October 18, 2005)
- The Block Is Hot Pt. 2 (Ninja TuneNinja TuneNinja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, 2005) - Peanuts In Your Mouth (no label, self-released tour cd, 2007)
External links
- Official Site
- Blockhead Interview at EntertainingThings.com
- Interview @ R4NT Magazine (2004)
- Interview with TheScribeForce
- Blockhead Interview at Cigarbox Guitars
- Blockhead Interview at Scion Broadband
- Blockhead to release new album - Style43.com
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