Interludes After Midnight (album)

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
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

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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

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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

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Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Matthews, Aaron (April 30, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cooper, Roman (May 4, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ a b 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.
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