Music by Cavelight
2004 studio album by Blockhead
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Music by Cavelight is the first solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead.[1] It was released on Ninja Tune on March 23, 2004.[1] It peaked at number 43 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]
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| Released | March 23, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 51:07 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Blockhead | |||
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Release
Music by Cavelight came about when Mush Records, for whom Blockhead had already produced a breakbeat album, asked him to produce an album.[4] 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.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable[6] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[7] |
| HipHopDX | [8] |
| MusicOMH | favorable[9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[10] |
| PopMatters | favorable[1] |
| Stylus Magazine | D+[11] |
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".[3]
John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "These tracks are much smoother than the warped jams that fans of his hip-hop work know him for; most of the instrument sources on these tracks are not only recognizable, but hardly tampered with at all."[5] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork stated that "All around, Blockhead's first foray into solo sound collage is far from bad, but it rarely steals the show the way his rapper-associated work tends to."[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 51:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 58:21 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Daylight" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Night Light" | 2:16 |
| 3. | "11:35" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Maintenance" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Forest Crunk" | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 20:15 | |
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