The Music Scene
Blockhead

ZENDNL184
Released 30/04/2012
With Interludes After Midnight, Blockhead proudly presents his fifth LP. In the two years since the critically lauded The Music Scene, Blockhead, nee Tony Simon, has traveled the globe and emerged with another collection of eclectic songs that twist, turn, and grind their way into the listener’s psyche.
While the title Interludes After Midnight, might recall a film from the likes of Truffaut or a sprawling masterpiece by Modigliani, the title comes to us from a decidedly less classical source – an after hours New York City public access show that ran throughout the 80’s and early 90’s. This was a time before cell phones, TiVo, and the Internet – a simpler time that has informed the sonic landscape of the album. This is not rehashing 20 years of popular hip-hop; this is Blockhead’s ultimate homage to the times and places that defined his upbringing.
This is a pre-digital road map through the musical consciousness of Blockhead, a virtual tour of a decidedly non-virtual society – when the airwaves were for TV, phones were for making calls, and when newspapers were printed. Hence, Interludes After Midnight is populated with dusty samples of beeping synths, smooth horn samples blended seamlessly with funky percussion and a sound that will keep you listening – this is classic Blockhead.
| 1. |
Never Forget Your Token
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| 2. |
Creeps Crouchin'
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| 3. |
Panic in Funkytown
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| 4. |
Hungover Like Whoa
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| 5. |
Meet You At Tower Records
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| 6. |
Escape the Meadow
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| 7. |
Smoke Signals
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| 8. |
Tools of the Industry
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| 9. |
Midnight Blue
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| 10. |
Snapping Point
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| 11. |
Beyond Reach (feat. Baby Dayliner)
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| 12. |
The Robin Byrd Era
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12 Tracks
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| 1. |
Never Forget Your Token
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 2. |
Creeps Crouchin'
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 3. |
Panic in Funkytown
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 4. |
Hungover Like Whoa
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 5. |
Meet You At Tower Records
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 6. |
Escape the Meadow
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 7. |
Smoke Signals
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 8. |
Tools of the Industry
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 9. |
Midnight Blue
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MP3 ¥110 More |
| 10. |
Snapping Point
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 11. |
Beyond Reach (feat. Baby Dayliner)
|
MP3 ¥110 More |
| 12. |
The Robin Byrd Era
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MP3 ¥110 More |
| 13. |
Carbon Dated
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(Album only) |
13 Tracks
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Blockhead
Interludes After Midnight
2LP + Bonus 7" Vinyl + MP3 (ZEN184X)
*7" VINYL CONTAINS DIGITAL BONUS & ONE EXCLUSIVE TRACK*
¥2,207
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Blockhead
Interludes After Midnight
CD + Bonus 7" Vinyl + MP3 (ZENCD184X)
*7" VINYL CONTAINS DIGITAL BONUS & ONE EXCLUSIVE TRACK*
¥1,419
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Blockhead
Interludes After Midnight
CD + MP3 (ZENCD184)
¥1,104
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