Music by Cavelight

Music by Cavelight is the first solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead.[8] It was released on Ninja Tune in 2004.[8] It peaked at number 43 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[10]

Music by Cavelight
Studio album by Blockhead
Released	March 23, 2004
Genre	Instrumental hip hop
Length	51:07
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Blockhead
Blockhead chronology
Music by Cavelight (2004) Downtown Science (2005)
Singles from Music by Cavelight
"Insomniac Olympics" Released: 2003 "Sunday Seance" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
CMJ New Music Monthly	favorable[3]
Exclaim!	favorable[4]
HipHopDX	[5]
MusicOMH	favorable[6]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[7]
PopMatters	favorable[8]
Stylus Magazine	D+[9]

Release

Music by Cavelight came about when Mush Records, for whom Blockhead had already produced a breakbeat album, asked him to produce an album.[11] 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.[11]

Critical reception

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".[1]

Track listing

Original UK edition

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

North American edition

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

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

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10]	43

References

1. "Music By Cavelight - Blockhead". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
2. Bush, John. "Music by Cavelight - Blockhead". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
3. Hignight, Heath K. (2004). "Blockhead: Music By Cavelight". CMJ New Music Monthly (123): 37.
4. Dix, Noel (January 1, 2006). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
5. J-23 (March 27, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
6. Hogwood, Ben (March 29, 2004). "Blockhead – Music By Cavelight". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
7. Pemberton, Rollie (April 6, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
8. Umile, Dominic (April 1, 2004). "Blockhead: Music by Cavelight". PopMatters. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
9. Boeckel, Gentry (April 22, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 04 April 2004 - 10 April 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
11. Toddler, Demented (April 12, 2004). "Blockhead - Music By Cavelight". Spannered. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

External links

• Music by Cavelight at Discogs (list of releases)