Biography: A New York-based producer, Blockhead began his hip-hop life on the other side of the mic, but later determined that his ear for beats was better than his raps. Having produced tracks for Aesop Rock, Slug of Atmosphere, Murs, and S.A. Smash, Blockhead made waves with a record of his own, the Mush Records ...Read full biography
For now, let's leave aside the question of what makes instrumental hip-hop "hip-hop." (Samples? Breakbeats? A certain general texture or mood or variety of funkiness?) Instead of worrying about genre or ...Read full review
During the 2000s, Ninja Tune upheld its reputation for quality breakbeats, and, far from becoming complacent, continued breaking intriguing and varied new records, from Fog's Ether Teeth to Cinematic Orchestra's ...Read full review