Blockhead - Bells And Whistles - 2x LP Vinyl

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SKU:
c0031124
UPC:
859713630918

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Specifications

Artist:
Blockhead
Album:
Bells And Whistles
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
859713630918

Description

2023 repress, originally released in 2014 - "A catalog as wide and definitive as that of producer Blockhead is most definitely one to be lauded and respected. Having worked with the likes of emcees like Murs and Aesop Rock as well as with labels including Defnitive Jux and Rhymesayers is unquestionably nothing to sneeze at. So it should come as no surprise that his latest solo project, Bells and Whistles, remains in the vain of a soundscape that's pleasantly ominous, windswept and spacious--while also dense, free-flowing and heroically diverse. The sound selections and production choices by Blockhead are nothing if not strategically challenging and chilling. The background sampled voices on tracks like "You'll Get Over It" and "On The Back Of A Golden Dolphin" add an air of tense mystery to Blockhead's beautifully blighted production. He throws in everything but the kitchen sink that will take any unfamiliar listeners' ears on a musical whirlwind: tribal drums, maracas and hand claps, movie sound effects samples, old school R&B melodies and voices, classical big band pianos, deep computerized synthesizers, off-kilter strong instruments. Further, Blockhead literally creates songs within songs, as he effortlessly transitions from one sample to the next without batting an eye, and expects the listener to keep up. It's a body of work that deserves several start-to-finish listens to grasp the whole of Blockhead's grand pursuit of creating some of the most wide-ranging and nonconformist Hip Hop production." - Ron Grant
A1Kaput!
A2On The Back Of A Golden Dolphin
A3You'll Get Over It
B4Beach Blanket Bloodbath
B5The Everything Song
B6Hallways
C7Planes And Trains
C8Sacrificial Santa
C9The Fakest Story Ever Told
D10Fire Is Warm
D11Desirebulation
D12FTW