2022 deluxe 180g reissue on orange vinyl including a bonus 12" of five choice Blockhead-produced Aesop Rock tracks!
"Blockhead may be best known as THE producer for the man Aesop Rock, esp on his classic 'Float' and 'Labor Days' long players - 'Bazooka Tooth's failing's, though few, rest mostly on the fact that Blockhead took a back seat on that album. Anyway, onto his Ninja debut - as expected not a full hip hop odyssey but a deviously dope excursion into loosely based hip hop instrumentalism. Far from abstract, if Aesop was to rap to this it would be a new thing to perplex and delight. 12 tracks is the ticket, featuring a hardcore library of samples (mosty from dusty vinyl of which Mr Simon boasts of paying no more than $5 a pop for) and killer beats and textures. Guest turnable movements are performed by Omega One while on several other tracks live guitar and bass are utilised though such is the originality of the samples used it's hard to tell them apart - which is a good thing. Though hardly awash with originality this is a rock solid downtempo beats affair that'll will have a much longer shelf life than most downtempo dross we have to check these days. So yet another feather in Ninja Tunes's plushed up cap and a welcome talent showcase for one the most underappreciated hip hop producers operating today."
| Music By Cavelight |
| A1 | Hello Popartz |
| A2 | You've Got Maelstrom |
| A3 | Carnivores Unite |
| B1 | Sunday Seance |
| B2 | A Better Place |
| B3 | Road Rage Breakdown |
| C1 | Triptych Part 1 & 2 |
| C2 | Triptych Part 3 |
| C3 | Jet Son |
| C4 | Music By Cavelight |
| D1 | Breath And Start |
| D2 | Bullfight In Ireland |
| D3 | Insomniac Olympics |
| Aesop Rock Instrumentals |
| A1 | Daylight |
| A2 | Night Light |
| A3 | 11:35 |
| B1 | Maintenance |
| B2 | Forest Crunk |
