Interludes After Midnight (album)

Interludes After Midnight is the fifth solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead. It was released on Ninja Tune on April 30, 2012.^[1]

Interludes After Midnight
Studio album by Blockhead
Released	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
Genre	Instrumental hip hop
Length	63:06
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Blockhead
Blockhead chronology
The Music Scene (2009) Interludes After Midnight (2012) Bells and Whistles (2014)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Alarm	favorable[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]
HipHopDX	4.0/5[4]
L.A. Record	favorable[5]
Spin	7/10[1]

Aaron Matthews of Exclaim! described the album as "a bleary descent into the darker hours of night, evoking dollar cabs, cheap pizza and half-emptied 40 oz. bottles."^[3] D. M. Collins of L.A. Record called it "an album that follows through on the promise of hip hop and breakbeat that rarely gets fulfilled: full sample immersion that leaves its sources big and bold yet fully, delightfully rearranged, a true collage braided together lovingly with original combinations of boxy beats and tinkling treble tones."^[5] Roman Cooper of HipHopDX wrote, "While other producers release 'instrumental albums' that are little more than beat tapes, Blockhead provides a soundtrack for the listener's thoughts, regardless of how actively engaged they are."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Forget Your Token"	4:16
2.	"Creeps Crouchin'"	5:44
3.	"Panic in Funkytown"	5:11
4.	"Hungover like Whoa"	5:49
5.	"Meet You at Tower Records"	5:19
6.	"Escape the Meadow"	5:04
7.	"Smoke Signals"	5:38
8.	"Tools of the Industry"	4:57
9.	"Midnight Blue"	5:44
10.	"Snapping Point"	5:23
11.	"Beyond Reach" (featuring Baby Dayliner)	5:17
12.	"The Robin Byrd Era"	4:44
Total length:		63:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.

• Blockhead – production
• Damien Paris – guitar, bass guitar
• Baby Dayliner – vocals (11), mixing
• Owen Brozman – artwork

References

1. Reeves, Mosi (May 3, 2012). "Blockhead, 'Interludes After Midnight' (Ninja Tune)". Spin. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
2. Morrow, Scott (May 1, 2012). "Review: Blockhead's Interludes After Midnight". Alarm. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
3. Matthews, Aaron (April 30, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
4. Cooper, Roman (May 4, 2012). "Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
5. Collins, D. M. (June 21, 2012). "Blockhead: Interludes After Midnight". L.A. Record. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

External links

• Interludes After Midnight at Discogs (list of releases)