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Blockhead

Real Name:
James Anthony Simon
Profile:
New York hip-hop producer who produces tracks for the likes of Aesop Rock and other 'backpacker' artists. Also releases own material on Ninja Tune.
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Discography

Releases:
Blockhead's Broke Beats (12")   Mush 2001
Insomniac Olympics (EP) (3 versions)   Ninja Tune 2003
Music By Cavelight (Album) (7 versions)   Ninja Tune ... 2003
Aesop Rock Instrumentals (12")   Ninja Tune 2004
Mix Recorded Live New York 2004 (CDr, Mixed, Promo)   Ninja Tune 2004
Sunday Séance (CDr, Promo)   Ninja Tune 2004
Sunday Séance / Jet Son (12")   Ninja Tune 2004
The Block Is Hot (CDr)   Not On Label (Blockhead Self-released) 2004
The Getaway - Black Monday (12", S/Sided, Etch)   Ninja Tune 2004
We Didn't Invent The Remix (CD, Promo)   Nature Sounds 2004
Block In The Box (CDr)   Not On Label (Blockhead Self-released) 2005
Downtown Science (Album) (3 versions)   Ninja Tune 2005
Expiration Date (File, MP3)   Ninja Tune 2005
The Block Is Hot Pt. 2 (CDr, Promo, Liv)   Ninja Tune 2005
Alright (12")   Ninja Tune 2006
Peanuts In Your Mouth (CDr, Comp)   Not On Label (Blockhead Self-released) 2007
Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (CD, Album)   Not On Label (Blockhead Self-released) 2007
The Music Scene (CD, Album, Pro)   Ninja Tune 2009
Remixes:
Majestwest Party / Suburb Party (12") Suburb Party (Blockhea... Big Dada Recordings 2003
The Getaway Black Monday (CD, Comp) Shoreditch Theme Remix Ninja Tune 2004
The Young Machines Remixed (3 versions) Meet The Pressure (Blo... Mush ... 2004
Definitive Jux presents Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 (2 versions) Beatslope (Blockhead R... Definitive Jux 2005
Memento (12") Off The Horizon (Block... Nature Sounds 2006
Bakin Soda: Recut Recooked Remixed (4xFile, MP3) Bakin Soda (Blockhead ... Definitive Jux 2007
Workin It (12") Foot Down (Blockhead R... Definitive Jux 2008
Never Knows More (File, MP3, AAC, WAV) Fire (Blockhead Remix) Rumble Pack Records 2009
Production:
Music For Earthworms (CDr) Plastic Soldiers Not On Label 1997
Appleseed (CDr) 1,000 Deaths Not On Label 1999
Float (Album) (2 versions)   Mush 2000
Ropeladder 12 (3xLP) The Active Element Mush 2000
Coma / Maintenance (12")   Definitive Jux 2001
Daylight EP (EP) (2 versions)   Definitive Jux 2001
Labor Days (Album) (2 versions)   Definitive Jux 2001
SPEX CD #12 (CD) 9-5ers Anthem Spex Magazine 2001
Bash It (CD, EP) I Pollute Embedded 2002
Documenta III (CD, Album, Comp, Dig) Daylight Agenda 2002
Got Lyrics? (2xLP) Killing Time Weightless Recordings 2002
Johnny23 Records Presents: Fear And Loathing In Reality (CD, Comp) Hotel No Motel Johnny23 Records 2002
The End Of The Beginning... (Album) (2 versions) Happy Pillz Definitive Jux 2002
Bazooka Tooth (Album) (2 versions)   Definitive Jux 2003
Beer / I Should Have Known (12") Beer (Dirty), Beer (Cl... Definitive Jux 2003
Dream Dentistry (CD, Album) Applause, Feed Me Grap... Johnny23 Records 2003
Let's Get Serious (CD) Beer, Chapstick, Back ... Definitive Jux 2003
Smashy Trashy (2 versions) Love To Fuck Definitive Jux 2003
We Came From Beyond, Vol. 2 (Comp) (3 versions) Miss By A Smile Razor & Tie ... 2003
Beatslope: The Remix Of The Remix Single (12") Beatslope (Remix Of Th... Definitive Jux 2004
Build Your Own Bazooka Tooth (2xCD) Cook It Up (Instrument... Definitive Jux 2004
Cut To The Chase (2xLP)   Underworld Inc. 2004
Futurism Ain't Shit To Me (Comp) (3 versions) Bent Life Kyo 2004
IndieInBurns (12")   Third Earth Music 2004
Many Styles (CD, Album) Love, Life And Music Not On Label 2004
The Anti-Mobius Strip Theory (CD) UniCycle (Water Cycle)... Day By Day Entertainment 2004
The Revolution Of Yung Havoks (Album) (2 versions) Struggles Nature Sounds 2004
WMR (Weathermen Radio) / Homesickness / Life With Snarky Parker (12") Life With Snarky Parke... Definitive Jux 2004
Atoms Family Archives Vol. 2 (CDr) Apology Centrifugal Phorce 2005
Definitive Jux 2005 Teaser (CD, Comp) Fast Cars Definitive Jux 2005
Definitive Jux Teaser 2005 (CD) Fast Cars Definitive Jux 2005
Fast Cars / Number Nine (12")   Definitive Jux 2005
Fast Cars, Danger, Fire And Knives (2 versions)   Definitive Jux 2005
Hell's Winter (Album) (4 versions) Too Heavy For Cherubs,... Definitive Jux 2005
Scenester / Left It To Us (12") Scenester (Dirty), Sce... Definitive Jux 2005
Write To Death II - The Missing Pieces (CD, Album) An Ocean Dove Ink Recordings 2005
Crap Artists / Substance D (File, MP3)   Definitive Jux 2006
Lost (CD) Lost Remix Definitive Jux 2006
Smashy Trashy (Instrumentals) (File, MP3) LoveTo Fuck Definitive Jux 2006
They Seemed To Have Wonderful Lives (12", EP) Beautiful Disease Johnny23 Records 2006
Too Heavy For Cherubs (Live In Miami) (File, MP3)   Definitive Jux 2006
Where The Truth Lies: The Moment Between The Intention And Action (CD, Album) Odious Love Urchin Studios 2006
Behold (CD, Album) Na Lubom Yazike (Block... Johnny23 Records 2007
Coffee / Citronella / The Next Best Thing (12")   Definitive Jux 2007
Definitive Swim (File, MP3, 192) Get Rich Or Try Dying ... [adult swim], Definitive Jux 2007
Nobody's Smiling Part One / Nobody's Smiling Part Two (7", Ltd)   Bully Records 2007
None Shall Pass (File, MP3)   Definitive Jux 2007
None Shall Pass (Album) (2 versions) Five Fingers Definitive Jux 2007
None Shall Pass / Puff Tuff (7", Pic, Ltd) None Shall Pass Definitive Jux 2007
Murs 3:16 Presents: Isaiah (Album) (2 versions) Tucson, AZ, Winds Know... Not On Label ... 2008
Definitive Jux Presents: The Juk(i)e Box - Version 1.0 (CD, Enh, Promo) Beer (Snippet) Definitive Jux  
Co-production:
Hell's Winter (Album) (2 versions) Stripes Definitive Jux 2005
Of Cities (2xLP, Album) Interlude 4 Bully Records 2009
Appears On:
Philadelphia (CD, Single, Promo) Philadelphia (Blockhea... Chalk Mark 2006
45's Plus: Tour Only CD Vol. 1 (CDr, Comp) Nobody's Smiling Part ... Not On Label (DJ Signify Self-released) 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Avoin Lähdekoodi (Cass, Mixed) Insomniac Olympics Styge Recordings 2004
Ninja Tune Game Reel Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Jet Son Ninja Tune 2004
The Unending, Undying, & Often Unforgiving Pursuit Of Spring (2xCD, Smplr) Insomniac Olympics Caroline Records 2004
ZEN TV DVD - Video Retrospective (4 versions) Insomniacs Olympics Ninja Tune 2004
Zentertainment 2004 (CD) Insomniacs Olympics Ninja Tune 2004
Zentertainment 2004 (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Insomniacs Olympics Ninja Tune 2004
Acid Jazz Vol. 97 (CD) You've Got Maelstorm New Sounds 2000 2005
Bluffers Guide Volume 6: 2005 Sizzling Summer Sampler (2xCD, Promo, Comp) Expiration Date Ninja Tune, Ninja Tune 2005
Chilled Beats Sessions (2xCD) Sunday Séance Sessions 2005
Lo Editions Present Ninja Tune (2xCD, Pro) In The Shadows, East T... Lo Editions, Lo Editions 2005
Ninja Tune 05 : The Label That Coldcut Built (CD, Promo) The Art Of Walking go-MAG 2005
Ninja Tune Licensing Sampler 2005 (CD, Promo, Smplr) Sunday Seance (Loka Mix) Ninja Tune 2005
Fire Shepherds (CD, Enh) Sunday Seance (Loka Re... Beat Records 2006
Left Hook To The Right (2006 Spring Sampler) (CD, Promo, Smplr) Crashing Down Ninja Tune, Big Dada Recordings 2006
Nightshift Volume One (CDr) Sunday Seance Not On Label 2006
Ninja Tune - You Don't Know Us (CD, Promo, Smplr, Comp) The Art Of Walking Ninja Tune 2006
They Seemed To Have Wonderful Lives (12", EP) Beatuiful Disease Inst... Johnny23 Records 2006
City Lounge 3 (4xCD, Comp) Nightlife Wagram 2007
Scion CD Sampler V.18 - Ninja Tune Mix (CD, Mixed, Smplr, Promo) The Art Of Walking Scion Audio/Visual 2007
City Lounge 4 (4xCD, Comp + Box) Sunday Seance Wagram 2008
Ibiza Fever 2008 (4xCD, Comp, Box) Sunday Séance Wagram 2008
Tokyo By Kenzo Night Vibes - Music Selection By Ninja Tune (CD, Comp, Promo) Sunday Seance, Insomni... Ninja Tune 2008
You Don't Know: Ninja Cuts (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Sunday Seance Ninja Tune 2008
City Lounge 5 (4xCD, Comp) Grape Nuts And Chalk S... Wagram 2009
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