BLOCKHEAD (Ninja Tune, live/UK)
DJs: Vec (Samsystem), Magalova (All You Can Eat), C.O.D.E. (Nuspirit.sk)
more info on page 10. Tony Simon AKA Blockhead was born and raised in Downtown Manhattan, in New York City. The son of an artist, he found a fondness for music at a young age. In particular, he fell in love with Hip Hop. However, calling Blockhead a hip-hop producer is a bit like calling Radiohead a rock ‘n’ roll band. Though he’s provided beats for Def Jux artists like Aesop Rock and isn’t above the occasional sped-up vocal sample or turntable scratch, Blockhead’s ethereal soundscapes go far beyond what most convention hip-hop aspires to. Currently, he’s finsishing up a bevy of projects, including a new solo album Interludes After Midnight (His fifth album on Ninja Tune).
hip hop, abstract beats, trip hop
