Blockhead

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Blockhead (born Anthony "Tony" Simon ) is an American hip-hop - producer and electronic musician . He is under contract with the Ninja Tune label and also works with the hip-hop label Definitive Jux and Aesop Rock .

biography

Anthony Simon was born in Manhattan to New York sculptor Sidney Simon and social worker Renee Adrianc. Since 1997 he has been actively working as a musician. He has a brother and five half-siblings from his father's first marriage.

After first attempts as a hip-hop MC , he decided to work behind the scenes and started working as a producer. For this he used the sampler typical of hip-hop in connection with vinyl records . On the album Music by Cavelight , however, guest musicians such as bassist Damien Paris or Omega One also appear on the turntables . Its first official production appeared on an Aesop Rock release in 1999 . His first own album Music by Cavelight was released on March 24, 2004 by Ninja Tune .

Since 2013 he and rapper Illogic have formed the duo Illogic & Blockhead . So far there have been four releases under this project name, all through the Man Bites Dog Records label .

Discography

Productions

  • 1999: Appleseed (EP) (Aesop Rock)
  • 2000: Float (Mush Records)
  • 2001: Labor Days (Definitive Jux)
  • 2002: Daylight (Definitive Jux)
  • 2003: Bazooka Tooth (Definitive Jux)
  • 2004: Aesop Rock Instrumentals (12 ″ Ninja Tune)
  • 2005: Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives (Definitive Jux)
  • 2007: None Shall Pass (Definitive Jux)

Solo albums

  • 2004: Music by Cavelight (Ninja Tune)
  • 2005: Downtown Science (Ninja Tune)
  • 2007: Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (Ninja Tune)
  • 2009: The Music Scene (Ninja Tune)
  • 2012: Interludes After Midnight (Ninja Tune)
  • 2014: Bells and Whistles (self-published)

Illogic & Blockhead

  • 2013: Preparing for Capture ( EP ; Man Bites Dog Records)
  • 2013: Preparing for Capture 2 (EP; Man Bites Dog Records)
  • 2013: Capture the Sun (Man Bites Dog Records)
  • 2014: After Capture (EP; Man Bites Dog Records)

Singles, EPs

  • 2003: Insomniac Olympics (Ninja Tune)
  • 2004: Sunday Seance / Jet Son (Ninja Tune)
  • 2005: Expiration Date (Ninja Tune)
  • 2006: Alright (Ninja Tune)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sidney Simon, Sculptor, 80; Founded School. In: The New York Times , August 8, 1997. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Blockhead
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anthony Simon; Tony Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American hip hop producer and electronic musician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century