Blow Your Headphones is the second studio album by The Herbaliser. It was released on Ninja Tune in 1997. It peaked at number 24 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.[8]
| Blow Your Headphones | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 March 1997[1] | |||
| Studio | Train Trax Studios | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, trip hop[2] | |||
| Length | 71:52 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Jake Wherry, Ollie Teeba, Jonny Cuba, Kaidi Tatham, Malachi | |||
| The Herbaliser chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Blow Your Headphones | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Evening Post | [4] |
| Muzik | 7/10[5] |
| NME | 6/10[6] |
| Spin | 8/10[7] |
Critical reception edit
In 1999, Ryan Schreiber, the founder and then-editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, wrote that "...Blow Your Headphones was pretty decent, but it was kinda crappy for a Ninja Tune record."[9] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 33 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.[2]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening Credits" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "The Blend" (featuring What What) | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Another Mother" | 6:47 |
| 4. | "Excuse Me" | 1:11 |
| 5. | "Ginger Jumps the Fence" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Put It on Tape" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "New + Improved" (featuring What What) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Mr. Chombee Has the Flaw" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Intermission" | 1:01 |
| 10. | "Saturday Night" (featuring Fabian & Big Ted) | 5:06 |
| 11. | "Shocker Zulu" | 5:15 |
| 12. | "Hardcore" | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Shorty's Judgement" | 5:45 |
| 14. | "More Styles" | 1:40 |
| 15. | "A Mother (For Your Mind)" | 6:37 |
| 16. | "Bring It" (featuring What What) | 3:59 |
| 17. | "Theme from Control Centre (Reprise)" | 4:40 |
| 18. | "End Credits" | 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. D.J. (Vocal Radio Edit)" | 5:54 |
| 2. | "40 Winks (No Sleep Vadim! Mix)" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "New + Improved (Wiseguys Remix)" | 4:05 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jake Wherry – production, mixing
- Ollie Teeba – production, mixing, design concept
- Jonny Cuba – production (3, 15)
- Malachi – production (5, 6, 8)
- Kaidi Tatham – production (11), synthesizer (11)
- What What – vocals (2, 7, 16)
- Fabian – vocals (10)
- Big Ted – vocals (10)
- Patrick Dawes – percussion (8)
- Oliver Parfitt – synthesizer (17)
- No Sleep Nigel – mixing (1–6, 9–11, 13, 14, 16, 18)
- Justin Whillock – mixing (7, 8, 12, 15, 17)
- Openmind – design
- Strictly Kev – design concept
- Nancy Brown – photography
- Suzi Ninja – photography
Charts edit
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[8] | 24 |
References edit
- ^ a b Cooper, Sean. "Blow Your Headphones - The Herbaliser". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). "The Herbaliser". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ Houlahan, Mike (13 March 1997). "Album takes the cake for quirky". The Evening Post.
- ^ Braddock, Kevin (May 1997). "The Herbalizer: Blow Your Headphones" (PDF). Muzik. No. 24. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Goldsmith, Mike (1998). "The Herbaliser: Blow Your Headphones (Ninja Tune)". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Green, Tony (October 1997). "The Herbaliser: Blow Your Headphones (Ninja Tune)". Spin: 144–145.
- ^ a b "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40: 30 March 1997 - 05 April 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan (20 April 1999). "The Herbaliser: Very Mercenary Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
External links edit
- Blow Your Headphones at Discogs (list of releases)