''Blow Your Headphones'' is the second studio album by
The Herbaliser
The Herbaliser is an English jazz hip hop group formed by Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba in London, England during the early 1990s. Although currently releasing on their own label and having previously been signed to !K7 Records, they were one o ...
. It was released on
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is an English independent record label based in London. It has a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More (better known as Coldcut) and managed by Peter Quicke and others.
Inspired by a visit ...
in 1997. It peaked at number 24 on the
UK R&B Albums Chart
The UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (also known as The Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts, the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Singles and the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Albums, or simply the UK Urban Chart) are 40-posi ...
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Critical reception
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."Fact
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'' placed it at number 33 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.
Track listing
Personnel
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)
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– 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
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– design concept
* Nancy Brown – photography
* Suzi Ninja – photography
Charts
References
External links
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1997 albums
The Herbaliser albums
Ninja Tune albums