We take a look back at our favourite alternative tracks from November 2019 (and some we missed from earlier in the year) with this absolutely massive playlist.

November 2019: An Alternative Music Playlist by The Head Scratcher

I'm A Mess, I'm Sorry

Old Bear

Abandoned

'Bubble Bath' is the new album from @BlockheadNYC, out November 08, 2019 on @FutureArchiveRecordings.

2xLP | CD | CASSETTE | DIGITAL | MERCH BUNDLES
https://futurearchiverecordings.com/blockhead-bubble-bath
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Future Archive Recordings is extremely proud and excited to present new material from Blockhead. The internationally renowned NYC producer has released 10 albums over the past 15 years, including four acclaimed records for Ninja Tune and numerous production jobs including notable works with Aesop Rock. He is regarded as one of the modern masters of instrumental hip-hop, and the forthcoming new album sees him return to record-label-released music with the bold and exciting roster at Future Archive Recordings (co-founded by artists Arms and Sleepers, Sun Glitters, Little People and CNJR, and also co-run by Mark McGlinchey).

BUBBLE BATH is a record born out of meditative expression and ongoing personal creative challenge, key for a producer of Blockhead’s experience. Carried forward are the incredible hook and sample placement skills of classic works such as Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book and Music By Cavelight, but what has emerged is an overwhelming sense of natural musicality and sophistication.

“I want the music I make to be unaffected by outside influences. I like the idea of working in a bubble… When I have to describe what I do, to someone, it’s always a little awkward because it starts as “I’m a musician” and as questions come back it gets broken down. “No, I don’t play any instruments” “No, I’m not trained in musical theory” “I make beats”. When it comes down to it, everything I do has always been guided by my ears and sensibility.”

New LP opening track and lead single On The Bright Side is a stunning, woozy and dreamlike slab of instrumental hip-hop. This first song galvanises Blockhead’s ethos toward instrumental music: “The reason I never got into instrumental music is because I find it monotonous. My goal has been to avoid that. It’s hard to attach truly personal things to instrumental music because, generally, those feelings are expressed in words. So, I have to kinda put forth moods and leave the rest up to the listener.”

BUBBLE BATH is available now on Double Vinyl, CD, Cassette, and Digital formats as well as various Merch Bundles.

https://futurearchiverecordings.com/blockhead-bubble-bath
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New Hell

Strange Days

Sundowning

Gods

Chrome

No One Goes to Heaven

Peeling Wax (feat. Matt Honeycutt)

Stray

Low Season

Sanctuary Dub

Sanctuary Dub (feat. Ho99o9)

The Deep

Aquacode Databreaks (feat. Shabazz Palaces)

Born Cold

Into The Woods

I Fell (Darby Allin AEW Theme)

Become the Hunter

Love Me to Death

Deal Wiv It

So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth

So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth (Algorithm Mix)

Forgiveness I + II

Destroyer

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