Headz

This article is about the album series. For the rapper, see Headie One.

Headz is a series of compilation albums released by the Mo' Wax record label. The first installment, titled Headz, was released on 31 October 1994,^[1] and reissued on 20 May 1996.^[2] It was followed on 28 October 1996 by Headz 2A and Headz 2B.^[3]

Fact's 2015 list of the best trip hop albums of all time included the first Headz album at number 30, and Headz 2A and Headz 2B jointly at number seven.^[4]

Headz

Headz
Compilation album by various artists
Released	31 October 1994 (1994-10-31)
Genre	Trip hop
Length	136:13
Label	Mo' Wax
Headz chronology
Headz (1994) Headz 2A (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Guardian	[6]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Freedom Now (Meditation)" (performed by Patterson)	David Patterson	Patterson	7:56
2.	"Contemplating Jazz" (performed by Attica Blues)	Charlie Williams Tony Nwachukwu	D'Afro T Plays It Cool!	5:45
3.	"Symmetrical Jazz" (Flapper Till 5AM mix) (performed by Awunsound)	Andrew McGroarty	DJ A. Won	10:28
4.	"Stars" (performed by Nightmares on Wax)	George Evelyn	E.A.S.E.	7:15
5.	"Ravers Suck Our Sound" (performed by La Funk Mob)	Hubert Blanc-Francard[7]	Boombass Zdar	5:19
6.	"Miles Out of Time (Astrocentric Mix 'n' Beats)" (performed by M.F. Outa 'National)	Joseph Malik Calvin Nuttall	Malik Nuttall	5:03
7.	"The Inside" (performed by RPM)	Stef Cartwright Peter Adjaye Joseph Hipkin	RPM	6:44
8.	"Lowride" (performed by Autechre)	Rob Brown Sean Booth	Autechre	7:12
9.	"Wildstyle – The Krush Handshake" (performed by Olde Scottish)		Howie B	8:03
Total length:				63:45

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost and Found (S.F.L.)" (performed by DJ Shadow)	Josh Davis	DJ Shadow	10:07
2.	"Destroy All Monsters" (performed by Skull)	Trevor Jackson	Underdog	6:24
3.	".....Don't Fake It" (performed by Deflon Sallahr)	Sallahr	Sallahr	6:19
4.	"2000" (performed by RPM)	Cartwright Adjaye Hipkin	RPM	6:18
5.	"Slipper Suite" (part one: "Jeremy's Velvet Slippers" / part two: "Moonraker" / part three: "Unspeakable Acts") (performed by Palm Skin Productions)	Simon Richmond	Richmond	8:24
6.	"The Time Has Come" (performed by Unkle and The Major Force Orchestra)	Toshio Nakanishi Masayuki Kudo James Lavelle Tim Goldsworthy	Nakanishi Kudo Lavelle Goldsworthy	7:55
7.	"Head West – Gun Fight at the O.K. Corrall" (performed by Howie B. Inc.)	Howard Bernstein	Howie B	6:08
8.	"They Came in Peace" (performed by Tranquility Bass)	Tom Chasteen Michael Kandel	Chasteen Kandel	8:41
9.	"In-Flux" (alternative interlude '93 version) (performed by DJ Shadow)	Davis	DJ Shadow	12:12
Total length:				72:28

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[8]	36
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[9]	2

Headz 2A

Headz 2A
Compilation album by various artists
Released	28 October 1996 (1996-10-28)
Genre	Trip hop
Length	155:15
Label	Mo' Wax
Headz chronology
Headz (1994) Headz 2A (1996) Headz 2B (1996)
Singles from Headz 2A
"Shadow's Legitimate Mix" / "Kemuri ('94 Part II)" Released: 23 September 1996[10] "Covert Action" / "Cabin Fever" Released: 23 September 1996[10]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
The Guardian	[12]
Spin	7/10[13]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"A Nights Interlude" (performed by Nightmares on Wax)	George Evelyn[14] Kevin Harper[14] John Sebastian Steve Boone Mark Sebastian	Nightmares on Wax[14]	3:26
2.	"Cantona Style" (performed by The Prunes)	Peder Pedersen[15] Simon Bonde[15] Christian Buksti[15]	The Prunes	5:47
3.	"The Real Thing" (90 BPM version) (performed by Peshay)	Paul Pesce	Peshay	7:04
4.	"Modulor" (Modulor mix) (performed by Air)	Nicolas Godin	Solid	6:02
5.	"Searchin'" (performed by The Dust Brothers)	John King Michael Simpson		4:29
6.	"Flow" (performed by RPM)	Stef Cartwright Peter Adjaye Joseph Hipkin	RPM	5:58
7.	"My Bloody Valentine" (performed by DJ Wally)		DJ Wally	7:09
8.	"Garage Piano" (performed by Unkle)	James Lavelle Tim Goldsworthy Masayuki Kudo Mark Nishita	Unkle Nishita	5:28
9.	"Kemuri ('94 Part II)" (performed by DJ Krush)		DJ Krush	4:44
10.	"Do You Understand?" (performed by Sam Sever and the R.O.T.L.A.)	Sam Sever	Sever	4:39
11.	"What Is Soul?" (instrumental) (performed by Stereo MC's)	Rob Birch Nick Hallam	Stereo MC's	4:53
12.	"Covert Action" (performed by Urban Tribe)	Sherard Ingram	Ingram	5:47
13.	"Cabin Fever" (performed by Lo-Fi Sensibilities)	Steve Paton	Paton	6:20
14.	"Code" (performed by Midnight Funk Association)	Mark Broom Dave Hill	Broom Hill	5:56
Total length:				77:42

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Concentric Circle" (performed by DJ Food)	Patrick Carpenter Jonathan More Matt Black	Coldcut PC	6:23
2.	"27 Years of Solitude" (performed by Cool Breeze)	Charlie Lexton	Lexton	5:39
3.	"Discotron" (performed by Stasis)	Steve Pickton	Stasis	7:45
4.	"Mango Maracatu" (performed by Scott Free and Cybil Ant)	Free Ant	Free Ant	4:40
5.	"The Source of Uncertainty" (performed by Tortoise)	Dan Bitney[16] Bundy K. Brown[16] John Herndon[16] Doug McCombs[16] John McEntire[16]	Tortoise	3:45
6.	"Karmacoma" (Unkle Situation mix; instrumental) (performed by Massive Attack)	Robert Del Naja Grantley Marshall Andrew Vowles Adrian Thaws Bob Locke Tim Norfolk	Massive Attack Nellee Hooper Unkle	5:29
7.	"Bodhisattva Vow" (instrumental) (performed by Beastie Boys)	Mike Diamond Adam Horovitz Adam Yauch	Beastie Boys Mario Caldato Jr.	3:17
8.	"Simean Groove" (performed by Folk Implosion)	Lou Barlow John Davis	Wally Gagel Tim O'Heir	3:14
9.	"Martian Economics" (performed by Olde Scottish)	Howard Bernstein Kudo Toshio Nakanishi	Bernstein[17] Kudo[17] Nakanishi[17]	5:24
10.	"Eastward" (Forme remix) (performed by Urban Tribe)	Ingram	Ingram	6:21
11.	"Spacewalk" (performed by Lunar Funk)	Alex Reece Paul Saunders	Reece Saunders	6:20
12.	"New Element" (performed by Forme)	Richard File Will Bankhead	File Bankhead	5:59
13.	"Pressure II" (performed by Solo)	Mark Wilkins	DJ Solo	6:46
14.	"Organized Crime" (performed by Innervisions)	Jamie Spratling	J Majik	6:31
Total length:				77:33

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[18]	30
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19]	4

Headz 2B

Headz 2B
Compilation album by various artists
Released	28 October 1996 (1996-10-28)
Genre	Trip hop
Length	153:01
Label	Mo' Wax
Headz chronology
Headz 2A (1996) Headz 2B (1996)
Singles from Headz 2B
"Shadow's Legitimate Mix" / "Kemuri ('94 Part II)" Released: 23 September 1996[10] "The Real Thing" / "In the Mood" Released: 30 September 1996[20]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[21]
The Guardian	[12]
Spin	8/10[13]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Spectral Arc" (performed by Luminis)	Stef Cartwright	Luminis	6:21
2.	"Sharp A2" (performed by Luke Vibert)	Vibert	Vibert	6:50
3.	"World Lesson Part II" (performed by Money Mark)	Mark Nishita	Nishita	2:33
4.	"Swiss Air" (performed by Twig Bud)	Peter Adshead	Adshead	4:20
5.	"Time Has Come" (Portishead Plays Unkle mix) (performed by Unkle)	Tim Goldsworthy Masayuki Kudo James Lavelle	Goldsworthy Kudo Lavelle Portishead Adrian Utley	4:20
6.	"It's Coming" (performed by Grantby)	Dan Grigson Si John	Grigson John	6:16
7.	"Wirecutter" (performed by Donut Productions)	Donut Productions	Donut Productions The Front Bumper Project	5:03
8.	"The Groomsman" (performed by The Dust Brothers)	John King Michael Simpson		3:23
9.	"Crash" (performed by Skull)	Trevor Jackson[22]	Underdog	6:01
10.	"Flute Loop" (instrumental) (performed by Beastie Boys)	Mike Diamond Adam Horovitz Adam Yauch Mario Caldato Jr. Al Kooper	Beastie Boys Caldato	2:04
11.	"Maze" (performed by DJ Krush)	Hideaki Ishi[23]	DJ Krush	5:20
12.	"Sketch" (performed by Attica Blues)	Attica Blues	Attica Blues	3:22
13.	"Ultimatum Ultra Mix (Jungle Beats/Jungle Bass)" (performed by Jungle Brothers)		Phillip Hall Michael Small Ultimatum	4:30
14.	"Science Fu Beats" (performed by Danny Breaks)	Danny Whiddett	Danny Breaks	5:40
15.	"Future Tense" (performed by The Force)	Illian Walker	The Force	7:17
Total length:				73:20

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Beast" (System remix) (performed by Palm Skin Productions)	Simon Richmond	Richmond Roni Size Krust Suv	5:47
2.	"The Real Thing" (performed by Peshay)	Paul Pesce	Peshay	9:11
3.	"In the Mood" (performed by Dillinja)	Karl Francis	Francis	6:08
4.	"Tribetoon" (performed by Roni Size and DJ Krust)	Ryan Williams Kirk Thompson	Roni Size DJ Krust	6:18
5.	"The Silent Witness" (performed by Source Direct)	James Baker[24] Phil Aslett[24]	Source Direct	7:04
6.	"The Counterpoint" (performed by As One)	Kirk Degiorgio	Degiorgio	8:10
7.	"Bug in the Bassbin" (Street mix) (performed by Innerzone Orchestra)	Carl Craig	Craig	4:39
8.	"Object Orient" (performed by Black Dog Productions)	Ed Handley Andy Turner Ken Downie	Black Dog Productions[25]	5:44
9.	"Trilogy" (performed by Special Forces)	Rupert Parkes	Parkes	13:41
10.	"Quiddity (Last Visit)" (performed by Max 404)	Erwin van Moll	Van Moll	6:32
11.	"Shadow's Legitimate Mix" (performed by Zimbabwe Legit)	Josh Davis[26]	DJ Shadow[26]	6:27
Total length:				79:41

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[18]	34
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19]	5