Downtown Science (Blockhead album)

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Downtown Science
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Studio album by
Blockhead
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
GenreInstrumental hip hop
Length54:06
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerBlockhead
Blockhead chronology
Music by Cavelight
(2004) 		Downtown Science
(2005) 		Uncle Tony's Coloring Book
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardmixed[1]
Exclaim!favorable[2]
MusicOMHfavorable[3]
Pitchfork6.6/10[4]
PopMatters7/10 stars[5]

Downtown Science is the second solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead.[4] It was released on Ninja Tune in 2005.[5]

Critical reception[]

Chris Ingold of MusicOMH said, "this is an album to stick on your iPod as you walk through Manhattan at night, even if it's a pretend Manhattan in your home town miles away."[3] Jason Crock of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.6 out of 10, saying, "Downtown Science could have been a sleek limousine ride through Blockhead's version of New York, but we'll have to settle for an appropriately funky cab ride."[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Expiration Date"5:42
2."Roll Out the Red Carpet"4:10
3."Serenade"1:50
4."Cherry Picker"6:22
5."Crashing Down"4:13
6."Stop Motion Traffic"4:37
7."The Art of Walking"3:44
8."Good Block Bad Block"4:27
9."Dough Nation"4:15
10."Quiet Storm"5:57
11."The First Snowfall"4:50
12."Long Walk Home"4:08

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.

  • Blockhead – production
  • Damien Paris – co-production (3, 5, 7, 8, 12), guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), bass guitar (7, 8)
  • John Rosenthal – upright bass (4)
  • Bummy D and the Port Authority Three – harmonica (9), cans (9)
  • Andrew Totolos – drums (9), mixing
  • Baby Dayliner – mixing
  • B. Smith – layout, design

References[]

  1. ^ Hart, Ron (January 10, 2006). "Blockhead, "Downtown Science"". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Dix, Noel (November 1, 2005). "Blockhead - Downtown Science". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ingold, Chris (October 17, 2005). "Blockhead – Downtown Science". MusicOMH. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Crock, Jason (December 12, 2005). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Schiller, Mike (January 2, 2006). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". PopMatters. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

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