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Downtown Science (Blockhead album)

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Downtown Science
Studio album by
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)

Downtown Science is the second solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead.[1] It was released on Ninja Tune on October 18, 2005.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardmixed[3]
Exclaim!favorable[4]
MusicOMHfavorable[5]
Pitchfork6.6/10[1]
PopMatters[2]

Chris Ingold of MusicOMH commented that "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."[5] Jason Crock of Pitchfork wrote, "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."[1]

Track listing

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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
Total length:54:06

Personnel

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Crock, Jason (December 12, 2005). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schiller, Mike (January 2, 2006). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Hart, Ron (January 10, 2006). "Blockhead, "Downtown Science"". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Dix, Noel (November 1, 2005). "Blockhead - Downtown Science". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Ingold, Chris (October 17, 2005). "Blockhead – Downtown Science". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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