Downtown Science (Blockhead album)

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Downtown Science
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Studio album by Blockhead
Released October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
Genre Instrumental hip hop
Length54:06
Label Ninja Tune
Producer Blockhead
Blockhead chronology
Music by Cavelight
(2004)		Downtown Science
(2005)		 Uncle Tony's Coloring Book
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard mixed [1]
Exclaim! favorable [2]
MusicOMH favorable [3]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Blockhead (music producer) American musician

Tony Simon, better known by his stage name Blockhead, is an American hip hop record producer and disc jockey from Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing tracks for Aesop Rock. He has been a member of the groups such as Party Fun Action Committee and The Mighty Jones.

Ninja Tune British independent record label based in London

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.

Contents

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]

musicOMH is a London-based online music magazine which publishes independent reviews, features and interviews from across all genres including classical, metal, rock and R&B.

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Pitchfork is an American online magazine launched in 1995 by Ryan Schreiber, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by Condé Nast. Being developed during Schreiber's tenure in a record store at the time, the magazine developed a reputation for its extensive focus on independent music, but has since expanded to a variety of coverage on both indie and popular music.

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.

Baby Dayliner is a musical recording and performing artist from and based out of New York City. He was born and raised in New York City, and went to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, also known as the high school from the 1980 film Fame. He briefly attended St. John's College in Annapolis, MD and then he dropped out before graduating. After varying roles in various bands, Marunas decided to take the stage as a solo act. He became deft at synths, samplers, and recording, and began crafting songs that would be performed in the Baby Dayliner stage show.

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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. 1 2 Ingold, Chris (October 17, 2005). "Blockhead – Downtown Science". MusicOMH . Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Crock, Jason (December 12, 2005). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Schiller, Mike (January 2, 2006). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". PopMatters . Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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