The Music Scene (album)

The Music Scene
The Music Scene
Studio album by Blockhead
Released	November 3, 2009
Genre	Instrumental hip hop
Length	63:19
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Blockhead
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Last updated January 29, 2024

The Music Scene is the fourth solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead. It was released on Ninja Tune on November 3, 2009.^[1] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
BBC	favorable^[4]
Consequence of Sound	C−^[5]
Exclaim!	favorable^[6]
MusicOMH	^[7]
PopMatters	^[1]
Resident Advisor	2.5/5^[8]
XLR8R	6.5/10^[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[2]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic commented that "Everyone makes sample-based music these days, but very few people use found sounds and prefab musical snippets as creatively and thoughtfully as Blockhead does."^[3]

Sarah Ferguson of Exclaim! said, "The music found on The Music Scene broadcasts a place for explorative musical journeying much greater than one found on pop radio."^[6]

Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH wrote, "For Blockhead, this album would seem to open up a whole new realm of possibilities, showing as it does an ability to break out of the confines of hip hop, which he had already mastered."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's Raining Clouds"	5:54
2.	"The Music Scene"	4:49
3.	"Only Sequences Change"	4:44
4.	"Which One of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer?"	4:48
5.	"Attack the Doctor"	5:46
6.	"The Prettiest Sea Slug"	4:35
7.	"The Daily Routine"	6:48
8.	"Tricky Turtle"	4:38
9.	"Four Walls"	5:42
10.	"Pity Party"	4:22
11.	"Hell Camp"	4:37
12.	"Farewell Spaceman"	6:35
Total length:		63:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.

Blockhead – production
DJ Signify – co-production (11), turntables (1, 12)
Damien Paris – guitar (7, 9), bass guitar (3, 7, 8, 10)
Wilder Zoby – vocoder (9)
Baby Dayliner – mixing
Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
Owen Brozman – artwork
Matt Rota – color, design

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References

1 2 Schiller, Mike (January 21, 2010). "Blockhead: The Music Scene". PopMatters . Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
1 2 3 "The Music Scene - Blockhead". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 10, 2015.
1 2 Anderson, Rick. "Blockhead - The Music Scene". AllMusic . Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
↑ Hesketh, Sam (2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene - Review". BBC . Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
↑ Maideron, Ted (January 26, 2010). "Blockhead – The Music Scene". Consequence of Sound . Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
1 2 Ferguson, Sarah (January 8, 2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
1 2 Hogwood, Ben (January 18, 2010). "Blockhead – The Music Scene". MusicOMH . Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
↑ Clarke, Paul (January 18, 2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
↑ Geary, Rob (February 3, 2010). "Blockhead The Music Scene". XLR8R . Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

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[popmatters-1] 1 2 Schiller, Mike (January 21, 2010). "Blockhead: The Music Scene". PopMatters . Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[metacritic-2] 1 2 3 "The Music Scene - Blockhead". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[allmusic-3] 1 2 Anderson, Rick. "Blockhead - The Music Scene". AllMusic . Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[bbc-4] Hesketh, Sam (2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene - Review". BBC . Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[consequenceofsound-5] Maideron, Ted (January 26, 2010). "Blockhead – The Music Scene". Consequence of Sound . Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[exclaim-6] 1 2 Ferguson, Sarah (January 8, 2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[musicomh-7] 1 2 Hogwood, Ben (January 18, 2010). "Blockhead – The Music Scene". MusicOMH . Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[residentadvisor-8] Clarke, Paul (January 18, 2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[xlr8r-9] Geary, Rob (February 3, 2010). "Blockhead The Music Scene". XLR8R . Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

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