Downtown Science (Blockhead album)

Downtown Science
Downtown Science
Studio album by Blockhead
Released	October 18, 2005
Genre	Instrumental hip hop
Length	54:06
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Blockhead
Blockhead chronology

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 edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	mixed^[3]
Exclaim!	favorable^[4]
MusicOMH	favorable^[5]
Pitchfork	6.6/10^[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 edit

No.	Title	Length
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 edit

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 edit

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

External links edit

Downtown Science at Discogs (list of releases)

[pitchfork-1] Crock, Jason (December 12, 2005). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[popmatters-2] Schiller, Mike (January 2, 2006). "Blockhead: Downtown Science". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[billboard-3] Hart, Ron (January 10, 2006). "Blockhead, "Downtown Science"". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[exclaim-4] Dix, Noel (November 1, 2005). "Blockhead - Downtown Science". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[musicomh-5] 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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