Downtown Science (Blockhead album)

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Downtown Science

Studio album by

Blockhead

Released

October 18, 2005

Genre

Instrumental hip hop

Length

54:06

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

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

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

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

^ ^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

Downtown Science at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Blockhead
Studio albums	Music by Cavelight (2004) Downtown Science (2005) Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (2007) The Music Scene (2009) Interludes After Midnight (2012) Capture the Sun (2013) Garbology (2021)
Related articles	Party Fun Action Committee

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