Downtown Science (Blockhead album)

Downtown Science
Studio album by Blockhead
Released	October 18, 2005
Genre	Instrumental hip hop
Length	54:06
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Blockhead
Blockhead chronology
Music by Cavelight (2004) Downtown Science (2005) Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	mixed[1]
Exclaim!	favorable[2]
MusicOMH	favorable[3]
Pitchfork Media	6.6/10[4]
PopMatters	[5]

Downtown Science is the second studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead.^[4] It was released on Ninja Tune in 2005.^[5]

Reception

Jason Crock of Pitchfork Media 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]

Chris Ingold of MusicOMH gave the album a favorable review and 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]

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

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

External links

• Downtown Science at Discogs (list of releases)