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Downtown Science
Electronic · 2005 · 12 tracks

Downtown Science

Blockhead

A cinematic love letter to New York City built from dusty jazz loops, noir-ish dialogue, and thick, rhythmic drum breaks that feel like a midnight walk through Manhattan.

October 17, 2005 · Ninja Tune

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A sophisticated, slightly lonely journey through a rain-slicked city of memories.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Expiration Date
5:42
02
Roll Out the Red Carpet
4:08
03
Serenade
1:51
04
Cherry Picker
6:22
05
Crashing Down
4:13
06
Stop Motion Traffic
4:37
07
The Art of Walking
3:44
08
Good Block, Bad Block
4:30
09
Dough Nation
4:12
10
Quiet Storm
5:57
11
The First Snowfall
4:51
12
Long Walk Home
4:07
Moments Worth Listening For
The haunting vocal loop in Expiration Date that transforms a simple phrase into a profound urban eulogy.
The rhythmic interplay of traffic sounds and percussion in Stop Motion Traffic that mimics a busy intersection.
The shift into a colder, more isolated atmosphere during the final minutes of The First Snowfall.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Downtown Science sound next to the rest of Blockhead's catalogue?

Nostalgic+3.3σ

Nostalgic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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