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The Music Scene
Electronic · 2009 · 12 tracks · 1h 3m

The Music Scene

Blockhead

A dense, psychedelic tapestry of instrumental hip-hop. Dusty samples and urban rhythms collide to create a vivid, cinematic journey through a surreal city.

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It's like taking a midnight tour of a city where the buildings are made of old vinyl records.

A surreal, cinematic exploration of urban loneliness and mechanical beauty.

The Music Scene · vs · Blockhead
Surreal Abstract+1.1σ

The writing leans notably further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 3m
01
It’s Raining Clouds
5:54
02
The Music Scene
4:49
03
Only Sequences Change
4:44
04
Which One of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer?
4:48
05
Attack the Doctor
5:46
06
The Prettiest Sea Slug
4:35
07
The Daily Routine
6:48
08
Tricky Turtle
4:38
09
Four Walls
5:42
10
Pity Party
4:22
11
Hell Camp
4:37
12
Farewell Spaceman
6:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's sudden shift from a haunting vocal loop into a triumphant, brass-inflected groove.
The way 'The Daily Routine' uses repetitive, mechanical clicks to build a surprisingly soulful emotional arc.
The cosmic, drifting synth wash that closes out 'Farewell Spaceman', leaving the listener suspended in air.
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