Blockhead - Downtown Science 2LP (color vinyl)

Downtown Science is Blockhead's second full-length solo LP, and make no mistake, this is refined instrumental hip hop.

Tracklist:

Expiration Date 05:41
Roll Out The Red Carpet 04:08
Serenade 01:50
Cherry Picker 06:21
Crashing Down 04:12
Stop Motion Traffic 04:36
The Art of Walking 03:43
Good Block Bad Block 04:30
Dough Nation 04:12
Quiet Storm 05:56
The First Snowfall 04:51
Long Walk Home 04:06

This record is Blockhead's ode to downtown Manhattan and throughout the tracks, he openly transforms a variety of world-inspired samples that most certainly mirrors NYC's muddy landscape and population. Some of these beats are heavy on the head - definite Walkman material for the winter months or maybe that 3:30 AM cool out moment at the bar (that's actually my favorite time of the night to play records). Whatever the case, this album deserves a solid listen from front to back in order to catch all the subtle nuances and eloquent mood changes.