The Music Scene is the fourth solo studio album by American hip hop producer Blockhead. It was released on Ninja Tune on November 3, 2009.[1] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2]
| The Music Scene | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:19 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Blockhead | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| BBC | favorable[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C−[5] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[6] |
| MusicOMH | [7] |
| PopMatters |   [1] |
| Resident Advisor | 2.5/5[8] |
| XLR8R | 6.5/10[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Rick Anderson of AllMusic commented that "Everyone makes sample-based music these days, but very few people use found sounds and prefab musical snippets as creatively and thoughtfully as Blockhead does."[3]
Sarah Ferguson of Exclaim! said, "The music found on The Music Scene broadcasts a place for explorative musical journeying much greater than one found on pop radio."[6]
Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH wrote, "For Blockhead, this album would seem to open up a whole new realm of possibilities, showing as it does an ability to break out of the confines of hip hop, which he had already mastered."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Raining Clouds" | 5:54 |
| 2. | "The Music Scene" | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Only Sequences Change" | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Which One of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer?" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Attack the Doctor" | 5:46 |
| 6. | "The Prettiest Sea Slug" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "The Daily Routine" | 6:48 |
| 8. | "Tricky Turtle" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Four Walls" | 5:42 |
| 10. | "Pity Party" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Hell Camp" | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Farewell Spaceman" | 6:35 |
| Total length: | 63:19 | |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the CD liner notes.
- Blockhead – production
- DJ Signify – co-production (11), turntables (1, 12)
- Damien Paris – guitar (7, 9), bass guitar (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Wilder Zoby – vocoder (9)
- Baby Dayliner – mixing
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Owen Brozman – artwork
- Matt Rota – color, design
References
edit- ^ a b Schiller, Mike (January 21, 2010). "Blockhead: The Music Scene". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c "The Music Scene - Blockhead". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Blockhead - The Music Scene". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ Hesketh, Sam (2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene - Review". BBC. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ Maideron, Ted (January 26, 2010). "Blockhead – The Music Scene". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Ferguson, Sarah (January 8, 2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Hogwood, Ben (January 18, 2010). "Blockhead – The Music Scene". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ Clarke, Paul (January 18, 2010). "Blockhead - The Music Scene". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ Geary, Rob (February 3, 2010). "Blockhead The Music Scene". XLR8R. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
External links
edit- The Music Scene at Discogs (list of releases)