Downtown Science (2005) Like Kanye West, Blockhead has learned that sampling and manipulating the human voice is a sly shortcut to emotional expression. Downtown Science , a disc… Blockhead Electronic
Music Review

Downtown Science (2005)

Blockhead
Reviewed by Michael Endelman | Nov 07, 2005
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Oct 18, 2005; Lead Performance: Blockhead; Genre: Electronic

Like Kanye West, Blockhead has learned that sampling and manipulating the human voice is a sly shortcut to emotional expression. Downtown Science, a disc of DJ Shadow-esque nocturnal funk, won't just provoke a head nod — it might make you cry.

Originally posted Nov 04, 2005 Published in issue #849 Nov 11, 2005 Order article reprints