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Blockhead

The Music Scene

New York hip hop producer Tony Simon with a third installment of downbeat beats and instrumental samples

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6.3

Label
Ninja Tune
UK Release date
18/01/2010
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Eclectic, calming and yet strangely energetic, his music is well worth getting acquainted with
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  2. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Blockhead has a real knack for layering unusual, distinct sounds over organic drum patterns, and it’s the consistent sense of expectation that holds your attention unusually well for such an ambient record
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  3. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Parts of The Music Scene flirt with and even achieve greatness, standing tall as instrumentals any music fan would be advised to hear
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  4. 6.9 |   Beats Per Minute

    The Music Scene is not likely to be his magnum opus, and perhaps it will never be anyone’s favorite hip-hop/electronica album. Still, it is an important step in the right direction for Blockhead, and that stands for something
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  5. 6.0 |   Blurt

    Mostly, these tracks balance serenity and intricacy with insouciant ease. Smooth, yes, but rarely slick
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  6. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Simon turns to Ableton software to juggle multiple samples and stitch them into an enthralling narrative
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  7. 6.0 |   The Sunday Times

    ...nods, intentionally or not, to the promiscuity that characterises so much music being made today, with forays into multiple genres, from funk, pop, rap, soul and jazz to post-rock
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  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    The tracks are hard to fault technically, but, boy, do they sound dated and pedestrian
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