Blockhead - The Music Scene (2009)
The Music Scene is an instrumental hip hop album by producer Blockhead, released on Ninja Tune. The cover art of the album The Music Scene, done by Blockheads friend & fellow producer Omega One, shows a futuristic deserted New York City overrun by wild animals.
"That is kind of how I view the music scene at this point. It's a very simple metaphor. Like if you think about New York City and what it once was. I am a native New Yorker. I grew up downtown and to see what has happened to my neighborhood, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's just become something different. And the music scene is pretty much in the same boat. It was once this thriving place where people could be creative. But now if you are creative it is really not for you because it is not going to happen for you on a level like it used to. There was a time when ugly singers could be famous, when people would just get by on their talent but now it's like you have to have a market plan and it's depressing," says Blockhead.