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Bonobo
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Out of 45 votes - Similar Artists: Cinematic Orchestra, Four Tet, Ammoncontact. Sound Tribe Sector 9
Out of 45 votes
- Location: United Kingdom
- Genre: Electronic & Dance » Electronica
Editor's review
Having toured with Prefuse, Amon Tobin, Diplo and more, Simon Green had certainly proved himself a top-tier DJ, but lately he'd been plagued by the detachment of the modern electronicist. So he took four of his classic laptop tracks and remade them with a live band. The result is as intimate and organic as only jazz can be, yet maintains the unmatched hypnotic effect of electronica.
Biography
With the experimental warmth of '60s French films and the pizzicato flavor of horizontal hip-hop, Simon Green's Bonobo project established a welcome niche of a pretension-free, post-party intellectual chill-out. An almost silent figure among Ibizian romanticists, Green began in Brighton, debuting in 1999 with a track on Tru Thoughts Recordings' When Shapes Join Together compilation. Though tempted by offers from Mute and XL after the official issue of "The Scuba EP" and the "Terrapin" single, Green stuck with Tru Thoughts for the acclaimed debut LP Animal Magic. Highlighted by downtempo dub, funk, and an equally likable use of sitars, Animal Magic was an obvious success and plans were quickly made for careful European support appearances, as well as a follow-up album, Dial "M" for Monkey, for Coldcut's Ninja Tune label. A tour to support the record followed and was documented on the 2005 EP Live Sessions.
