I need more downtempo chilled out tunes..

[dj_timo]

Hey guys,

I've been mixing some Thievery Corporation, Salmonella dub etc lately and would like to get a full set together to play in a small, chilled out Cocktail bar. Can anyone recommend some simalar artists to Thievery or specific tracks to look out for?

Cheers :thumb:

[crazy_tripper]

greyboy, quantic, rjd2, dj krush, nightmares on wax, poets of rhythm, bonobo, aim...

[dj_timo]

Thanks mate i'll check them out.

[SkinDeep]

The ones mentioned are great. :)

Try also:

Mad Professor (Dub)
Blockhead (Instrumental Hip-Hop)
Mr Scruff (Electronic Funk/Dub)
Treva Whateva (Funk?!)
The Herbaliser (Hip-Hop, Instrumental)
Flexitones (Breakbeat/Funk/Latin)
Ott (Psy/Dub)
Coldcut (Hip/Trip-Hop)
DJ Shadow (Instrumental Hip-Hop)
Baby Mammoth (Downtempo)
Fila Brazilia (Downtempo/House)
The Orb (Ambient House)
Diplo (Instruemental Hip Hop)
Jon Kennedy (Instrumental, House, Breakbeat)
Prefuse 73 (IDM, Hip-Hop)
Mountains In The Sky (Downtempo, fucking awesome I might add, local Melbourne dude)
Quantic/Quantic Soul Orchestra (Instrumental, Funk)
Skalpel (Nu Jazz)

labels to check are Ninja Tune, Tru Thoughts, Mo Wax, etc...

The genre labels I added are pretty general/vague, take them with a grain of salt. :)

[crazy_tripper]

word.

there's a couple in there i haven't heard of before, might have to have a geez and check them out considering i definitely approve of all others mentioned

[Optimus Rhyme]

Very good suggestions.

Air totally own this category. You can't go wrong with playing Air in cocktail bars, particularly something off Moon Safari. Pretty obvious and I'm sure youve already thought of/done it but juuuuust in case :)

[Salamando]

Very good suggestions.

Air totally own this category. You can't go wrong with playing Air in cocktail bars, particularly something off Moon Safari. Pretty obvious and I'm sure youve already thought of/done it but juuuuust in case :)

moon safari > all

if there was anything that could beat it, which it can't, it would be kruder and dorfmeister - live @ montreux jazz festival. 3 and a half hours of goodness. peter kruder sings dorfmeister happy birthay half way through the set and everyone joins in.

[Funkedub]

check out any releases on the Catskills label :thumb:

[SkinDeep]

Oh, do check out "Toires" as well, new album on Backroom Beats (sub-label of Twisted - www.twisted.co.uk), it's lovely. 8)

[mxmai]

i'll have a look over my collection when i get home and give a more detailed list, but for now...

yonderboi
dj krush
peace orchestra
skalpel
tricky
portishead
alias
up, bustle & out
super numeri
plaid
four tet

[SkinDeep]

super numeri

Awesome! :love:

I love those guys. Their mix comp "The Enochian Way" earlier this year - awesome. :D

[mxmai]

mmm, i'd love to go to sleep to the sounds of super numeri right now but i can't find my RCA cable. booooo.

[ChiasticSlide]

You'll be well served by this thread, Timo, as there have been some awesome suggestions! Great to see Ninja tune artists getting frequent mentions, what a great label with a diverse array of sounds...

A fair bit of nu jazz has been mentioned, but you all forgot Cinematic Orchestra! Have been listening to 'Every Day' a lot lately and obsolutely love it. Such a nice sense of atmosphere, beautifully crafted vocals, seemless integration of electronic production techniques and traditional jazz instrumentation.

Also make sure you check out another Ninja Tune band, Jaga Jazzist. Their music is positively amazing. Their latest album 'What we must' is a bit more post-rock than their previous stuff, but nonetheless continues the theme of atmosphere, and slowly developing beauty. I've never been to Scandinavia, but this is how I imagine Norway in the autumn. Some of their stuff isn't very chilled out though, can get quite edgy, dramatic in parts, which, although stunning, may not be what you are after. Still plenty of dreamy, down-tempo stuff though.

Check out the Plaid album 'Double Figure' too. Some of the tracks are pretty pepped up, happy sounding tunes, but you'll probably find that the opener, 'Eyen,' with its sullen yet warm analogue tones may fit your set quite nicely. 'Not For Threes' is another good one. The track they did with Bjork is stunning, simply stunning.

[Funkedub]

I'd suggest if you want to get more aquainted with Ninja Tune, pick up any of the compilations like Jazztricktechnology, Flexistentialism, Funkungfusion and Xen Cuts. All of those compilations are great albums to have and to listen to ... but better yet they're a reference point to start exploring the Ninja Tune stable and the many talented acts on it

[mxmai]

^^^ definitely.


also worth checking are K7's dj kicks series, as well as K7 itself, which has a whole bunch of cool downbeat artists.

[crazy_tripper]

oh, also go check out the mushroom jazz compilations, i think number 3 is my favourite, but i can't really remember. either way they're all pretty cool and probably the kinda shiz you're after too. some la funk mob stuff might be up your alley and if you're after cocktail bar sort of music definitely check out some of the releases on G.A.M.M, there's a bunch of stuff on there that would be pretty well suited.

oh, and on a homegrown tip you can't go past hermitude or fdel :)

[Citizen]

moon safari > all

if there was anything that could beat it, which it can't, it would be kruder and dorfmeister - live @ montreux jazz festival. 3 and a half hours of goodness. peter kruder sings dorfmeister happy birthay half way through the set and everyone joins in.

holy shit - that sounds bad. Liinkage?

[mxmai]

citizen, i'll swap you a copy of the k&d @ montreaux for boxcutter's breezeblock.

[Citizen]

^^^

Dude, i saw you in the other thread - sounds like you found it.

So, wheres my K+D linkage at, yo?

;)

[cyZilla]

Thievery Corp style beatsy lounge eh? you could start with other artists on Thievery Corp's Eighteenth Street Lounge label, ESL music: Karminsky Experience, Ursula 1000, Frederico Aubele.

Then there's Big Bang. Inverse Cinematics. The Jazzinvaders. Jazzconductor/Beatconductor. NICOLA CONTE. Five Corners Quintet. Jazzanova. Fertile Ground. Breakestra. Asayake. Jazztronik. NICKODEMUS (pick up any/all of Giant Step's Turntables on the Hudson series for great loungin). Fort Knox Five. Both of Bebel Gilberto's 'remixed' albums. Ditto for many remixes of Da Lata. Baby Mammoth. Alex Attias. Crazy P. DJ Mitsu the Beats. Diesler. Wibutee. Dublex Inc. DJ Hint (the Tremmuh EP is a wee ripper). Dzihan & Kamien. DJ Krush. "Adoption Agency", Krush's remixes of Monday Michiru. The Visioneers (aka Marc Mac aka 4hero). The Herbaliser. Nemoy. Chris Joss. Povo.

Be warned. Thievery corp are a gateway drug, err, artist.

[mxmai]

^^^

Dude, i saw you in the other thread - sounds like you found it.

So, wheres my K+D linkage at, yo?

uploading now... check your PMs in an hour.

[crazy_tripper]

there's so much good music in this thread.

thread of the year, i say.

[quirks]

Some of my suggestions: (bottom three are Aussies) :-D

http://www.myspace.com/boozoobajou
http://www.myspace.com/kyotojazzmassive
http://www.myspace.com/gillespeterson
http://www.myspace.com/deepchild
http://www.myspace.com/rephrasemusic
http://www.myspace.com/jimipolar

[SkinDeep]

kyoto jazz massive is cool. :)

[downtempo]

thanks guys, i really think mark farina is a pioneer of the downtempo sounds leaking into clubs

[mxmai]

i highly dispute that. prepare to get rolled on by the e/d/e crew. ;) :lol:

[Funkedub]

thanks guys, i really think mark farina is a pioneer of the downtempo sounds leaking into clubs


:slap:


next !!

[mxmai]

:lol:

told ya.

[Funkedub]

^^^

i just thought i'd start the ball rolling for you mxmai ... just follow my lead damnit ;P

[crazy_tripper]

:lol: :lol: pioneer is a big, big call. his mushroom jazz series etc are pretty fucking dope but i wouldn't run around calling him a pioneer, that's for damn sure.

[Offbeat]

thanks guys, i really think mark farina is a pioneer of the downtempo sounds leaking into clubs

Get the fuck outta here with that shit! :slap:

[Deepchild]

My 2 cents of dubby goodness....for a start....

Rhythm and Sound
Mad Professor
Deadbeat (mmmm!)
Future Sound of London - "Lifeforms"
D'Angelo (hell yeah!)
Meshell N'Dgeocello
Paul St Hillaire
Sly and the Family Stone
The Oneness of Juju
Miles Davis - "Bitches Brew"
Cinematic Orchestra (choice)
DJ Cam
almost anything on Raw Fusion (Up Hygh, Owusu and Hannibal)
almost anything on BBE or Ubiquity Records
Roy Ayres
Rae and Christian

[DuncanM]

I heard a rumour that Rhythm and Sound are coming to Australia. I am so VERY psyched for that, See Mi Yah remixes was one of my favourite albums of last year.

I have to add Jeff Dread to this list to. Return From Alpha 1 never gets old.

[simonfromuk]

Pole, pole and pole.

[disjunction]

Pole, pole and pole.
I picked up 'Pole 3' recently for $20, double album, tube sealed, heavy wax too.
It's my fav pole.