Anyone recommend downtempo?
Hey everyone, I’m looking for some great downtempo recommendations. I’m looking for something along the lines of Mark Farina’s mushroom jazz series.
Ah I love Mark Farina’s Mushroom Jazz!
Hmmmm not sure how similar these would be, but still worth checking out (some of my old favorites):
And then there’s the Ninja Tunes guys like Mr. Scruff and DJ Food.
Let me know what you think.
Ah man ive DJd with Mr Scruff, hes an amazing DJ.
Finally managed to see DJ FOOD at Glasto this year , hes a massive hero of mine.
I totally cant get involved with this thread , my life will disappear.
Anything on:
TRU THOUGHTS
JAZZANOVA
GUIDANCE
OM
COMPOST
Un fucking Believable track.
Here’s a few artists off the top of my head:
Zero 7, RJD2, Free the Robots, Dan the Automator, Kid Loco, Trouble Man, Prefuse 73, Part-Time Heroes, The Deadbeats, Thievery Corporation, Wax Tailor, Kat o1o, Tosca, Jazzanova, Fat Jon, Waldeck, DJ Cam, Si Se, Bibio,…
too many to recall. Check out my playlist in my blog on myspace for artists and tracks from my show Labkids Radio.
Also check out many hip-hop producers that venture out into the instrumental territory such as Omid, Babu, RJD2, Nicolay, et al…
I love VEBA shes amazing. DJd once with Mark Rae, he talked about fishing.
BED TIME.
@ Karlos DJ Food’s The Aging Young Rebel is a classic.
I’d suggest
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Echaskech
Alucidnation
Fragile State
Boards of Canada
Brian Eno
Fink
Gel-Sol
Lamb
Afterlife
ALpha
Global Communication
Sigur Ros
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I’d hardly call Tru-Thoughts downtempo either …
Are you fucking kidding me. Tru Thoughts isnt just a funk label and the artists are some of the most diverse you will find on any label… Seriously dude.
Did you actually check any of the vids that other people posted.
Downtempo can be jazzy and funky. It doesnt just mean Ambient (Brian Eno).
<3 this thread
who’s doing great things in downtempo recently tho, all the good artists that come to mind for me are from the 90s and early 00s …
Awesome guys thanks for all the recommendations. DJ Cam is sick.
yes, I’m well aware of the Tru Thoughts roster, I don’t think I’ve played a single set in the last year were I’ve not played something from their label. My comment was meant to read that tru thought weren’t exclusively downtempo, they do a he’ll of a lot of stuff.
And no I didn’t check the vids as I usually surf this site from my phone …
Following this one for the great tunage!
lovin it
Ambient Stuff
Autonomic crew (dBridge, Instra:mental, ASC)… not sure if its downbeat. But its quite mellow & awesome.
really loving this thread
i’ll add…
boxcutter
RAS G
flying lotus
keep the good reccomendations coming
yeah.. will search some stuff..
Appleblim
Shackleton (Skull Disco in general)
Scuba