Groove Theory: 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Playlist Top Tracks - 23rd March 2009

Playlist;
1. Belleruche - It'll Come (Yam Who mix)
2. Everyday (Onbeyond Remix) - Beatspoke
3. Soul Reservation Morning - The Lushlife Project
4. There's nothing wrong - Jhelisa Anderson
5. Scuba - Heavenly
6. Unforscene - In Pursuit Of
7. Dedou - Born Again
8. Thievery Corporation - 33 Degree
9. Dzihan & Kamien - Smile
10. Grace Jones - This Is
11. Dzihan & Kamien - After
12. Nightmares On Wax - What I'm Feeling (Rae & Christian Mix)
13. Nightmares On Wax - Stars (Now mix)
14. King Britt & Ursula Rucker - Circe (Jazzanova Mix)
15. The Tao Of Groove - Honeybee Blues
16. Ralf Gam & Mia Taylor - Ordinary Girl
17. Nightmares On Wax - Dreddoverboard (DJ Food mix)
18. Creative Swing Alliance - Strasbourg
19. Dzihan & Kamien - Two Minutes
20. Nuspirit Helsinki - Jet Sounds

Downtempo Defined...

For the the uninitiated 'Downtempo' is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling. Sometimes the beats are more complicated and more featured instead of being in the background, but even then they are usually less intense than other kinds of electronic music like Trance. Often the name chill out music is used to refer to songs demonstrative of the genre, but those names also refer to other styles of music, and downtempo encompasses a wider variety of styles than those terms alone would indicate. Another related genre is Trip-hop, though Downtempo usually uses a slower tempo than Trip-hop.Also includes broken beat and Nu Jazz.

History of Downtempo

The 1990s brought on a wave of slower paced music which was played throughout chillout rooms - the relaxation sections of the clubs or dedicated sections at electronic music events. Downtempo music started to surface around in Ibiza, when DJs and Promoters would bring down the vibe with slower rhythm and gentler electronic music upon approaching sunrise. In 1994, Trip Hop emerged from Bristol, which combined elements of hip hop beats, drum and bass breaks, and ambient atmospheres at a lower tempo. At the end of 1990s a more melodic instrumental electronica incorporating acoustic sounds with electronic styles emerged under its own umbrella name of downtempo. ^[1]

In the late 1990s, the Austrian duo Kruder & Dorfmeister popularized the style with their downtempo remixes of pop, hip-hop, and drum and bass tracks with influences of the 70's soul jazz. The British Steve Cobby and Dave McSherry, producing under the name Fila Brazillia, released a handful of downtempo, electronica and ambient techno albums that propelled the style further. While the Washington, D.C. locals Eric Hilton and Rob Garza, better known as Thievery Corporation, have introduced the Brazilian sound into the style after discussing the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, and enriched it further by combining elements of Jamaican dub and reggae.

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