Bonobo - Days To Come (2006)

Ketto, track number five on Days To Come

As electronic music grows more popular, there are more and more mediocre artists to sift through and try to find amazing things like this. Days To Come is the latest release from Simon Green, a British DJ who is much more widely known as Bonobo... And what an incredible find it is.

Released on October 31, 2006 on Ninja Tune, this album is pure quality. The tracks are laced with various string instruments, and samples of traditional percussion so acoustic that one could call it something other than electronic music. The breakbeats and bass drops don't seem to agree with that and bring back the hip-hop feel to the tracks, but that's a big part of what makes this album so good. Some of the tracks have vocals by Bajka on them, her earthly style adds a further touch of the past to this perfect balance of past and future, tradition and experimentation.

Walk In The Sky, with vocals from Bajka

The Winter Chill at Subway Lounge

What's up everybody, Stan here. It doesn't matter whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa or any other winter holiday, we all know nothing beats listening to some damn good tunes on a lazy winter day. This is what this post is all about, just a few (ch)ill tracks to make you feel good this holiday season.



DJ Shadow - Six Days, on The Private Press


Riton - Put That On My Mama, on Beats Du Jour


DJ Krush & Mos Def - Shinjiro, on Milight




Kruder & Dorfmeister - 1st of tha Month, on The K&D Sessions

Hope you like these. Take it easy, keep it real, happy holidays!

Zero 7 - Simple Things (2001)

The opening track, "I Have Seen"

Zero 7 consists of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker from the UK. The style is tricky to describe, but I'd say it's a mixture of downtempo and pop. "Simple Things" is a great little bunch of music. About half of the tracks has vocals, with some great fillers inbetween. The fillers aren't boring - actually it all fits together, and seems very well-crafted. What you get on this album is indeed simple, as the title implies - but it is brilliant nonetheless! Mostly recommended!


Destiny, featuring the vocals of Sia Furler and Sophie Barker