Downtempo Chronicles

Booka Shade - Sweet Lies [Music Video]

2008-12-27T18:10:00.000-08:00

Enjoy the video for 'Sweet Lies' by Booka Shade:

Music!

2008-12-22T10:18:00.000-08:00

As promised, here are some mp3s to enjoy. Not brand new stuff, but quality tunes. Four tracks in this post, enjoy the music and be sure to support the artists if you like them by buying their other songs!

Antiga Prime - Reges Treiben (Keinzwiter remix) [click to download]

Visit Keinzweiter on MySpace

This song is from Keyboard Choir and is off of their album titled Mizen Head to Gascanne Sound.

Keyboard Choir - Skylab [click to download]

Visit Keyboard Choir on MySpace

Buy music from Keyboard Choir at the Itunes store by clicking the button below:

This track from Bombay Dub Orchestra is called 'Journey' and is off of their recently released album - 3 Cities.

Here is some information from the producers about the concept behind 3 Cities:

Step inside the sound of 3 Cities, Bombay Dub Orchestra's sophomore release, and experience the crossroads where Mumbai, Chennai, and London musically meet. Since the release of their self-titled debut, the name Bombay Dub Orchestra (consisting of composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay) has built quite a reputation. From main-stage performances at the UK's Big Chill Festival and Djing across the globe, scoring feature films to remixing such world-renowned artists as Bob Marley, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Bebel Gilberto, fans and critics have been eagerly awaiting their next album. For 3 Cities, both Hughes and Mackay traveled to Mumbai and Chennai to record with the cities' premier musicians and vocalists before returning to London to mix the album. 3 Cities is where their cinematic soundscapes meet Indian Classical and electronica featuring a huge cast of over 75 musicians.

Bombay Dub Orchestra - Journey [click to download]

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The Orb - Katskills [click to download]

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We're Back!!

2008-12-20T11:16:00.001-08:00

I want to apologize for the long absence. We do have lots of great music to share with you. We'll be getting back to a schedule of at least 1 post a week.

Portishead just released a video for the song 'Magic Doors' which you can view over at YouTube by clicking here.

Remember that we try to cover all of the downtempo genres, and we are always looking for fresh music to share with our readers, so if you produce dub, substep, trip-hop, ambient, chill out, abstract hip-hop, acid jazz, etc. then drop us a line::
dancefloormayhem @ gmail . com

GreenGender

2008-08-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

GreenGender is an electronic music producer from San Francisco. He is signed to the UK-based label - Steal My Oil Records. He also produces more indie / guitar style music as The Worthing.

GreenGender was kind enough to share his Male Factor EP with his fans at Last.FM so I wanted to share those songs with you here. Please enjoy, and support GreenGender by purchasing his other music from Itunes by clicking the button below:

GreenGender - Bastard Transmission

GreenGender - Drown

GreenGender - Male Factor

GreenGender - Mob Mentality

GreenGender - Publique

Be sure to also visit GreenGender on MySpace.

Ernest Gonzales

2008-08-05T18:38:00.000-07:00

Ernest Gonzales produces emotional, genre-blurring electronic music. I couldn't come up with a better bio than he has written for himself, so please read the following:

(Ernest on Ernest)
"My name is Ernest Gonzales and I am a Hyphenated American aka Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, or Mexican - Whatever you want to call it. I grew up next door to the Alamo, but my Spanish is muy pequito. I am the only child of an electrician father and a Home Depot customer service rep mom. Latch-key only child = video games, drawing trees, making bow and arrows, too much MTV, and pizza pockets. Somehow in between engineering camps I decided to go to art school. During that time I used extra scholarship money to buy my first drum machine.

See kids it does pay off to make good grades. All this leads to music production. I have no plans on making any raggaeton beats. So I leave you, Ernest Gonzales, a Hyphenated American making music. Hip Hop, Experimental, Electronic - whatever you want to call it. My album, "While on Saturn's Rings", came out in October of 2007, features a remix by Daedelus, reached #8 on the CMJ RPM Charts, and is good to do yoga or make out to. Maybe both at the same time if you're a freak. My music will change the world but don't take my word for it...I'm just trying to sell it to you so I can pay some bills."

I want to share a couple of his songs with you and I encourage you to purchase his album if you like his music.

Ernest Gonzales - While On Saturn's Rings

Ernest Gonzales - Glass Pyramids

Click the button below to buy music from Ernest Gonzales at the Itunes store:

Son Lux

2008-07-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

Son Lux is a music producer in NYC who makes some beautiful, lush music. Upon first listening I can compare his music to that of Thom Yorke / Radiohead and DJ Shadow. Very understated, yet powerful all at the same time. Please enjoy these songs:

Son Lux - Do

Beirut - A Sunday Smile (Son Lux remix)

Son Lux - Break

Some Dub choons from Resi

2008-07-20T23:29:00.000-07:00

I discovered Resi while browsing for some free music over @ Download.com. They have a ton of stuff to stream, but then some artists also allow you to download some of their songs. Since this blog is pretty new, I was looking for some music more on the slow side of the BPM scale, and when I listened to his self-branded "space dub" I was sold.

Resi hails from The Netherlands, and makes many different genres of music besides dub. On his profile it says that he plays guitar, bass, drums, percussion and didge, so he is much more than just a studio wizard. The songs posted below are part of an upcoming full length album that is due out in December.

Resi - Februari Moon

Resi - Galactic March

Resi - August

Also, stop by Resi's page on MySpace and show him some love!

The X-Files movie theme remixed by UNKLE!

2008-07-18T18:42:00.000-07:00

That's right. UNKLE has remixed the theme for the X-Files movie which comes out next weekend. So how can you not enjoy this song? It contains elements of the original theme song from the television show, and manages to make it sound even more grandiose. UNKLE did a great job and you are going to like this remix.

The X-Files Theme (UNKLE remix)

Be sure to visit UNKLE on MySpace.

Dubstep and Hip-Hop

2008-07-17T23:51:00.000-07:00

I received a couple of tracks recently that I think people are going to like.

The first is a Dubstep track from Schlachthofbronx - a trio of DJs and producers from Germany.

Schlachthofbronx - Fatthing (Dubstep remix)

Visit Schlachthofbronx on MySpace.

This next track is a hip-hop mashup track from DeviousOne - a hip-hop and drum-n-bass producer / DJ from Toronto. This is a mashup of the Instrumental from "This Is Why I'm Hot" with the acapella from "How High".

DeviousOne - This Is Why I'm High

You can visit DeviousOne on MySpace.

He Can Jog

2008-07-14T13:01:00.000-07:00

He Can Jog (aka Erik Schoster) is a producer that makes ambient / glitch / minimal electronic music. I found He Can Jog as I was looking for electronic music videos on Vimeo and found this:

Middlemarch Tour '08 Promo Video from erik schoster on Vimeo.

I really liked his production and composition style so I headed over to the He Can Jog website and found some more music and info.

Here are links to a couple of the free tracks from He Can Jog:

He Can Jog - Acorn Spectrum / Chunky Squirrel :: this track has a nice minimal beat, a splash of white noise and some nice synth work

He Can Jog - Last Car Ride (feat. Noah Wark) :: this track starts out with a snippet that feels like the song isn't ready to start, then the beat kicks in. Once we establish the pacing, then Noah comes in and drops some rhymes - a very pleasant surprise. So I guess you could call this minimal abstract hip-hop? Whatever you want to call it, I think you'll enjoy it.

Visit Noah Wark on MySpace

He Can Jog has released music on Audiobulb Records, Fork Series Records, Hippocamp, Labrabbit Records and Famous for 15MB.

Also visit Luvsound - a net label that he helps operate.

You can also visit He Can Jog on MySpace.

An Introduction

2008-07-14T07:33:00.000-07:00

Downtempo Chronicles is a companion blog to Dancefloor Mayhem. Downtempo Chronicles will explore the vast realm of the slower-tempo variations of electronic music.

These genres have many names, but can all be captured under the downtempo umbrella. Some of the genres we will share with you on this blog include: trip-hop, abstract hip-hop, acid jazz, ambient, chillout, jazz fusion, r&b and we'll even sprinkle in some pop. While the music on Dancefloor Mayhem seeks the shaking of your bootimus maximus, Downtempo Chronicles will provide you with the soundtrack for the drive home, the pre-funk, the lounge, the poolside and the office.

For this blog, we are inspired by a wide range of producers, from DJ Shadow and The Orb to Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. So sit back, relax and enjoy the music.