Bonobo is the pseudonym of British electronic musician, DJ and producer Simon Green. Simon was born on March 30, 1976. The genre in which the musician works can be represented as a mixture of trip-hop, downtempo and chil-out. Some of the sets are recorded by DJ Barakas, and the songs created with Robert Lewis (Tru Thoughts label) are released under the name Nirobi and Barakas.
Bonobo's first music release was "Terrapin", which was included in the compilation When Shapes Join Together. Their debut
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Bonobo is the pseudonym of British electronic musician, DJ and producer Simon Green. Simon was born on March 30, 1976. The genre in which the musician works can be represented as a mixture of trip-hop, downtempo and chil-out. Some of the sets are recorded by DJ Barakas, and the songs created with Robert Lewis (Tru Thoughts label) are released under the name Nirobi and Barakas.
Bonobo's first music release was "Terrapin", which was included in the compilation When Shapes Join Together. Their debut album Animal Magic was released in 2000. This disc, which Bonobo produces and records almost independently and “enchants” representatives of key labels. He is known as one of the downtempo pioneers. As a result, since 2001, the musician collaborates with the label “Ninja Tune”.
In 2002, the new Bonobo label released a collection of remixes "One Offs...remixes & B Sides", and in 2003 - the second full-length album "Dial 'M' For Monkey". Two years later, the DJ contributed to the Solid Steel series, releasing the album It Came From The Sea. This mix includes several new tracks, as well as remixes and reworks of previously released songs. The album is called Days to Come. It goes on sale on October 2, 2006. In the recording of the song “Nightlite” takes part singer Bajka. The album was voted the best by the listeners of Gilles Peterson.
The single "The Keeper", released in September 2009, became the title song of the album "Black Sands". The presentation of this disc takes place in March 2010.
In his compositions, Bonobo uses a wide range of samples combined with a heavy line of basses. His music usually develops linearly: each new element, such as a new bass line or percussion, appears one by one. In the album “Days to Come”, the musician combined the sound background with the pure and expressive vocals of Bajka.
Discography
2001 - Animal Magic
2003 - Dial 'M' For Monkey
2006 - Days to Come
2010 - Black Sands