I see lots of people asking for good Downtempo/Lounge/Acid Jazz....

[ALCHEMY]

Don't know how many of you guys are into the lounge/downtempo/ Electronica scene.

But i thought i would link a couple of my favs. Most of these guys i would even consider experimental hip hop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzhSztFvdc

http://www.myspace.com/sibonobo

http://www.myspace.com/quanticmusic

http://www.myspace.com/koop

http://www.myspace.com/nicolaconte

http://www.myspace.com/mrscruffofficial

http://www.myspace.com/intairnet

http://www.myspace.com/fourtetkieranhebden

http://www.myspace.com/theavalanches

[SUGEKNIGHTJR.]

"Air" is a great band..i love thier shyt. you should check them out, Giles Peterson put me on to downtempo, acid jazz via his BBC show..

these subgenres are great for people who like dope beats but want more substance than what contemporary rap provides.

[flapjacks]

^You mean that French "electronica" group Air? Didn't know they fit in "downtempo/lounge/acid jazz" but I guess some of their stuff borders on that. Their album Moon Safari was basically classic and their Premier Symphonies (sp?) EP is great as well.

[Copper Scroll]

Yeah, Moon Safari is a great album. Air also had some good stuff on a soundtrack they did--Virgin Suicides?

Trying to draw lines between the various subgenres of electronic music, though, is a work in futility. Most electronic artists worth their weight defy categorization. It is what it is.

[SUGEKNIGHTJR.]

Yeah, Moon Safari

Trying to draw lines between the various subgenres of electronic music, though, is a work in futility. Most electronic artists worth their weight defy categorization. It is what it is.

that's been a dilema of mine as well....the lines between downtempo, acid jazz and trip hop are not well defined, but i ain't hating, i like the crossing over of cultures.

which is why i try to research the orgins, the deejays are the key, giles and norman jay influenced these electronica groups in thier diversity..im gonna do a thread on that in the future.

like Portishead for instance, you can't limit them to trip hop, they have airy type downtempo stuff as well as jazz and hip hop influenced tunes, they are all over the place.

[Apey]

Giles Peterson put me on to downtempo, acid jazz via his BBC show....
Gilles has put me on to a lot of good music over the years...him and Norman Jay really are legends.

[THE 101]

Gilles has put me on to a lot of good music over the years...him and Norman Jay really are legends.

You ever listen to any of his Goodtimes compilations(with Joey)??? Real dope summer music to chill with your friends and a cold beer.

[SoulController]

your new d/l for the month is Diplo-Florida

he reminds me of Science Fiction (get Walls Dont Exist from him if you aint hip)