This is so difficult to describe, it's kind of pointless, but let me give it a try.This is mainly world music, electronica, downtempo, breaks (amazing beats), jazz (horns, strings, flutes, etc.), trip-hop, and groovy basslines ALL WRAPPED IN AN INCREDIBLY WELL-PRODUCED CD. Breath-taking album. Everytime you play it, you find different elements and sounds that take you different places. It can be edgy, it can be dark, it can be classy, it can be smooth. But it can never be bad. It all depends on your mood (b..
Damn this is smooth. If you like Ninja Tune stuff, or are just looking for a smooth down-tempo ride that doesn't disappoint on even one track, this is it. I own a lot of music in this genre and I like a lot of what's come out of Ninja Tune (the much more frenetic Amon Tobin is my favorite), but this isn't like anything else I have exactly. The tracks show great range and have good variety in beat and content. But it all remains remarkably smooth. Good for chillin', good for drivin' and good for just about a..
Dial M for Monkey is one of those albums that leaves you in awe of the creative ability of the human mind. The depth of each track seems endless, every time I listen to this CD I find something new in the music. According to Ninja Tune, Simon Green played, sampled, and sequenced every instrument on the CD, which has allowed him to apply his perfectionist's touch. This is instrumental hiphop with an informed understanding of music, something like if one of the great classical composers had grown up in the la..
