Slow the tempo, sharpen the ear: Song for a Gorgeous Blonde contort an old demo into an unholy blend of Downtempo, Jazztronica, and Prog — complete with a Steely Dan-esque riff lurking near the end — while their Ingrid 2 teeters on LoFi piano and backward guitars in tribute to a Swedish icon. For Heads Only flips self-sampled jazz fragments into wonky, cinematic beats à la Flying Lotus and J Dilla, while the land of brings moody downtempo breaks and gorgeous synth lines. Alex Routledge builds a hypnotic 15-minute live journey through IDM and ambient psychedelia, and Bicycle offers the perfect soundtrack for a fall ride away from the noise.
Downtempo releases
“For fans of Flying Lotus & J Dilla, 'If You Know' is the Rolling Stone featured debut EP of 'For Heads Only' where notable jazz artist Mike Casey excavates fragments from his jazz discography and f...”
“New age, witch house ritual music v/a compilation released in late 2013 at google+ community”
“A perfect track for those fall bike rides and forgetting about all the craziness out there for a few minutes.”
“A hypnotic 15-minute journey through IDM, ambient electronica and psychedelia, built entirely live through real-time looping.”
“I live by a river that is not a river. It's called New River. And it's not new either. Celebrating all waterways, new rivers or otherwise.”
“Downtempo experimental electronic created with only guitars and zero effects of any kind”