Tag: downbeat

  • The Self feat. Jordan Rakei single – Richard Spaven

    The Self feat. Jordan Rakei single – Richard Spaven

    Single from the upcoming album by a drummer who’s worked with The Cinematic Orchestra, Flying Lotus and 4hero Fortunate singers or saxophonists might get the chance to release solo albums, but drummers are rarely afforded such opportunities; theirs is usually a life of back-to-back session work. Percussionist Richard Spaven, however, is on to his third […]

  • Home album – Culross Close (K15)

    Home album – Culross Close (K15)

    Listen to the jazzy downbeat grooves of Home, a six-track LP by London-born DJ and producer Culross Close, better known as K15 Most people’s introduction to K15 was via the dulcet techno of 2014’s Yellow, the standout track from his Insecurities EP on Wild Oats. That was followed by the soulful broken beat single Flying, […]

  • City album – Stuart McCallum

    City album – Stuart McCallum

    Listen to City, a jazzy eight-track album from the former Cinematic Orchestra guitarist, which marries acoustic artistry with electronic flourishes Mancunian guitarist Stuart McCallum is best known for his work with The Cinematic Orchestra. But unlike the latter’s brand of jazzy and (often) folksy goings-on, McCallum’s solo effort is a little more ethereal and oblique. […]

  • Whole Other* album – Richard Spaven

    Whole Other* album – Richard Spaven

    Listen to Whole Other*, the first full-length album by jazzy UK drummer Richard Spaven, a musician who’s worked with 4hero, Mark de Clive-Lowe and The Cinematic Orchestra Even though you may not know his name, you’ve almost certainly heard Richard Spaven’s musicianship. The UK drummer has played with a host of artists, including 4hero, Mark […]

  • Slowly Rolling Camera album – Slowly Rolling Camera

    Slowly Rolling Camera album – Slowly Rolling Camera

    The self-titled debut album from this Cardiff-based four-piece will appeal to fans of The Cinematic Orchestra and beyond… Alongside the likes of Nightmares on Wax and Kruder & Dorfmeister, The Cinematic Orchestra pioneered a form of downbeat stylings that exhibited a jazzy sensibility. But it sometimes seems that with each new project from Jason Swinscoe’s […]

  • Mesektet Extnd album preview – Flako

    Mesektet Extnd album preview – Flako

    German beat connoisseurs Project Mooncircle have rereleased 2011’s The Mesektet by London producer Flako… but with a few extras Berlin-based label Project Mooncircle has released Mesektet Extnd, a rerelease of 2011’s The Mesektet by London resident Flako. As the “Extnd” hints at in the title, this reissue includes some new tracks that weren’t on the […]

  • Pacha Ibiza Chillout Classics album preview – various artists

    Pacha Ibiza Chillout Classics album preview – various artists

    Introducing a triple helping of tried ‘n’ tested downbeat tunes As the title of this CD suggests, this is a selection of laid-back tunes customarily spun at the latter end of a night of sweat-inducing, high-tempo house. Their raison d’être was all about bringing clubbers down as the Ibiza sun rose. Among the scores of well-known […]

  • Sight And Sound EP – Inspired Flight – free music download

    Sight And Sound EP – Inspired Flight – free music download

    Free downtempo EP from Californian duo who produce tracks reminiscent of The Cinematic Orchestra Fans of The Cinematic Orchestra should check out the free Through Sight And Sound EP by Inspired Flight, a duo that hails from San Diego, California. Tracks An Outlet and Parasympathetic are reminiscent of Jason Swinscoe’s material, but it’s not all […]

  • Ma Fleur album review – The Cinematic Orchestra

    Ma Fleur album review – The Cinematic Orchestra

    Jason Swinscoe, the man behind The Cinematic Orchestra, has never been one to serve up cheerful tunes, but his sombre mood has plummeted to new depths on this recording. Ma Fleur‘s a soundtrack to an unmade film, but if it were ever shot, it’d no doubt be a tragedy. There’s no denying that this is […]