Bonobo (musician)

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Bonobo

Bonobo performing a DJ set for the Remix All-Nighter at SeOne Club in London on 20 March 2008
Background information
Born 30 March 1976 (1976-03-30) (age 33)
Origin England
Genres Downtempo
Trip hop
Years active 2000–present
Labels Tru Thoughts
Ninja Tune

Bonobo (born 30 March 1976) is the stage name of Simon Green, a British musician, producer and DJ.

Green has recorded and performed solo DJ sets under the name Barakas, and together with Robert Luis from Tru Thoughts as Nirobi and Barakas.[1]

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[edit] History

Born in Aldershot, Hampshire, at age 18 Green moved to Brighton. His first release was in October 1999 with the song "Terrapin" on the Tru Thoughts compilation When Shapes Join Together [2]. He released his debut album Animal Magic on Tru Thoughts in 2000[3]. With this album, completely self-produced and mainly self-instrumented, he became one of the "new downtempo pioneers"[4] and his chilled, beat-driven music captivated press as well as many major labels.

In 2001, Bonobo decided to sign for Ninja Tune and in 2003, after one album of remixes on Tru Thoughts in 2002, he released Dial 'M' For Monkey. In 2005, Bonobo contributed to the Solid Steel series, with his Bonobo Presents Solid Steel: "It Came From The Sea", the release date was scheduled for October 10, 2005, but was released a week early[5], the mix features several exclusive tracks as well as remixes and re-edits.

His latest album, entitled "Days to Come", was released on October 2, 2006, the first single from the album was "Nightlite", featuring vocals by Bajka[6]. Following the success of "Days to Come" his tracks have appeared in a number of media-related items. Days To Come was voted Best Album of 2006 by Gilles Peterson's listeners[7].

The song "The Keeper" was released in September 2009 as the lead single from his forthcoming fourth album (currently untitled), due for release in early 2010.

[edit] Style

Bonobo uses a wide variety of samples in his music combined with heavy, often complex basslines. His music generally develops linearly - with new elements such as basslines or percussion coming in one after the other. In Days to Come, he mixes this sonic background with the clean yet distinctive vocals of Bajka, who often uses harmony to build up a multifaceted sound.

Whilst often touring solo, and performing DJ sets, in 2004 Bonobo opted to follow the growing trend amongst electronic acts of playing with a full band. The band plays live renditions of studio material, with a singer, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, string section, Electronics, and drummer. Simon Green mainly plays bass guitar, and leads the band from the middle.

[edit] Discography

Bonobo concert at Club Babylon in Istanbul (Feb 08)

[edit] LP's

[edit] Other releases / EP's

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[edit] Songs appearances

  • The tracks "Pick up" and "Flutter" from the Dial 'M' For Monkey album, were featured in the snowboarding game SSX on Tour[8].
  • The track "Nightlite" appeared on the soundtrack of the game UEFA Champions League 2006-2007[9].
  • In 2007, Bonobo's track "Ketto", was featured in a Citroën C4 Picasso advertisement[10].
  • Bonobo's track "Flutter" is the opening title theme to CBC Television's sitcom jPod.
  • "Flutter" also appeared in the 3rd episode of Nathan Barley.
  • "If You Stayed Over" appeared in the 3rd episode of Season 4 of the TV show Lost, "The Economist"[11].
  • The fifth episode in the third series of the BBC Two show A Taste of My Life featured Bonobo's track "Terrapin".
  • In the autumn of 2008, Cartoon Network used the instrumental version of the title track from Days To Come in a commercial for their Adult Swim programming portion.
  • The track "Silver" was used in The L Word in the Season 4 episode, "Luck be a Lady".
  • In 2008, the episode "Last Resort" of US series House featured the song "Between The Lines" from the Days To Come album.
  • The track "Between the Lines" was featured in Season One of the Showtime series Californication and appears on the soundtrack Temptation: Music From The Showtime Series Californication
  • The track "Terrapin" was used recurrently in the musical score on Benjamen Walker's radio drama Your Radio Nightlight (later renamed Theory of Everything) on the alt.NPR network. "Terrapin" was first featured under the opening act of the episode Noa Noa, Part II.
  • In May 2009 Film4 used the track "Flutter" in an advertisement advertising a series of films due to air on the channel.
  • In July 2009, the track "Recurring" was used in the official promo video for Xtreamer media center device[12]
  • The track "Recurring" is featured in Gossip Girl Season One

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Tru Thoughts Artists". Barakas. http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/barakas. Retrieved 2008-06-10. 
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Tru Thoughts
  4. ^ http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=959
  5. ^ bonobo:news
  6. ^ bonobo:releases
  7. ^ myspace.cn Blogs - Days to Come wins Gilles Peterson album of the year.. - bonobo MySpace Blog
  8. ^ SSX On Tour Soundtrack Announced - Xbox
  9. ^ IGN: UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 Soundtrack
  10. ^ Citroen C4 Picasso ads - Satellite TV support forum & Digital TV support forum
  11. ^ Musiques Saison 4 - lostsaison4 le site
  12. ^ Xtreamer promo video

[edit] External links

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