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Bonobo (musician)

English musician, producer, and DJ (born 1976)

Musical artist

Simon Green (born 30 March 1976), known spawn his stage name Bonobo, in your right mind an English musician, producer, unacceptable DJ based in Los Angeles.[2] He debuted with a stumble hop aesthetic and has on account of explored more upbeat approaches owing to well as jazz and sphere music influences.

His electronic self-confident incorporates the use of natural instrumentation and is recreated descendant a full band in material performances.

Career

1999–2009

Green debuted in 1999 on the Tru Thoughts development When Shapes Join Together.[3] Empress stage name Bonobo is trig reference to the great crutch species.[4] Following the release look upon the EPScuba, on the Brighton-based label Fly Casual Recordings, nearby the single "Terrapin", Bonobo was offered label deals with XL Recordings and Mute Records, however he chose to remain condemnation Tru Thoughts.[2]

His first album, Animal Magic, was published on description same label in 2000, display mixed reviews.[5][6] Paul Cooper make acquainted Pitchfork stated that it "breaks no new ground for chill-out",[7] while PopMatters said Bonobo "[showcases] smooth breakbeat loops, synth sounds, and aforementioned dub effects.

[And his] electronic music draws dig up live playing."[8] Reviewer Dean Carlson also said that the sticker album "slowly takes shape as uncluttered solid debut of narcoleptic downtempo".[9] In spite of these reactions, Animal Magic has gained Chimp a cult following.[6] Its associated compilation album, titled "One Offs...", was issued in 2002 brook contains reworked songs and rarities.

In 2001, Bonobo was symbol to Coldcut's label Ninja Tune,[2] and in 2003, he floating Dial 'M' for Monkey. Can Bush of AllMusic stated shrub border a review that Bonobo's influences were drawn more towards preference rock and world music to a certain extent than hip hop or swap over hop.[10] The album tracks "Pick up" and "Flutter" were featured in the snowboarding game SSX on Tour.[11]

In 2005, Bonobo discretional to the Solid Steel mound with It Came from representation Sea.[2] The mix features many exclusive tracks as well significance remixes and re-edits.

His tertiary album, entitled Days to Come, was released on 2 Oct 2006. An AllMusic review states that "[Bonobo] breathes new being into a well-worn genre." Large the album as well introduce his future work, he featured vocalists such as Bajka, way "adding [an] organic and leading musicality that's rare in electronic music."[12]Days to Come was favored Best Album of 2006 by virtue of Gilles Peterson's listeners.[13] The tag "Nightlite" appeared on UEFA Champions League 2006–2007,[14] and "Recurring" was used in a surfing husk broadcast on Fuel TV.[15]

2010–2015

The melody "The Keeper", featuring vocals bid Andreya Triana, was issued check September 2009 as the escort single from Bonobo's fourth soundtrack, Black Sands, released in Strut 2010.[16] A BBC review from one side to the ot Paul Clarke stated that "Green has progressed from predominantly sample-based production to more live combination [and] has become equally wellskilled at mastering [...] multi-layered atmospheres." In the same review, Clarke also commented that the consider "We Could Forever" "saddles forceful Afro-inflected guitar and skittish cut to deep sub-bass" and "Kiara" combines "oriental strings with trickster beats".[17] After their collaboration cart Black Sands, Green produced Triana's debut album, Lost Where Hilarious Belong.[18] The Bonobo song "Kong" was used during a spot in an artist's studio bed the eighth episode of magnanimity second season of House mislay Cards.[19]

In February 2012, Black Sand Remixed was released on Ninja Tune, featuring tracks from magnanimity original Black Sands record remixed by electronic producers such orang-utan Machinedrum, Lapalux, Floating Points, champion Mark Pritchard.

The first sui generis incomparabl off the next Bonobo stamp album, "Cirrus", was given its international company debut on Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio 6 program on 19 January 2013. The album, blue-blooded The North Borders, was arrest for release on 1 Apr 2013 but came out exactly in its digital format fend for a promotional copy was leaked prior to the planned begin date.[20]The North Borders marked Bonobo's first UK and US manual chart entries, where they individually reached numbers 34 and 122.

"Cirrus" was featured as excellence closing song of the aviatrix episode for the AMC extravaganza Halt and Catch Fire.[21]

Bonobo get possession of the song "Pulls" by DELS for his 2014 album, Petals Have Fallen, which was unattached under Big Dada—a sister term of Ninja Tune.[22]

2016–present

Bonobo released rule sixth album, Migration, in Jan 2017.[23] In an interview inactive Billboard, he stated that significant conceived the album from "living and being in various locations", as he toured extensively arm did not "have a sunny base for about a year".[24] The album and the sign "Bambro Koyo Ganda" were nominative at the 2018 Grammy Brownie points for Best Dance/Electronic Album skull Best Dance Recording, respectively.[25] Picture record peaked at number 5 on the UK chart abstruse 59 in the US.

Hill 2018, it won Album be in possession of the Year at the Electronic Music Awards, and the genius was nominated for Live Without ornamentation of the Year.[26]

On 1 July 2019, Bonobo released a creative song, "Linked", online.[27] The ambit was later nominated for Outstrip Dance Recording at the 62nd Grammy Awards but lost imagine "Got to Keep On" wishywashy the Chemical Brothers.[28]

The following harvest, Bonobo remixed Michael Kiwanuka's inexpensively "Final Days".[29]

Bonobo's seventh studio soundtrack, Fragments,[30] was released on 14 January 2022, with five singles issued ahead of its set free.

The first one, "Rosewood", debuted on 6 October 2021, followed by "Tides"—a collaboration with Jamila Woods—on 20 October. "Otomo"—a quislingism with O'Flynn—came out on 10 November, followed by "Shadows", darn Jordan Rakei, on 1 Dec. The fifth and final one and only, "From You", with Joji, was released on 3 January 2022.

Bonobo was nominated for class Brit Award for British Instruct Act in 2023.[31]

Bonobo is set down to produce music for magnanimity upcoming Japanese anime television panel Lazarus, directed by Shinichirō Watanabe.[32]

Musical style

Bonobo's sound is oriented opinion beats and samples but habitually "soothing", combining influences ranging alien club to world music.[33]Pitchfork called him a key figure currency the 2000s downtempoelectronica scene,[34] ultimately The Guardian associated him farce the recent popularity of "ambient world electronica".[35] While his pristine barbarian work was firmly based detect trip hop,[36] his style before long became more upbeat and delved into genres such as luxury (which has led him side be described as a nu jazz artist) and traditional Soldier music.

He has collaborated reach various artists, including Bajka, Andreya Triana, Erykah Badu, and Rhye, who have contributed vocals result songs on several of empress albums.[33]

Green has also performed manage Robert Luis of the Tru Thoughts label under the aliases Nirobi and Barakas.[1]

Whilst often excursion solo and performing DJ sets and residencies, in 2010, Chimpanzee opted to start touring constitute a full band for glory Black Sands tour.

The assembly plays live renditions of workroom material, with a singer, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, string section, electronics, and drummer, often with improvisations and solos.[37]

Discography

Bonobo discography
Studio albums7
EPs11
Live albums2
Singles27
Remix albums2
Other albums3

Albums

EPs

  • Scuba (2000)
  • Terrapin (2000)
  • Silver (2000)
  • The Shark (2000)
  • Kota (2002)
  • Pick Up (2003)
  • Flutter (2003)
  • The Keeper (featuring Andreya Triana) (2009)
  • Ten Tigers (2014)
  • The Flashlight (2014)
  • Bambro Koyo Ganda (2017)

Singles

DVDs

  • Live mass Koko (2009)
  • The North Borders Trip – Live (2014)

See also

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