Bonobo (musician)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bonobo

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Img_capt = Simon Green performing in London, August 2007.
Background = solo_singer
Years_active = 2000–present
Origin = England
Genre = Downtempo Trip hop
Label = Tru Thoughts Ninja Tune

Bonobo (real name Simon Green) is a British producer, composer, musician and DJ. "'

Green has also recorded and performed solo DJ sets under the name Barakas, and together with Robert Luis from Tru Thoughts as Nirobi and Barakas. [cite web
title = Tru Thoughts Artists
work = Barakas
url=http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/barakas
accessdate = 2008-06-10 ]

History

At 18, he moved to Brighton where he released his debut album "Animal Magic" on the Tru Thoughts label in 2000 [ [http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk/ Tru Thoughts ] ] . With this album, completely self-produced and mainly self-instrumented, he became one of the "new downtempo pioneers" [http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=959] 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 "", the release date was scheduled for October 10, 2005, but was released a week early [ [http://www.bonobomusic.com bonobo:news ] ] , 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 [ [http://www.bonobomusic.com/bonobo/releases.php?release=1176 bonobo:releases ] ] . Following the success "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 [ [http://us.collect.myspace.cn/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=29762123&blogID=217774490 myspace.cn Blogs - Days to Come wins Gilles Peterson album of the year.. - bonobo MySpace Blog ] ] .

tyle

Bonobo uses a wide variety of samples - mainly ethnic - 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.

Live

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 played bass guitar, and led the band from the middle.

Discography

tudio Albums

* "Animal Magic" (2000, Tru Thoughts; 2001, Ninja Tune)
* "Dial 'M' For Monkey" (2003, Ninja Tune)
* "Days To Come" (2006, Ninja Tune)

Other Releases

* "One Offs... Remixes & B-Sides" (2002, Tru Thoughts)
* "Sweetness" (bootleg) (2002)
* "" (03 Oct 2005, Ninja Tune)
* "Live Sessions EP" (2005, Ninja Tune)
* "The Shark EP" (2001, Tru Thoughts)
* "Scuba EP" (2000, Fly Casual)

Bonobo songs in popular culture

* The tracks "Pick up" and "Flutter" from the "Dial 'M' For Monkey" album, were featured in the popular snowboard game SSX on Tour [ [http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9218/SSX-On-Tour-Soundtrack-Announced/ SSX On Tour Soundtrack Announced - Xbox ] ] .
* The track "Nightlite" appeared on the soundtrack of the game "UEFA Champions League 2006-2007" [ [http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/769/769716p1.html IGN: UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 Soundtrack ] ] .
* In 2007, Bonobo's track "Ketto", was featured in a Citroen C4 Picasso advertisement [ [http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/critics-corner/87559-citroen-c4-picasso-ads.html Citroen C4 Picasso ads - Satellite TV support forum & Digital TV support forum ] ] .
* Bonobo's track "Flutter" is the opening title theme to CBC Television's sitcom jPod.
* "If You Stayed Over" appeared in the 3rd episode of Season 4 of the TV show Lost, The Economist [ [http://lostsaison4.over-blog.com/article-16967930.html Musiques Saison 4 - lostsaison4 le site ] ] .
* The fifth episode in the third season of BBC's show "A Taste of My Life" featured Bonobo's track "Terrapin".
* In the autumn of 2008, Cartoon Network used the instrumental of the title track from Days To Come in a commercial for their Adult Swim programming portion of the station.

References

External links

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* [http://www.bonobomusic.com Bonobo homepage]
* [http://flickr.com/photos/hob/sets/72157601862477204/ Pictures of Bonobo Live, 2007]
* [http://www.ianroullier.com/interviews_and_features/bonobo.htm Bonobo interview for Clash magazine, September 2006]