• Downtempo.
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[I][B]Downtempo[/B] (or [B]Downbeat[/B]) is a laid-back [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music"]electronic music[/URL] style similar to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_music"]ambient music[/URL], but usually with a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm"]beat[/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_%28music%29"]groove[/URL] unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtempo#cite_note-0"][1][/URL][/SUP] The beat is sometimes made from [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_loops"]loops[/URL] that have a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnosis"]hypnotic[/URL] feeling. Sometimes the beats are more complicated and more featured instead of being in the background, but even then they are usually less intense than other kinds of electronic music like [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trance_music"]Trance[/URL]. Often the name [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chill-out_music"]chill-out music[/URL] is used to refer to songs demonstrative of the genre, but those names also refer to other styles of music, and downtempo encompasses a wider variety of styles than those terms alone would indicate. Another related genre is [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip_hop"]trip hop[/URL], though downtempo usually uses a slower [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo"]tempo[/URL] than trip hop. Due to the relaxing and often sensual or romantic feel of most downtempo music, it is a popular form of background music in 'chill out rooms' of dance parties, and many alternative cafes.[/I] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtempo[/url] Some tracks that i like : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A472ASJk77M[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLuGMb6oTp4[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL3AYs__Fdo[/media] [media]http://soundcloud.com/re-drum/a-long-run[/media] know of any good downtempo tracks? Post them here.
I do like downtempo but it's hard to find decent stuff.
I found some pretty good stuff on soundcloud in downtempo groups... but yeah there's alot of shit too
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JHJHAp_Fdc[/media]
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