'Downtempo' music

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Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic 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 Trance. Often the name chill out music 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 Trip hop, though Downtempo usually uses a slower tempo than Trip-hop. Due to the relaxing and often sensual or romantic feel of most downtempo music, along with the absence or minimal use of lyrics or vocals, it is a popular form of background music in 'chill out rooms' of dance parties, many alternative cafes, and is often marketed as being good music for lovemaking.

Releases (Ordered by newest)

  • Progressive Acid...
    RookieTheCook
    May 2012

  • Parade
    Mason James
    April 2012

  • Fourty Eight Hour...
    Various Artists
    April 2012

  • Keepin on' EP
    Eigh Plus
    April 2012

  • einseitiges ausbinden...
    Hallux Falgus
    March 2012

  • WhiteSideBlack
    Zelmershead
    March 2012

  • Dream On
    Orkid
    February 2012

  • Rhodes
    Metrosound
    January 2012

  • Sound Engineer
    glue70
    January 2012

  • Breakbit Annual 2012
    Various Artists
    December 2011

  • Breakbit Annual 2011
    Various Artists
    December 2011

  • Breakbit Volume 2
    Various Artists
    December 2011

  • Deep/Underneath
    Various Artists
    November 2011

  • The Coldest Night...
    Lucky Oddy
    October 2011

  • Hyperglide 2
    ADSRe
    October 2011

  • BIG SCHNITZEL
    Breakmaster Cylinder
    October 2011

  • Picea
    Ensoi
    October 2011

  • Dust for the soul
    Max Gall
    August 2011

  • rob
    Viking Girlfriends
    June 2011

  • Long Stroll
    Max Gall
    May 2011

  • Soaked In Win
    The Brothers In Shit
    May 2011

  • The Golgi Body Experience
    Salt Octave
    May 2011

  • Time Relative
    Billinski
    April 2011

  • Photo Real
    glue70
    April 2011

  • Musique Pour Les...
    Breakmaster Cylinder
    April 2011

  • Lifetime EP
    Mason James
    March 2011

  • The SlowPlane EP
    DR777
    March 2011

  • Don't Mess With Jupiter
    glue70
    March 2011

  • A New Life Awaits...
    ReeceA
    February 2011

  • Illuminati God
    Salt Octave
    January 2011

  • Train Track Childhood
    Salt Octave
    January 2011

  • Orange Harris
    Salt Octave
    January 2011

  • Tunes
    niceplum
    January 2011

  • Lucid
    Billinski
    January 2011

  • Entering The World
    ReeceA
    November 2010

  • Filled With Music
    McMaNGOS
    October 2010

  • Spinefold
    Vaervaf
    October 2010

  • Unrelated Tunes
    Billinski
    October 2010

  • Stuff for sleeping
    Max Gall
    October 2010

  • Familiar sounds
    Billinski
    September 2010

  • Breakbit Volume 1
    Various Artists
    July 2010

  • SAY HELLO TO KLAUS
    Breakmaster Cylinder
    July 2010

  • Corkvein
    Vaervaf
    July 2010

  • Misc
    niceplum
    May 2010

  • For Crossdressing
    D-Mode-D
    May 2010

  • Flarehand
    Vaervaf
    April 2010

  • Spasmodic Symmetry
    Breakmaster Cylinder
    February 2010

  • Juice
    niceplum
    February 2010

  • 2001-2009: The Remixes
    mrSimon
    February 2010

  • Weaveknee
    Vaervaf
    January 2010

  • Stunt Granny
    MegaWatt Man
    January 2010

  • Skidtooth
    Vaervaf
    November 2009

  • Keys
    niceplum
    November 2009

  • Deadbrow
    Vaervaf
    October 2009

  • Static Noise
    niceplum
    October 2009

  • Splitgut
    Vaervaf
    September 2009

  • Headcaged
    Vaervaf
    July 2009

  • ROFL/TWO
    Various Artists
    July 2009

  • SMC Supreme
    mrSimon
    October 2008

  • ROFL/ONE
    Various Artists
    October 2008

  • ArKaos
    ADSRe
    May 2011

  • Strangers
    ReeceA
    March 2011

  • On Top of the Bottom...
    ReeceA
    February 2011

  • Breakbit Volume 2
    Various Artists
    December 2010

  • Your Mums Face Remastered:...
    mrSimon
    December 2010

  • mrSimoooooooon
    mrSimon
    August 2010

  • DIDNT CAR
    Orangy
    August 2010

  • Yuck Oddly, Volumes...
    Lucky Oddy
    May 2010

  • Orangy: The Master...
    Orangy
    May 2010

  • sleeping on the roof
    Orangy
    November 2009

  • dinosaur dj set
    Orangy
    October 2009

  • Your Mums Face Remastered:...
    mrSimon
    October 2009

  • Instrumentals (2004-7)
    mrSimon
    October 2008

  • Your Mums Gay
    mrSimon
    October 2008

  • Your Mums Face
    mrSimon
    October 2008