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Sounds like:
Bonobo,
Machinedrum,
Araabmuzik,
Kingdom
By
Elizabeth Walker
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Jan 11, 2012
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2010 found the release of a stellar album by British electronic musician Bonobo, and it rocked my world. The downtempo, smoothed out electronic music perfectly wafted out of any and every speaker I could find, and still is a go-to album to this day.I...
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2

Sounds like:
Ulrich Schnauss,
Caribou
By
Nicole Cifani
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Dec 15, 2011
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As I exited Hollywood's Music Box last Tuesday night after being blown away by Girls, a smiley dude approached with a handful of flyers for an upcoming show. "Tycho, at the Echo?" he said with a grin, half-expecting me to blow him off on the unusuall...
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3

Sounds like:
Malvoeaux,
Toro Y Moi,
Baths
By
Hannah Levy
on
Dec 13, 2011
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I randomly stumbled upon this track after a series of clicks while listening to some new music by San Diego-based Jamuel Saxon. They're gearing up to release their debut LP, Pre-Madonna, on January 17, 2012, and I've been hearing a lot of good things...
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4

Sounds like:
Little People,
Bonobo,
Tor
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 10, 2011
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One of the best artists that I've discovered in the last few years is Emancipator. His music won't blow you away with thumping bass or shredding guitar solos. Rather, it's an ambient trip hop in the vein of Bonobo and Boards of Canada -- the perfect ...
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5

Sounds like:
Thunderball,
Tosca,
Ursula 1000
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 27, 2011
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It's Sunday, which means that I'm going to chill out a bit and pull something from a few years back. Specifically, a smooth little trip-hop doozy by Thievery Corporation.Featured as a bonus on the Asian release of their 2008 release Radio Retaliation...
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6

Sounds like:
Lotus,
Papadosio,
The String Cheese Incident
By
Kyle Suss
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Nov 20, 2011
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Toro y Moi needs to be listened to with the volume cranked way up so that it can overwhelm you with fuzziness. If you aren't cranking your speakers, it just might not work. The solo project of 23-year-old south Carolinan, Chaz Bundick, Toro y Moi has...
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7

Sounds like:
Four Tet,
Bonobo,
Boards of Canada
By
Dwayne
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Nov 16, 2011
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I recently came across this blissful track from Irish producer MOTHS. "Heart" is five minutes of downtempo electronica -- admittedly a genre I'm not an expert on -- but to me it sounds rather like Four Tet or maybe even Bonobo. I am aware that these ...
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8

Sounds like:
Youandewan,
Cutoff!Cutoff!
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 15, 2011
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Back in 2002, FC Kahuna released an album by the title of Machine Says Yes that sold over 50,000 copies. One of the standout tracks from that album was "Hayling," a song reminiscent of Boards of Canada meeting Massive Attack. For Max Cooper, it was a...
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