When Animal Magic dropped in 2000, I randomly got a copy from my local record shop that very month. A quarter of a century later, and Simon Green's debut still sounds totally fresh to me. This mix is a chapeau to that moment, that album, and all those that followed.
It's called Silver, because obviously one of my favourite tracks on Animal Magic is Silver, but also to mark the silver anniversary. I can pretty much guarantee I've left off your favourite Bonobo track, but that's to be expected as his back catalogue is deep and wide. I've tried to capture as much as possible the vibe of Bonobo, the hypnotic groove, the dusky breaks. Do let me know how I've got on!
Bonobo managed to stay relevant for 25 years, dropping some great new tracks even this year (some of which I included in the mix). You know with a Bonobo track it's going to be fundamentally very human, but at the same time carry some pretty ethereal beauty and joy. And that's a pretty niche skill.
So pour yourself something nice, plug in your best speakers or headphones, and give this happy anniversary a listen. I hope you like my humble offering, and I hope it gives you the feeling I always get... that music can take you anywhere.
Tracklist
- Silver
- Aerials
- Change Down
- Recurring
- Antenna
- Kota
- Bambro Koyo Ganda (feat Innov Gnawa)
- We Could Forever
- The Shark
- Shadows
- Rosewood
- Pick Up
- Terrapin (Quantic & Bonobo versions)
- Dark Will Fall (feat. Jacob Lusk)
- Nightlite
- Dinosaurs (inc. Jon Kennedy Mix)
- The Keeper
- The Plug
- Gypsy
- The Sicilian
- Sleepy Seven
- Jets
- Ontario
- Noctuary
- Intro
- Sugar Rhyme
- Days To Come
- Nothing Owed
- Kong
- Elysian
- Kiara
- Jon Kennedy - Tell Me How You Feel (Bonobo Mix)
- Flutter
- Ghost Ship
- El Toro
- Rippling
- Kerala