Downtempo
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the downtempo music genre.
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Everything but the Girl – “Walking Wounded”
Walking Wounded is a surprisingly competent downtempo album often carried by active drum and bass beats that massage the mind while the dual vocals of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn soothe your ears. It’s astonishing how well this vocal duo complement each other—it’s very easy to not consciously notice when they swap vocal duties out… (read more)
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Ecstasy of St Theresa – “In Dust 3”
‘In Dust 3’ is a great downtempo album with mysterious female vocals and eerie alien ambiance. Cold beats and strange sounds popping up at random make this album an engaging listen. (read more)
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Wax Poetic – “Nublu Sessions” (2003)
Nublu Sessions brings a breath of fresh air that trip hop really needed, but unfortunately long after the scene had died. Still, great music exists out of time. Norah Jones sings on two sublime, more traditional, soothing trip hop tracks. The rest of the album is a bit more adventurous, diving into some African influences.… (read more)
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Hooverphonic – “Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane” (2002)
Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane is Hooverphonic’s first concept album. The album’s lyrics are meant to illustrate the story of a woman named Jackie Cane becoming a star, which distances her emotionally from her sister. As she begins to become increasingly stressed, she decides to abandon her career and attempt to reconcile with her sister, only for… (read more)