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  • Genre: Down-tempo / Electronica / Experimental

    Location LOS ANGELES, US

    Profile Views: 40061

    Last Login: 6/25/2012

    Member Since 2/21/2006

    Website www.downtempodojo.com

    Record Label Shadow Records, Bastard Jazz, Independent

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. .. ...... .. ..SWEET DREAMS (Remix).. .. New Digital Single Out Now .. ..Sweet Dreams (Remix).. .. .. For ordering information,.. please visit ..www.downtempodojo.com.. .. ...... .. ..THE PEARL.. .. Digital Download and Limited Edition Deluxe Digipak .. ..Forever Changed.. ..Strange Puppet.. ..Ponyhead.. ..The Trap.. ..La Perla.. ..Drab Static.. ..Transitions.. ..Distant Recollection.. ..Pack It Up.. ..Slippery Hope.. ..Sweet Dreams.. .. .. For ordering information and audio stream,.. please visit ..www.downtempodojo.com.. .. ...... .. ..DRIFTER DIGITAL EP.. .. Remastered versions of two Spooky Monkey classics. .. Also features previously unreleased remix of Drifter. .. ..Drifter.. ..Dream of a Place.. ..Drifter (Ryukyu Underground Dub Mix).. .. .. For ordering information and audio stream,.. please visit ..www.downtempodojo.com.. .. ...... .. ..THE TRAP EP.. .. New Digital EP available now from BASTARD JAZZ and downtempodojo.com .. Two tracks from the forthcoming album 'The Pearl' plus a remix and B-Side .. ..The Trap.. ..Distant Recollection.. ..The Trap (Peabody and Sherman Remix).. ..Velvet Hammer.. .. .. For ordering information and audio stream,.. please visit ..www.downtempodojo.com.. .. ...... .. ..DOWNTEMPO DOJO (REISSUE).. .. The classic album 'Downtempo Dojo' has been reissued and is available now! .. This version features the original tracks digitally remastered from the original cassette and mini disc recordings and is presented as separate tracks (MP3/WAV). .. ..Posterity.. ..Something Stronger.. ..Duality.. ..Bamboo Shadow.. ..Waking Up.. ..Contact.. ..Jade.. ..Subterra.. ..Planet.. ..Space Monkey.. ..Fishbowl Funk.. ..Suck in Love.. .. .. For ordering information and audio stream,.. please visit ..www.downtempodojo.com.. .. ...... .. ..REBOOT EP.. .. The new digital-only EP release from SARU titled 'REBOOT EP' is now available. .. This new EP features 5 unreleased tracks and demos. Available as a digital download (MP3/AAC). .. ..Monkey Beats.. ..Blue Dreams (3AM Version).. ..8-bit Parrot.. ..On The Way Home.. ..The Long Goodbye (Original Version).. .. .. For ordering information and audio stream,.. please visit ..www.downtempodojo.com.. .. ...... .. ..MACHINE.. .. The new album from SARU titled 'MACHINE' is now available. .. The new full-length album features 12 new tracks and clocks in at around 78 minutes. Available as a limited edition CD and digital download (MP3/AAC). .. For tracklisting, ordering information and album audio stream,.. please visit ..www.downtempodojo.com.. .. Thanks to all the fans who have waited so patiently for this long overdue release. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ALBUM UPDATE! Now you can buy the CD from ..CDBaby.com.. and download the album at ........ .. .. .. .. Los Angeles Producer / DJ / Volunteer Monkey Ranger SARU spends one month each year trekking through the mountains searching for rare herbs. Are they in between a baboon's brow, under a long forgotten trading card, or possibly in the folds of a sequined prayer robe? Who knows. He seeks these rare and mystical plants for a magic elixir that will one day wash away the woes of the world. Someday he'll find the elusive ingredients. In the meantime he settles for twisting vinyl discs into eighty-minute mandalas and brewing his special tincture of throat-soothing beats. ..
  • Members

    Steve Branson
  • Influences

    The Orb, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Fila Brazillia, Quantic, Bonobo, CocoRosie, Vince Clarke, New Order, Martin Gore, Moloko, Irresistible Force, Luke Vibert, Saint Etienne, Morrissey, Imogen Heap, Ratatat, Postal Service, FLCL, Jamie Hewlett, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Designers Republic, Michel Gondry, MARS-1, Futura 2000, Blaine Fontana, Katie
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SWEET DREAMS (Remix)

New Digital Single Out Now

  1. Sweet Dreams (Remix)

For ordering information,
please visit www.downtempodojo.com


THE PEARL

Digital Download and Limited Edition Deluxe Digipak

  1. Forever Changed
  2. Strange Puppet
  3. Ponyhead
  4. The Trap
  5. La Perla
  6. Drab Static
  7. Transitions
  8. Distant Recollection
  9. Pack It Up
  10. Slippery Hope
  11. Sweet Dreams

For ordering information and audio stream,
please visit www.downtempodojo.com


DRIFTER DIGITAL EP

Remastered versions of two Spooky Monkey classics.

Also features previously unreleased remix of Drifter.

  1. Drifter
  2. Dream of a Place
  3. Drifter (Ryukyu Underground Dub Mix)

For ordering information and audio stream,
please visit www.downtempodojo.com


THE TRAP EP

New Digital EP available now from BASTARD JAZZ and downtempodojo.com

Two tracks from the forthcoming album 'The Pearl' plus a remix and B-Side

  1. The Trap
  2. Distant Recollection
  3. The Trap (Peabody and Sherman Remix)
  4. Velvet Hammer

For ordering information and audio stream,
please visit www.downtempodojo.com


DOWNTEMPO DOJO (REISSUE)

The classic album 'Downtempo Dojo' has been reissued and is available now!

This version features the original tracks digitally remastered from the original cassette and mini disc recordings and is presented as separate tracks (MP3/WAV).

  1. Posterity
  2. Something Stronger
  3. Duality
  4. Bamboo Shadow
  5. Waking Up
  6. Contact
  7. Jade
  8. Subterra
  9. Planet
  10. Space Monkey
  11. Fishbowl Funk
  12. Suck in Love

For ordering information and audio stream,
please visit www.downtempodojo.com


REBOOT EP

The new digital-only EP release from SARU titled 'REBOOT EP' is now available.

This new EP features 5 unreleased tracks and demos. Available as a digital download (MP3/AAC).

  1. Monkey Beats
  2. Blue Dreams (3AM Version)
  3. 8-bit Parrot
  4. On The Way Home
  5. The Long Goodbye (Original Version)

For ordering information and audio stream,
please visit www.downtempodojo.com


MACHINE

The new album from SARU titled 'MACHINE' is now available.

The new full-length album features 12 new tracks and clocks in at around 78 minutes. Available as a limited edition CD and digital download (MP3/AAC).

For tracklisting, ordering information and album audio stream,
please visit www.downtempodojo.com

Thanks to all the fans who have waited so patiently for this long overdue release.


album cover ALBUM UPDATE! Now you can buy the CD from CDBaby.com and download the album at

Los Angeles Producer / DJ / Volunteer Monkey Ranger SARU spends one month each year trekking through the mountains searching for rare herbs. Are they in between a baboon's brow, under a long forgotten trading card, or possibly in the folds of a sequined prayer robe? Who knows. He seeks these rare and mystical plants for a magic elixir that will one day wash away the woes of the world. Someday he'll find the elusive ingredients. In the meantime he settles for twisting vinyl discs into eighty-minute mandalas and brewing his special tincture of throat-soothing beats.

Member Since:

February 21, 2006

Members:

Steve Branson

Influences:

The Orb, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Fila Brazillia, Quantic, Bonobo, CocoRosie, Vince Clarke, New Order, Martin Gore, Moloko, Irresistible Force, Luke Vibert, Saint Etienne, Morrissey, Imogen Heap, Ratatat, Postal Service, FLCL, Jamie Hewlett, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Designers Republic, Michel Gondry, MARS-1, Futura 2000, Blaine Fontana, Katie

Sounds Like:

Beats worth listening to...

Record Label:

Shadow Records, Bastard Jazz, Independent

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