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Dial ‘M’ for Monkey
Electronic · 2003 · 8 tracks

Dial ‘M’ for Monkey

Bonobo

Dusty vinyl crackle meets live instrumentation. A masterclass in 2000s downtempo that feels like a sepia-toned memory of a city at dusk.

June 9, 2003 · Ninja Tune

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A warm, sepia-toned collection of grooves that feels like a quiet conversation in a room full of memories.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Noctuary
5:22
03
D Song
5:20
04
Change Down
4:33
05
Wayward Bob
4:39
06
Pick Up
4:09
07
Something for Windy
1:11
08
Nothing Owed
6:17
09
Light Pattern
5:12
Moments Worth Listening For
The haunting flute melody that drifts over the shuffling beat in Noctuary.
The desperate, repeated vocal hook of Pick Up cutting through a thick bassline.
The way Nothing Owed builds into a cinematic, string-laden crescendo.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Dial ‘M’ for Monkey sound next to the rest of Bonobo's catalogue?

Instrumental Only+2.6σ

The vocals lean far further into instrumental only than the rest of the catalogue.

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