Biography (Bonobo)

There are at least two artists with the name Bonobo:

1) Simon Green was born and grew up in rural Hampshire, escaping to Brighton aged eighteen. There he fell into the jazz/hip hop/funk/soul scene centred around Rob Luis and nights like phonic:hoop. An accomplished musician as a teenager, he began producing his own tracks, pushing at the template established in the sweaty little venues studding the Lanes.

Green’s first release came on Luis’ label, Tru Thoughts, when his track “Terrapin” was included on the compilation “When Shapes Join Together” in 1999. His debut album, “Animal Magic” followed the next year, completely self-produced and largely self-played, too. Hailed as one of the “new downtempo pioneers,” Green found himself attracting the attention of other labels and eventually signed to Ninja Tune.

In 2003 he released his first album for the label, “Dial ‘M’ For Monkey.” This was a time when Green was also focussing heavily on his DJing, playing banging dancefloor...

Album Records (Bonobo)

Kiara Kong Prelude El Toro We Could Forever All in Forms 1009 Black Sands Intro Animals Sleepy Seven Terrapin Ketto Recurring Kota The Plug Silver Dinosaurs Noctuary Flutter

Black Sands Animal Magic Days To Come