Downtempo

Originating Location: US/Europe

Originating Era: 1990s

Key Artists

 * Kruder & Dorfmeister
 * Thievery Corporation
 * Boards Of Canada
 * Four Tet

Key Albums

 * Kruder & Dorfmeister - G-Stoned
 * Thievery Corporation - Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi
 * Andre Afram Asmar - Racetothebottom

Genre Description
Downtempo is a form of electronica that features less than 118 BPM, though different than Ambient, as it typically places a stronger emphasis on melody than ambient does. Downtempo can encompass other genres of electronica, including trip-hop and acid jazz. Sometimes it is also lumped together with IDM, though IDM can get much, much higher in terms of BPM. (I suppose, for that matter, so can trip-hop and acid jazz).

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