Dial 'M' for Monkey
by Bonobo

— Released 9th June 2003

Simon Green aka Bonobo presents nine perfectly formed tracks on a perfectly formed album. No huge, bloated, over-conceptualised rottage for the monkey man. He gets in, does what he has to do, gets out.

From the opener, 'Noctuary', with its creepy stoned-Hammer feel, through the headnod sitar-funk of 'Flutter', on into the Rhodes-meets-Gamelan of 'D Song', the first third of the record sets out the tone for what is to follow – all beautfiully melodic and perfectly assembled but with en...

Simon Green aka Bonobo presents nine perfectly formed tracks on a perfectly formed album. No huge, bloated, over-conceptualised rottage for the monkey man. He gets in, does what he has to do, gets out.

From the opener, 'Noctuary', with its creepy stoned-Hammer feel, through the headnod sitar-funk of 'Flutter', on into the Rhodes-meets-Gamelan of 'D Song', the first third of the record sets out the tone for what is to follow – all beautfiully melodic and perfectly assembled but with enough of a creeping undertow to stop the music becoming empty or saccharine. 'Change Down' is all double bass folk and cut-up drums, 'Wayward Bob' is a devilish waltz, while single 'Pick Up' is a straight funk ‘n’ flute throw down. 'Something For Windy' sounds like a dub of a postman on his rounds, 'Nothing Owed' is epic pastoralia, while 'Light Pattern' rounds things off with what sounds like the theme to the best TV programme never made.

With all instruments played, sampled and sequenced by Green’s own fair hand, there is a consistency here, both within the tunes and across the record that crate diggers can only dream of. There is real development, the building of moods and feelings, a genuine attempt to make great music which is incidentally computer music. He may make a monkey of himself, but he’s no musical mug…

Dial 'M' for Monkey
by Bonobo

— Released 9th June 2003

Physical

2xLP (ZEN80XX)

20th Anniversary Limited Reissue

140g crystal clear 2LP in printed card inners, housed in a 12” sleeve with rotating view mechanism with all new anniversary artwork.

£32.00
 
CD (ZENCD80)
£8.00
 

Digital

MP3 (ZENDNL80)
£5.00
 
16-bit WAV (ZENDNL80W)
£7.00
 

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Physical

Digital

2xLP (ZEN80XX)

20th Anniversary Limited Reissue

140g crystal clear 2LP in printed card inners, housed in a 12” sleeve with rotating view mechanism with all new anniversary artwork.

£32.00
MP3 (ZENDNL80)
£5.00
CD (ZENCD80)
£8.00
16-bit WAV (ZENDNL80W)
£7.00

Tracklist

  • CD
  • 2xLP
  • MP3
  • 16-bit WAV
  1. 1
    Noctuary
  2. 2
    Flutter
  3. 3
    D Song
  4. 4
    Change Down
  5. 5
    Wayward Bob
  6. 6
    Pick Up
  7. 7
    Something for Windy
  8. 8
    Nothing Owed
  9. 9
    Light Pattern
  10.  
    Play All (9)
  1. 1
    Noctuary
  2. 2
    Flutter
  3. 3
    D Song
  4. 4
    Change Down
  5. 5
    Wayward Bob
  6. 6
    Pick Up
  7. 7
    Something for Windy
  8. 8
    Nothing Owed
  9. 9
    Light Pattern
  10.  
    Play All (9)
  1. 1
    Noctuary
  2. 2
    Flutter
  3. 3
    D Song
  4. 4
    Change Down
  5. 5
    Wayward Bob
  6. 6
    Pick Up
  7. 7
    Something for Windy
  8. 8
    Nothing Owed
  9. 9
    Light Pattern
  10.  
    Play All (9)
  1. 1
    Noctuary
  2. 2
    Flutter
  3. 3
    D Song
  4. 4
    Change Down
  5. 5
    Wayward Bob
  6. 6
    Pick Up
  7. 7
    Something for Windy
  8. 8
    Nothing Owed
  9. 9
    Light Pattern
  10.  
    Play All (9)

Simon Green aka Bonobo presents nine perfectly formed tracks on a perfectly formed album. No huge, bloated, over-conceptualised rottage for the monkey man. He gets in, does what he has to do, gets out.

From the opener, 'Noctuary', with its creepy stoned-Hammer feel, through the headnod sitar-funk of 'Flutter', on into the Rhodes-meets-Gamelan of 'D Song', the first third of the record sets out the tone for what is to follow – all beautfiully melodic and perfectly assembled but with en...

Simon Green aka Bonobo presents nine perfectly formed tracks on a perfectly formed album. No huge, bloated, over-conceptualised rottage for the monkey man. He gets in, does what he has to do, gets out.

From the opener, 'Noctuary', with its creepy stoned-Hammer feel, through the headnod sitar-funk of 'Flutter', on into the Rhodes-meets-Gamelan of 'D Song', the first third of the record sets out the tone for what is to follow – all beautfiully melodic and perfectly assembled but with enough of a creeping undertow to stop the music becoming empty or saccharine. 'Change Down' is all double bass folk and cut-up drums, 'Wayward Bob' is a devilish waltz, while single 'Pick Up' is a straight funk ‘n’ flute throw down. 'Something For Windy' sounds like a dub of a postman on his rounds, 'Nothing Owed' is epic pastoralia, while 'Light Pattern' rounds things off with what sounds like the theme to the best TV programme never made.

With all instruments played, sampled and sequenced by Green’s own fair hand, there is a consistency here, both within the tunes and across the record that crate diggers can only dream of. There is real development, the building of moods and feelings, a genuine attempt to make great music which is incidentally computer music. He may make a monkey of himself, but he’s no musical mug…