Downtempo Dojo

Saru | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shadow Records
• ASIN: B00005J72F
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mellow Trip Hop Tunes for Low Lighting Levels, November 9, 2001

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T. Stanley Mcginnis "Massive Attack" (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Downtempo Dojo (Audio CD)

I was very pleased with this disc. I read several positive reviews (here on Amazon) that defined it perfectly. This is primarily an instrumental album that sticks with the down-tempo and mellow theme, with occassional up-tempo break beats.

I would recommend this anytime you would want to "chill out" or be intimate with someone. If you have a nice sound system or a great set of headphones, the bass and tempo will put your brain in the mood. If you have love for early Morcheeba or late Massive Attack, this disk would fit sonically in your CD changer or playlist just fine.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem, November 6, 2002

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This review is from: Downtempo Dojo (Audio CD)

I bought this album here on Amazon.com as it was on special offer with another album I ordered. I knew nothing of this album except for all the positive reviews it got here. What a fine discovery this was....
Every track here is brilliant. Melodic foregrounds over hip hop-esque beats. I think its wrong to classify this as a "chillout" album. While it is very relaxing to listen to, there's more to this than your standard ten a penny chillout albums that are cropping up everywhere. If this album is anything to go by, Saru will be one of the big names in the future. I can't say enough good things about this album. Buy it now, you won't be disappointed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trippy downtempo without the gloss, April 3, 2002

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Scott Woods (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Downtempo Dojo (Audio CD)

While "trip-hop" and "chill-out" as genre labels may seem to encompass a LOT of different types of stuff, nothing begins to approach the diversity of this record. It's downtempo tracs are WAY down, and even when it chills-out, it isn't totally relaxing. A lot of bigger names tend to wash their tracks with a lot of ambient swells and stock beats, but not Saru: you get MORe than your money's worth of ear candy here.

And at the price they're selling it for, it's a steal that'll make you the cool kid on the block. A super-strong if over-divergent album for the open-minded chiller.