Downbeat or Downtempo is a term for electronic music that is characterized by slow tempos and atmospheric synthesizer soundscapes. Genres such as trip hop, dub and related forms of electronica music characterized by Latino rhythms (e.g. bossa nova) and jazz elements are summarized. Most of these styles gained popularity in the late 1990s. Similar collective names that overlap in meaning are Chill Out and Lounge Music.
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A pretty relaxed and mellow funk track, with downtempo rhodes later joined by drums, vibraphone and more. Cool, laidback, stylish urban moods, city life. Slightly retro.
An exotic, swaying, acoustic chillout track. With a very slight latin feel, this track is all about summer, holiday, relaxation, romance, silky smooth beaches and long, hot nights. Very tasteful, and excellent for travel, holiday or good times.
As smooth and soft as silk on floating clouds, this is a fluttering, weightless, sensual chillout, relaxation track with soft pads, acoustic guitars and a deep, slow groove. You can dream yourself away to paradise with this one.
A pretty relaxed and mellow funk track, with downtempo rhodes later joined by drums, vibraphone and more. Cool, laidback, stylish urban moods, city life. Slightly retro.
Wistful acoustic guitar with subtle synth and drums, dreaming away into no-man's land
Electro chillout with a slightly ethnic undertow and spacey, trippy sounds. Strange, calming and groovy.
A pleasant, slowly moving track somewhere between Ambient Chillout and Downtempo Electronica. Floating pads, then piano and strings, later joined by drum patterns and deep, soft bass tones. Highly useable for on-screen media presentations and film, as well as for rest and relaxation, spa and more.
This is essentially an ambient track with a slow, steady drum groove and bass guitar added to it. Soft, slowly strummed guitar chords also join in after a while. The track has a sense of deep movement, inner peace and calm, and at the same time something momentous, epic and timeless. Perhaps the stillness of outer space, an underwater adventure or a sleeping giant?
Take equal measures of electronica and downtempo hip-hop, add a slight element of contemporary african pop, and you end up with this catchy and groovy chillout track featuring hip-hop style drums, electronica style synth arpeggios and African flavored marimbas.
A soulful R&B, downtempo funk track. Delicate, stylish and warm. It's subtle and restrained, but it has a certain streetwise, urban vibe and attitude. Good for relaxation, holiday, vacation in exotic places, chilling on the beach or in the city. A super smooth chillout groove.
Atmospheric, downtempo electronic space-rock. Synth- and guitar patterns wash up with a slight retro space age progressive rock sound. Great for imagery, spacey visuals and more. Features a progressive part in 7/8 time signature and occasional Rush like guitar solos.
An exotic, swaying, acoustic chillout track. With a very slight latin feel, this track is all about summer, holiday, relaxation, romance, silky smooth beaches and long, hot nights. Very tasteful, and excellent for travel, holiday or good times.
Relaxed mix of electro, lounge, and soft rock. Sit back and enjoy.
Take equal measures of electronica and downtempo hip-hop, add a slight element of contemporary african pop, and you end up with this catchy and groovy chillout track featuring hip-hop style drums, electronica style synth arpeggios and African flavored marimbas.
Dramatic hip-hop style with an orchestral element and a spy mystery feel. Deep bass line, dramatic string section and a pounding hip-hop beat gives a 'rough' urban sound and the marching snare gives it a serious edge. Good for inner city, street drama, police, investigation, suspense and action thriller etc. Also great for multimedia, branding and more.
As if inspired by an exotic alien place, this track fuses elements of African sounds and styles with futuristic synthesizer arpeggios. Melodic, ethnic electronica.
Cool, downtempo urban lounge funkster. This short track is only 41 seconds long and fades out at the end. It will work well as a background groove for any funky material, web site opening, game, fashion model, TV or other media. Also available as a seamless loop.
Foreboding organ chords with slow, pumping and grinding beat entering at about 0:45. Illbient, pensive, slightly sickening and somewhat hypnotic sound. Downtempo, ominous, pensive. Urban, inner city drama or industrial, mechanical danger or any dark, moving imagery.
A soulful R&B, downtempo funk track. Delicate, stylish and warm. It's subtle and restrained, but it has a certain streetwise, urban vibe and attitude. Good for relaxation, holiday, vacation in exotic places, chilling on the beach or in the city. A super smooth chillout groove.
Cool and controlled, funky hip-hop number with an East Coast style. Transparent production, clean and fresh. Guitar licks with a slight rock feel. Confident, strutting.
Cool and controlled, funky hip-hop number with an East Coast style. Transparent production, clean and fresh. Guitar licks with a slight rock feel. Confident, strutting.
A soulful R&B, downtempo funk track. Delicate, stylish and warm. It's subtle and restrained, but it has a certain streetwise, urban vibe and attitude. Good for relaxation, holiday, vacation in exotic places, chilling on the beach or in the city. A super smooth chillout groove.
A very slow and somewhat gritty, downtempo lounge track. Dusty, funky and smoky, lo-rider style. Elements of hip-hop, acid jazz, funk and retro lounge. Boom Chicka Wah Wah...