Animal Magic

Bonobo

A 10 track album () — released November 26th 2001 on NINJA TUNE

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Here hangs a story. Back in the summer of 2000 Simon Green was just another fellow from the seaside town of Brigthon except that he was a fellow making beautiful, chilled beat-driven music and getting people saying 'Hot dang, he's good' (that's how people speak in Brighton). He released his album through the auspices of happening local label Tru Thoughts and found? instant celebrity. Stacks of great reviews, collaborations with the likes of Mr Scruff (who took a special break from constructing model birds nests from old coathangers), all that good stuff. Huge Sunday paper The Observer was even moved to say that 'anyone in search of the ultimate summer chill-out album should buy this debut.' Hundreds of evil, vulture-like labels crept down to Birghton and waved small cheque books and large, blood-streaked beaks. Of these, the most evil and desperate was Ninja Tune. So, against his will, Simon Green signed and Tru Thoughts were plunged into depression. But miraculously, like a really good Hollywood movie, conflict was followed by resolution and Ninja Tune admitted that it had a bad relationship with its father and wept a little and hugged Tru Thoughts and made up and it was all beautiful and we're friends now. (This isn't how it happened but the reality is kinda boring). Anyway, Simon Bonobo now a Ninja is. But before the new, we decided that we should use our giant and over-developed marketing muscle to help the fantastic 'Animal Magic' reach the parts it hadn't previously reached. (And if that sounds like a commercial for cheap beer, so be it). (Actually it sounds like a giant sentence packed with mixed metaphors until it's completely incomprehensible, but what the hey?). Ruff guff aside, 'Animal Magic' is a blinder. This is no chancer with a sampler. Completely produced by Our Man Green and with him also contributing a considerable amount of live instrumentation, it's fair to say that few people have been as adept at crafting intricate, subtle mood music so seamlessly and so honestly. The little monkey also manages many more styles and moods than you might expect from someone falling under the chill out tag - this is genuinely interesting and clever as well as gorgeous. Throw away your Kinobe and reach for recline mode.'

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