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Downtempo

48 artists · 57 songs · 10 episodes

Slow, unhurried electronic grooves. Every downtempo artist and song on the show, in one spot.

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Artists 48

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Alex Banks1 song · Ep 06Andreya Triana1 song · Ep 06Angela McCluskey1 song · Ep 01Anomie Belle1 song · Ep 02Bajka1 song · Ep 09Baxter1 song · Ep 05Blockhead1 song · Ep 03Bonobo2 songs · Ep 06, 09Bowery Electric2 songs · Ep 03, 07Bows1 song · Ep 01The Cinematic Orchestra2 songs · Ep 04, 06The Dining Rooms1 song · Ep 04DJ Cam3 songs · Ep 01, 08, 09DJ Shadow2 songs · Ep 05, 06Elizabeth Fraser2 songs · Ep 04, 06Esthero1 song · Ep 02Fragile State1 song · Ep 02Funki Porcini1 song · Ep 08Halou1 song · Ep 02The Herbaliser1 song · Ep 05Hidden Orchestra1 song · Ep 09Hird1 song · Ep 04Hooverphonic1 song · Ep 04Hysterical Love Project1 song · Ep 07LTJ Bukem1 song · Ep 03Mandalay1 song · Ep 06Martina Topley-Bird4 songs · Ep 02, 04, 09Massive Attack3 songs · Ep 02, 04, 06Morcheeba1 song · Ep 02Portishead3 songs · Ep 04, 06, 07Puracane1 song · Ep 05Quantic1 song · Ep 01Radiohead1 song · Ep 07Richard Ashcroft1 song · Ep 06Röyksopp2 songs · Ep 08, 09Sarah McLachlan1 song · Ep 06Sébastien Tellier1 song · Ep 05Sinéad O'Connor1 song · Ep 02Sneaker Pimps1 song · Ep 08Sophie Barker2 songs · Ep 02, 06Télépopmusik1 song · Ep 01Thievery Corporation3 songs · Ep 03, 04, 06Tricky3 songs · Ep 02, 04, 09UNKLE3 songs · Ep 03, 06, 08Wax Tailor1 song · Ep 08Yppah3 songs · Ep 02, 04, 09Yukimi Nagano1 song · Ep 04Zero 73 songs · Ep 02, 06, 07

Songs 57

Song · albumArtistEpisode · start
In the Key of BlueThe 5th ExoticQuanticEP 01 ▶ 10:50BreatheGenetic WorldTélépopmusik, Angela McCluskeyEP 01 ▶ 17:42Girls Lips GlitterBlushBowsEP 01 ▶ 38:07A LoopSevenDJ CamEP 01 ▶ 1:50:44I'll Carry YouWiserHalouEP 02 ▶ 0:00Sandpaper KissesQuixoticMartina Topley-BirdEP 02 ▶ 9:39Soon EnoughEighty OneYppah, Anomie BelleEP 02 ▶ 17:25The Facts and the DreamsThe Facts and the DreamsFragile StateEP 02 ▶ 44:13A Prayer For England100th WindowMassive Attack, Sinéad O'ConnorEP 02 ▶ 56:59SuperheroesBreath From AnotherEstheroEP 02 ▶ 1:21:28Undress Me NowCharangoMorcheebaEP 02 ▶ 1:31:36In The Waiting LineSimple ThingsZero 7, Sophie BarkerEP 02 ▶ 1:44:01OvercomeMaxinquaye (Deluxe Edition)Tricky, Martina Topley-BirdEP 02 ▶ 1:57:09Sunday SeanceMusic By CavelightBlockheadEP 03 ▶ 38:41Sweet TidesRadio RetaliationThievery CorporationEP 03 ▶ 44:07Journey InwardsJourney InwardsLTJ BukemEP 03 ▶ 48:53InvasionNever, Never, LandUNKLEEP 03 ▶ 59:33Empty WordsBeatBowery ElectricEP 03 ▶ 1:46:04Never Mess With SundayNinja Tune XX (Volume 2)YppahEP 04 ▶ 11:11Keep You KimiMoving OnHird, Yukimi NaganoEP 04 ▶ 18:34Black MilkMezzanineMassive Attack, Elizabeth FraserEP 04 ▶ 29:36Dreamy SmilesTreThe Dining RoomsEP 04 ▶ 51:27PonderosaMaxinquayeTricky, Martina Topley-BirdEP 04 ▶ 54:12BarabasA New Stereophonic Sound SpectacularHooverphonicEP 04 ▶ 1:02:38That HomeMa FleurThe Cinematic OrchestraEP 04 ▶ 1:09:14OmidThe Richest Man In BabylonThievery CorporationEP 04 ▶ 1:27:23Wandering StarDummyPortisheadEP 04 ▶ 1:56:18Love AgainBaxterBaxterEP 05 ▶ 0:00La ritournellePoliticsSébastien TellierEP 05 ▶ 41:2114 NightsThings You Should Leave AlonePuracaneEP 05 ▶ 1:17:11Forty WinksRemediesThe HerbaliserEP 05 ▶ 1:34:42Building Steam With A Grain Of SaltEndtroducing (Deluxe Edition)DJ ShadowEP 05 ▶ 1:37:46Dirty Little Secret - Thievery Corporation MixBloom (Remix Album)Sarah McLachlan, Thievery CorporationEP 06 ▶ 0:00The Keeper - Alex Banks RemixBlack Sands RemixedBonobo, Alex Banks, Andreya TrianaEP 06 ▶ 4:19TeardropMezzanineMassive Attack, Elizabeth FraserEP 06 ▶ 23:40Six DaysThe Private Press (Limited Edition)DJ ShadowEP 06 ▶ 29:04Lonely SoulPsyence FictionUNKLE, Richard AshcroftEP 06 ▶ 54:26OverPortisheadPortisheadEP 06 ▶ 1:03:46InsensibleEmpathyMandalayEP 06 ▶ 1:07:40Passing ByWhen It FallsZero 7, Sophie BarkerEP 06 ▶ 1:18:52FliteEvery DayThe Cinematic OrchestraEP 06 ▶ 1:38:44RoadsDummyPortisheadEP 07 ▶ 30:25Climbing Up the Walls - Zero 7 MixKarma PoliceRadiohead, Zero 7EP 07 ▶ 56:12Your Laugh As My RingtoneLashesHysterical Love ProjectEP 07 ▶ 1:01:26Floating WorldLushlifeBowery ElectricEP 07 ▶ 1:28:23Que SeraMole Listening Pearls - The Collection Vol. 3 (2006 - 2009)Wax TailorEP 08 ▶ 0:006 Underground - Nellee Hooper MixBecoming XSneaker PimpsEP 08 ▶ 10:08In SpaceMelody A.M.RöyksoppEP 08 ▶ 52:18The Way Back Home (Rōnin / Original)Rōnin IIUNKLEEP 08 ▶ 55:45Dieu Reconnaitra Les SiensUnderground VibesDJ CamEP 08 ▶ 1:03:47Long RoadHed Phone SexFunki PorciniEP 08 ▶ 1:26:48NightliteDays To ComeBonobo, BajkaEP 09 ▶ 11:25Some Have SaidEighty OneYppahEP 09 ▶ 16:30AftermathMaxinquaye (Deluxe Edition)Tricky, Martina Topley-BirdEP 09 ▶ 26:53Remind MeMelody A.M.RöyksoppEP 09 ▶ 58:18Underground VibesUnderground VibesDJ CamEP 09 ▶ 1:05:54FlightArchipelagoHidden OrchestraEP 09 ▶ 1:46:36

Episodes 10

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Episode 10
Oct 3, 2026 · 1h 53m · opens with Massive Attack
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Episode 09
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 54m · opens with thredd
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Episode 08
Sep 26, 2026 · 1h 44m · opens with Wax Tailor
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Episode 07
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 52m · opens with The Chemical Brothers
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Episode 06
Sep 19, 2026 · 2h 31m · opens with Sarah McLachlan
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Episode 05
Sep 18, 2026 · 2h 25m · opens with Baxter
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Episode 04
Sep 12, 2026 · 2h 18m · opens with N.A.S.A.
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Episode 03
Sep 4, 2026 · 2h 33m · opens with The Submarines
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Episode 02
Sep 4, 2026 · 2h 29m · opens with Halou
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Episode 01
Sep 4, 2026 · 2h 39m · opens with Warpaint

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