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timonkey

About Me

Equally at home hanging from a tree branch or bouncing off concrete, Santa Cruz's Timonkey (Tim Donlou) fuses organic and synthetic elements together in order to bridge the worlds of nature and technology: "Branching patterns, mineral lattices, geological timescapes - the living earth is as much an influence on my music as King Tubby, Bernie Worrell, or Steve Reich ever were." From its roots in dub, funk and ambient music, Timonkey's sound has been evolving further into the synthetic realms of midtempo glitch. He crafts his tracks using a combination of found sounds, analog synths, live instruments, and software wizardry, all from under the shade of the ancient redwoods. Influenced by years of collaboration with the 13 Moontribe, Raindance, and Nexus crews, he brings a unique flavor to the West Coast underground. He has 3 releases out on SF's Muti Music so far: 2004's Mammals On the Brink, 2007's Cloud City EP, and 2008's Cerulea.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/9/2006
Band Members: Tim Donlou: on fender rhodes, arp 2600, korg ms2000, guitars, and a shiny computer.
Influences: King Tubby, Bernie Worell, Steve Reich, Boards of Canada, Telefon Tel Aviv.
Sounds Like: humpback bass bombs, passerine filter zaps, orthopteran grainwaves and microbial step sequences mashed with some cylon acapellas, jawa handclaps, and pakune beatboxing.
Record Label: Muti Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Album: Cerulea (out now on Muti Music)

"Cerulea" is finally out - a full length journey through a variety of styles and tempos, all with a distinctive sense of texture and ambience. Check it! Available on CD or digital download...CD avail...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:25:00 GMT

Borealis- Free DJ mix online

http://www.zshare.net/audio/53753653c47716bb/This one is an spacey, dreamy, uptempo journey to the dawn...0:00 Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: Moon1:06 Kilowatts: Burn3:07 Vector Lovers: Dusk Panorama5:...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:33:00 GMT

The Middle Path - Free DJ mix online

http://www.zshare.net/audio/537553899814ece8/Here's a glitchy, funky, eclectic, mid-tempo mix that I'm happy to share with you all. With the power of the funk all things are possible...0:00 Intro0:30 ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:33:00 GMT

The Cloudcity EP out now on Muti Music

Fresh rebel bass beaming to you from the abode of the clouds!Out now on Muti Music, The Cloudcity EP features chunky midtempo beats, fat bass, and celestial textures for the dancefloor. Representing ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:23:00 GMT

Down from the Trees

Hello family! There will be some rare monkey sightings this week in the urban jungles of the bay area, so watch out!First, I will be playing with my vinyl cohort Blink at the Attic (931 Pacific Ave) ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:04:00 GMT

"Mammals on the Brink" now available on addictech.com!

My 2004 downtempo album "Mammals On the Brink" has been officially released by SF's Muti Music, and is now available for download from Addictech.com.You can grab the entire mixed album (as it was orig...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:21:00 GMT