Ninja Tune blows the dust off an early classic with an enhanced reissue
of Bonobo’s second LP Dial ‘M’ For Monkey, featuring all new 20th
anniversary artwork and sleeve with rotating view mechanism to boot.
Dial ‘M’ For Monkey from 2003 folds in jazz, electronica, soul, and folk
for a beguiling sonic fusion that begs for deeper listening while
setting the stage for a fruitful partnership between label and artist
that continues two whole decades later. While Bonobo would go on to make
records that leaned further into either outright dance music or vibes
first downtempo from here, Dial ‘M’ is the moment that truly broke the
project into the indiesphere. There’s still no denying the power of
folktronica mini-epics like ‘Change Down’ and ‘Pick Up’.
Tracklist: 1. Noctuary 2. Flutter 3. D Song 4. Change Down 5. Wayward Bob 6. Pick Up 7. Something For Windy 8. Nothing Owed 9. Light Pattern
