This playlist features some of the most popular played tracks in the trip-hop/downtempo genre.

Best of PolyGroovers Downtempo

Fall 2022 produced tracks by PolyGroovers.

Downtrödden

PolyVinyl - Inward Journeys (2001)

Beats for Journey to Alpha Centauri

Reality: Support Systems Failure

This track borrows just the air-voice loop from the public domain samples, the rest is lovingly made from scratch. Synths used: Model 84, Model 82, Vital, Syleth1, Kick2 and Alesis Drum kit was used to layout the two separate layers of drums.

Embrace The Ocean

This is track played live on Native Instruments Maschine mk2, recorded into the Logic, refined there, and mastered in Logic as well.

Mechanical Sadness

A trippy and layered downtempo track with a heavy bass and slamming beat, the entire track is inspired by one of the public domain Scarface Breaks.

Scarface Breaks

Good Life Is

Sadness is probably the strongest emotion that can be felt throughout this track, sadness about being *without* someone else. Someone you've lost, perhaps forever.

Without (PolyVinyl)

Surreal In A Way (PolyVinyl, as featured on SomaFM)

Real Illusion (PolyVinyl)

Synteltic Cantata (PolyVinyl)

Mon Chaton

PolyGroovers got started by a young couple in 2001, Konstantin Gredeskoul & Telene Johnston, who got married shortly thereafter. Konstantin was the brains behind compositions, lyrics, and song arrangements, while Telene contributed her beautiful voice on many of the vocal tracks.

As time went on, Konstantin and Telene parted ways. Konstantin remained as the solo creative force behind it, but took a long break after releasing their second album "Tips and Tricks". 

PolyGroovers are known for bringing groovy downtempo, filled with lush harmonies and unexpected polyrhythms, shaken by the funky bass lines and progressively intricate melodies.

PolyGroovers released a total of two albums, "Moods for Taking Out" (2006) and "Trips and Ticks" (2009), that are available on iTunes, Spotify, CDBaby, and many other online outlets. 

Some of the new materal is available for free here on SoundCloud.

PolyGroovers would like to thank those who supported, inspired, taught, and made this project possible. The list of influencers is nowhere near complete, but it includes Pyramind San Francisco, Blue Bear Music SF, FnF (Friends & Family), Ethan Miller (DJ Ethan), Decadent Oasis, Tracy Wadley (DJs as stickybeats), Cloudfactory, Jeff Cross (Apple), Tony Rose (Technostate), Captain Tinrib (Jon Bell, UK), Fil Jach (DJ Kem), Rhythm Society, Space Cowboys, Burning Man.