Here is the first winner of the Smoothington Remix Contest, courtesy of Metaphor (the production alias of Dave Jolley).  Full Remix EP coming soon!

Smoothington (Metaphor's Smooth Talker Remix)

I like music, and if you like music we have something in common. I use soundcloud as a place to keep my music so that I have access to it wherever I go.  I realized a while ago that most likely the person that listens to my music the most is me, so I make music that I like to listen to.  I hope that you like listening to my music too.  I have a wide variety of styles and flavors.  I have been playing and writing rock, jazz, hip hop, classical and electronic music for a long time. Making music is really the only thing I know how to do, and I do it because I love making and playing the music I love with the people I love playing with.

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 7 releases out on SF's Muti Music so far: 2004's Mammals On the Brink, 2007's Cloud City EP, 2008's Cerulea, 2009's Infinite and Molecular Forest, 2010's Future Perfect, and 2011's Astral Traveler.


A sonic exploration blending instrumental improv with original compositions, resulting in a contortion of genres reminiscent of psy-chill, jamtronica, trip-hop, and progressive electronic. All made with love <3

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much love!!

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