Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12012 in Music
• Released on: 2003-06-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Bonobo is Brighton-based beatmaker Simon Green's chosen moniker, and Dial M for Monkey follows naturally on from a selection of excellent records he has released over the last couple of years. Known for concocting hip-hop skeletons in his studio and then fleshing them out with live instrumentation and lush melodies, Green has excelled himself covering his erstwhile tunes with a sprinkling of magic dust that gives the whole thing a yearning, seductive glow. Meandering along at its own unhurried pace, Dial M… coruscates constantly with bright percussive sounds and reverie-inducing moods, casually introducing us to the producer's fantastic melodic content, array of innovative ideas and delicate sound-sculpting. In all, this is the sound of a man quietly inviting us into his private dream world for a nice cup of herbal tea and a biscuit. It'd be rude not to, wouldn't it? --Paul Sullivan

Wire, September 2003
The downtempo soundscapes of Dial M For Monkey are ideal for luxuriating in, indolence is bliss

Musicweek, 31st May 2003
Funky downtempo breaks, smoky double bass and splashes of cinematic magic remaining the order of the day

Customer Reviews

This Albums Is Brilliant
Ok iv'e just finnished listening to the album. i settled down and really listened and it is sheer brilliance! from the first harp chords of "noctuary," to the fade out of "light pattern," i was constantly interested. I havn't listened so intently to an album since i got Geogaddi By Boards Of Canada! this album is set to sore in my list of personal favorites. I recomend this as ESSENTIAL LISTENING for any one who is into Boards of Canada, Kruder and Dorfmeister or Diplo but also for any one just getting into the genre of Chill out electronica. I would advise anyone listening to this for the first time to settle down and really set aside some time to listen to it properly. Don't analise it first time round just let it take you where it goes. be prepared to be blown away by this album. overall a stunningly chilled album that makes me extatic about the fact that i own ear drums!

Profound
This is Simon 'Bonobo' Green's first release on Ninja, and while a change of label can be bad news, a move from Tru Thoughts to Ninja was never going to upset the apple cart.

Dial 'M' is a very percussive affair. There is a constant sussuration, insects flitting in and out of the scene. Against this there is a rich backdrop of tone and shade. Melodies pass through, sometimes they linger, but Green has matured his style and no longer worries about structure. The music just happens. No samples, no lyrics.

Inevitably, I must compare Dial 'M' to Animal Magic. And it boils down to this...

Animal Magic was intelligent. It appealed to the higher order of things. And in this way it stood above the crowd.

Dial 'M', while undoubtedly similar, takes a different tack. It is visceral, not cerebral - it goes straight to the heart. This is a deeply emotional CD. Its a mother's embrace, a broken heart, a lover's touch.

In making this CD Simon Green has opened his heart and soul. He asks you to do the same while listening. But its ok, he will take good care of you.

Very, very good
If you haven't heard Bonobo before, it's a kind of chilled-out music with a beat. This album is more like One-offs and B-Sides than Animal Magic.
The music sounds like it's painting a beautiful picture, but it keeps your mind active and doesn't send you to sleep like Animal Magic. Using the picture analogy, I'd say it's a picture album of places, not people. There's no vocals on this CD, just pure melodic rhythmic music.
A superb album which will last a long time in anyone's CD collection.