Populous

Populous

Person from Italy

Genres: electronic, idm, ambient, electronica, morr music

About Populous

With his debut album “Quipo”, Italian producer Populous already showed that he drew his very own conclusions from the jazzed-up beats and positive vibes of the Native-Tongues movement around A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. Whereas “Quipo” still displayed a mildly bulky attraction influenced by abstract electronica, “Queue For Love” now has a much more homogeneous atmosphere and a warmth fed by carefully selected samples from Soul-, Jazz- and Soundtrack records from the late 60s and early 70s. Unlike the aesthetics of recent, dominating approaches to HipHop, “Queue For Love” is a triumph of the DIY ethos. After all, Andrea Mangia is just a kid with a computer and an incorruptible taste. “Queue For Love” isn’t pure sampledelia, though. A lot of the guitars, e-bows and glockenspiels on this album have been recorded in the bath room of Populous’ tiny student apartment. This is where singer Matilde of Italian band Studio Davoli even recorded her gorgeous vocals for “Bunco” and “Clap Like Breeze”, turning the music into an amalgam of Broadcast, The Cocteau Twins and a crazy-in-love DJ Shadow. On “My Winter Vacation” Dose One of cLOUDDEAD fame does what only he can do: Twanging his stream of consciousness into the world with his matchless flow. Furthermore, Jukka and Luca from Italian Indie heroes Giardini Di Miro have helped to realize a few tracks to a huge extent and thus have had their share in making “Queue For Love” as enjoyable as possible. This album is smooth and balanced and HipHop at heart, reaching out to Songwriting, Ambient, Folk and Film scores. All of this is delicately held together by a remarkable concept of “Soul” and obviously: “Love”.

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169,355 listeners  ·  1,496,913 plays via Last.fm

On RadioStar

36
stations playing
9
countries
42
tracks tracked
most active station (The United States Of America)
Heard alongside: Scorn DJ Spooky Spectre

Radio Stations sorted by tracks on rotation

Somafm CliqHop
2 tracks on rotation
AAC+ : 32
85 Likes

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Populous — Top 30 songs of 42

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Populous The Breakfast Drama
Populous Caparica
Populous Dance
Populous Pawn Shop Close
Populous Objetos enterrados
Populous Clijster -Blepharo Edit
Populous My Winter Vacation
Populous Blood Red Bird
Populous Caparica
Populous Clap Like Breeze
Populous Azul Oro
Populous Batismo
Populous Mi Suen~o
Populous Flores no Mar
Populous Canoe Canoa
Populous Charol Astra
Populous Hip
Populous Breathes The Best
Populous Drop City
Populous Mi Sueño
Populous Ext. Rhodes Bank
Populous Stretch Abuse And Snare
Populous Bunco feat. Matilde Davoli
Populous Canoe Camoa
Populous Sundae Pitch
Populous The Dixie Saga
Populous Hi Hat The Ro Q's Drns
Populous Hip-Hop Cocotte
Populous Bon Bon Pour Les Rappers
Populous Bottom 01
The Breakfast Drama
Caparica
Pawn Shop Close
Objetos enterrados
Clijster -Blepharo Edit
My Winter Vacation
Blood Red Bird
Caparica
Clap Like Breeze
Azul Oro
Batismo
Mi Suen~o
Flores no Mar
Canoe Canoa
Charol Astra
Breathes The Best
Drop City
Mi Sueño
Ext. Rhodes Bank
Stretch Abuse And Snare
Bunco feat. Matilde Davoli
Canoe Camoa
Sundae Pitch
The Dixie Saga
Hi Hat The Ro Q's Drns
Hip-Hop Cocotte
Bon Bon Pour Les Rappers
Bottom 01