Lemongrass

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Roland Voss, aka Lemongrass, moved through several musical phases before hitting his stride as a drum’n’bass/downtempo producer in the late ’90s. The German-born Voss began taking drum lessons in 1974, and played with a variety of funk and (mostly) jazz ensembles over the rest of the decade. When the ’80s arrived, Voss became interested in new wave, and from there began experimenting with electronic means of sound production. During the second half of the ’80s, Voss founded a number of projects — mostly dance groups, but also a punk band called Klappstuhl — and landed in a Berlin band called New Nations, where he began working in earnest with electronic instruments and sampling techniques. Voss eventually released his first album, 1993’s breakbeat-oriented Wuwei, under the alias Succa V, and soon began working with drummer Torsten Kötter as Jungle-Moon; their first release in 1994 marked Voss’ first full-fledged venture into jungle. Voss spent the mid-’90s working on large-scale multimedia projects with a variety of other artists. He made his debut as Lemongrass in 1997 with a drum’n’bass cover of Gershwin’s “Summertime,” which appeared on the small German label Incoming’s Submerged compilation. The first Lemongrass full-length, Dramatic Universe, followed in 1998, and found Voss mixing his early jazz influences into a variety of jungle and haunting trip-hop productions. The album’s reception — particularly warm in France — landed Voss a deal with Mole Listening Pearls, and his label debut, Lumière Obscure, was issued soon after in 1999.

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CromoPier wrote:
Thursday morning

da risveglio....sensoriale !

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micharraco wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

muy chulo de puta madre troncos perdon por mi expresionnnn

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Railenthe wrote:
last week

Le Ciel—A very laid-back track that sounds like being at a shadowy bar, sitting somewhere out of sight in a booth with a good spliff and a good drink. The sound is smoky, sultry, and relaxing. It's classic-style jazz, in a very unexpected place. Love it~ <3

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pieccio wrote:
last week

very nice

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bodhisattva67 wrote:
last month

que rajouter ? écoutez-le ? ;o)

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delakroix wrote:
last month

subtle music

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zielONA990 wrote:
last month

good music to make "love" ;]

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POKRISHKA wrote:
last month

Nice man.

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mechanicalsteer wrote:
last month

Mechanical Steering new album "10:10pm"! http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Mechanical+Steering

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shindipdigger wrote:
August 2008

I likey...

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grodan2302 wrote:
August 2008

Great! More of this please..

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may-tay wrote:
July 2008

BELLISSSSIMAAA!!!!!! ;-)

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Teardroples wrote:
July 2008

krasivo!!!!

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xerch wrote:
July 2008

mmmh sounds good :D

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thermophile wrote:
April 2008

You might like Geyser's latest EP Decision at http://www.lastfm.de/music/Geyser/Decision+-+EP

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Lardlad wrote:
April 2008

The new album has such a cool overall mood. It will be a great album for the summer.

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drumbunny wrote:
April 2008

Love these guys! Can't wait until this CD is released stateside!

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thermophile wrote:
April 2008

You might enjoy this free album download: www.lastfm.de/music/Geyser/Digger

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e_cat wrote:
March 2008

Just bliss! Dreaming about vast beaches...

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daborlesoignons wrote:
March 2008

good discovery....

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