The Rise of Downtempo

Beautiful harmonies and melodies. Uplifting music in every track

This is my go-to music for teaching yoga and also when I want to chill. I love the harmony produced by this couple esp.because I know the purity of each of their souls. Digging the Dub Sutra vibe!!

My first introduction to this talented couple was an early morning, by a fire, in Big Sur. The air was crisp and the view of the ocean was sublime. All of a sudden, i hear what appears to be an angel. The sound was unique and transcendent. With only a live mic, the sound was surreal. I purchased the album right away. For yoga, meditation, lovemaking and hot tubbing, the multidimensional sensual sounds of Dub Sutra deliver.

This album is an amazing journey filled with pieces that relax and inspire me. I love the rich textures and etheric qualities of Dub Sutra's vocal mixes, along with their ethnic percussion style wrapped up in acoustic bliss. This album is a serious MUST HAVE!

While well suited for yoga and moving meditation, the 10 downtempo dub tracks on Dub Sutra’s debut offering make for a rich, transportive headphone listening experience unto itself. Joined by various guest musicians, the Oceanside, California, husband-and-wife duo Chris and Charlotte Proud use Sanskrit mantras, exotically harmonized chants, and instruments like tabla, piano, synth, and electronic drums to create an unmistakably authentic sacred space. The simmering “Tempura Breaks” exemplifies The Rise of Downtempo’s delicate balance of gentleness and vibrancy. A hypnotic hammered dulcimer melody and sampled Buddhist monk chants set a meditative tone, while electronic glitches, break beats, and skittering 32nd-note high-hat patterns convey vitality and motion. The dreamlike “Song on the Wind” might be the most moving piece. With its exquisite overlapping vocal lines and Dead Can Dance-ish glossolalia, it comes off as a love song to existence itself: “I feel the sun on my face. I hear a song on the wind. I walk in the light of the grace. I see the beauty within.”

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great for listening anytime and anywhere. Especially if you listen all the way through in one sitting. Great work dub sutra!