Unlike electronic music's many specific genre categories, Downtempo is more of an umbrella term. Illbient, Trip-Hop, and Lounge all fall under the Downtempo classification, as do any other electronic music styles that favor the sofa over the dancefloor. Downtempo music invites you to chill out, reflect, and enjoy some deep grooves in a relaxed headspace. It's more of an attitude than a specific style and, as such, draws in a superb variety of influences and talent. You'll find artists from Thievery Corporation and Morcheeba to Boom Bip and Aesop Rock equally at home in a Downtempo set.

Notable Artists: Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba, Herbaliser