Tony Soprano Band – Downtempo 1

Tony Soprano Band is an instrumental project recorded and released via Dune Castle Records, centred around live improvisation, collaboration, and the studio as an instrument. Operating as a rotating cast of musicians, the project is shaped within the Dune Castle environment.

Downtempo 1 sits at the intersection of live band interplay and downtempo electronic music. Drawing from the language of breaks, sampling and loop-based composition, every sound on the record originates from live performance. Drums, bass, synthesizers and hardware elements were performed simultaneously, with no fixed arrangements or predetermined outcomes.