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Bonobo

Bonobo is Simon Green, a British musician, producer and DJ who brings live instruments, detailed electronic production and guest voices into albums and full-band shows.

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Overview

Name: Simon Green
Work: Musician, producer and DJ
First releases: Bonobo began releasing music in 1999; debut album Animal Magic followed in 2000.
Breakout era: Black Sands (2010), followed by The North Borders (2013).
Label: Ninja Tune
Latest album: Distance in Static (2026)

Mini bio

How it started.

Simon Green began releasing music as Bonobo in 1999 after moving to Brighton. His first appearance was on a Tru Thoughts compilation, followed by Animal Magic in 2000, a debut on which he played most of the instruments himself.

Finding the sound.

Black Sands brought live instruments, bass-heavy production and Andreya Triana’s voice into focus in 2010. The North Borders followed in 2013, taking his music to larger stages. Migration in 2017 and Fragments in 2022 both reached number five on the UK albums chart.

On stage and in the club.

His live shows grew into full-band performances with guest singers and immersive visuals, including a five-night Royal Albert Hall residency. Alongside those shows, Simon curates OUTLIER events and plays DJ sets.

A new chapter.

In 2025, he released music for the anime series Lazarus. Distance in Static followed in September 2026, bringing together voices singing in English, Urdu and Japanese. Simon has described this period as a chance to rethink the familiar rhythm of making an album and touring it.

Creditschronological, newest first

2026Distance in StaticArtist and producer
2025Lazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Composer and recording artist
2022FragmentsArtist and producer
2017MigrationArtist and producer
2013The North BordersArtist and producer
2010Black SandsArtist and producer
2000Animal MagicArtist and producer

Awards

Quotes

I want to reinforce this idea that you can be more than one thing.Simon Green, official Bonobo biography

On balancing live performance, composition and DJing. Source: https://bonobomusic.com/about/

Trivia

Simon says he grew up with 1990s alternative rock and indie music, naming Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr. and the Cure as lasting inspirations.
The opening harmonies on Talk to Me came from Simon recording himself joining Nicole Miglis’s backstage vocal warm-ups in Vienna.
Migration includes found sounds recorded in places such as Hong Kong airport, Seattle and New Orleans.