downtempo music

  • The Whole Zane Tate Package and More

    Buy Zane Tate’s Rural Sounds Volumes 1 and 2 on CD, and get a free download of Zane Tate’s digital singles plus four previously unreleased tracks.

  • Newness is on the way

    It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been seven years since I released Boom Bap Sunrise. But the followup is on the way. More news to follow soon…

  • Groove Salad Volume 2 features Zane Tate

    Groove Salad Volume 2 is out now, and it features my song, “The Last Resort” along with some other great downtempo music. Soma FM, “a listener-supported, commercial-free internet-only radio station,” and probably my favorite online radio station, broadcasts a number of genre-driven channels, one of which is Groove Salad. Groove Salad plays mostly instrumental…

  • Price Drop on Zane Tate’s Boom Bap Sunrise

    I’ve dropped the price on Boom Bap Sunrise: Rural Sounds Volume 1.  You can now get the CD for 8.99, which is actually less than the digital version!  Get it right here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/zanetate

  • Get “Hearts and Minds” for free

    I give away music to my mailing list subscribers, and from time to time, I switch out the free songs. Right now, I’m giving away “Hearts and Minds” from Boom Bap Sunrise.

  • Inspirations: Groove Salad

    I’ll be honest with you: I’ve been trying to get onto Groove Salad for years. Groove Salad is the online radio station from SomaFm that focuses on downtempo music. I’ve listened to it for a long time, and I always find inspiration there. They play downtempo / ambient music, which is definitely laid back,…