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Bob Holroyd's music has been described by some as a collage of seemingly disparate styles and instrumentation producing ambient, global electronica, world chill, abstract dance and new age classical sound. Holroyd is the founder of Soundscape Music Production, based in England since 1987. The cinematic quality of much of Bob's work provided him a successful career in writing music for TV documentaries and production music - music used by makers of industrial films and corporate audio/visual productions. His first commercial album, Fluidity & Structure was inspired by travels to both Africa and Asia. Songs feature samples from recordings made by Holroyd himself on location in Kenya and Gambia. A Different Space, Holroyd's third full-length CD is rich with wailing Indian shahnai, breathy wood flutes, and yodeling African voices. Magically, Holroyd manages to create world music that doesn't suggest any particular part, or parts, of this world. It occupies a place very much its own. (from www.whiteswanmusic.com)

ALBUMS


Bob Holroyd
The Cage
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Bob Holroyd
Blueprint
2015, CD, Album, Car, Bob Holroyd, ,
Ambient
Bob Holroyd
In Motion
2013, CD, Comp, Sounds True
Bob Holroyd
Beachcombing
2011, CD, Album, Car, Bob Holroyd, Soundscape Music (2)
Bob Holroyd
Afterglow
2011, ,
Ambient/Downtempo
Bob Holroyd
Re : Cycled / Re : Visited / Re : Mastered
2009
Bob Holroyd
Re : Lax I Re : Wind I Re : Think
2009, ,
Ambient/Downtempo
Bob Holroyd
Re : Mixed / Re : Constructed / Re : Worked
2009
Bob Holroyd
Emotional Soundscapes
2007, CD, Album, Bruton, Universal Publishing Production Music
Bob Holroyd
Hollow Man
2006
Bob Holroyd
Games Without Frontier
2003, CDr, Single, Promo, Culture Records Benelux, ,
Ambient/House
Bob Holroyd
Without Within
2003, ,
House/Tribal/Ambient
Derek Austin, Dominic Glynn, Bob Holroyd, Martin Smith
Progressive Atmospheres
2001, CD, Comp, Bruton Music, Zomba Production Music, Bruton Music
Bob Holroyd
Digital Rhythms
2001, CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Bob Holroyd
Drumming Up A Storm
2001, ,
Deep House/Tribal/Downtempo
Bob Holroyd
A Different Space
2000, ,
Downtempo/Tribal
Bob Holroyd & James Young
Ethnic Atmospheres
1998, CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Bob Holroyd
Hybrid
1997, 12", BHV, ,
Trance/Breaks/Downtempo
Bob Holroyd
Future Corporate
1997, CD, Album, Chappell Recorded Music Library, Zomba Production Music
Bob Holroyd
Altered States
1997, CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library, Zomba Production Music
Bob Holroyd
Stages
1996, CD, Album, Soundscape Music (2)
Bob Holroyd
Waking The Spirits
1996, 12", Soundscape Music (2), ,
Afrobeat/Tribal/Tribal House
Bob Holroyd
Weird Science
1996, ,
Theme
Ian Anderson (2), Bob Holroyd
Music Beds
1995, CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library, ,
Theme/Soundtrack
Bob Holroyd
Atmospheric Underscores
1994, CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Bob Holroyd
African Drug
1994, ,
House/Breaks/Downtempo
Bob Holroyd
Progressive Rhythms
1993, CD, Album, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Bob Holroyd
Fluidity & Structure
1993
Bob Holroyd
Future Technology 2
1992, CD, Album, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Bob Holroyd
Classical Vision
1991, CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Bob Holroyd / Martin Litchfield
Reveals / Logos / Fanfares
1991, CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Bob Holroyd
Chilled Trip Hop
CD, Album, Lib, Unity Production Music Library
Bob Holroyd
Future Technology
CD, Chappell Recorded Music Library,
Bob Holroyd, Dwight St. John, Bob Chilcott*
Christmas Feast
CD, Album, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Pathaan
Pathaan's Small World
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Stoned Asia, Kickin Records, ,
Trip Hop/Dub/Downtempo
Various
Krishna Beats
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Mixed, Num, Bar De Lune, ,
Tribal/Downtempo
Various
Buddha · Beats
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Num, Bar De Lune, ,
Tribal/Downtempo

APPEARANCES +


Bob Holroyd
The Day Before (Remixes)
2022, 4xFile, MP3, 320, Holroyd Music Limited
Bob Holroyd
Re : Told
2013, 11xFile, MP3, Comp, MondoTunes
Bob Holroyd
Re : Spin
2012, 12xFile, MP3, Comp, MondoTunes
Bob Holroyd
Re : Ambient
2012, 9xFile, MP3, Comp, MondoTunes
Various
Tokyo Fashion District 2
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Cool D:Vision, ,
Downtempo/Deep House
Various
Lapis Thai 2
2010, 2xCD, Comp, High Note Records, ,
Lounge/Downtempo
Various
Beijing 2
2009, 2xCD, Comp, High Note Records, ,
Lounge/Downtempo
Nitin Sawhney
My Soul
2009, CDr, Single, Promo, Cooking Vinyl, ,
Downtempo
Various
Obsession Lounge 3
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Clubstar, ,
Downtempo/Ambient/Abstract
Nitin Sawhney
London Undersound - Instrumentals And Remixes
2009
Various
African Meltdown Volume 2 - Misoso
2005, CD, Comp, M.E.L.T. 2000, ,
Tribal/Downtempo
Various
Feet: A Global Dance Party
2004, CD, Comp, Ellipsis Arts
Various
Traveler '03
2003, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Dub/Tribal
Various
World Chill² (Laid Back Grooves For Global Minds)
2001, CD, Comp, Manteca
Various
Ten Years Of Phonica
2014, 3x CD, ,
House/Techno/Disco/Deep House
Raphaël Marionneau
Le Café Abstrait Vol. 10
2013, ,
Ambient/Downtempo/Trip Hop
Raphaël Marionneau
Le Café Abstrait Vol. 9
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Abstrait, Stereo Deluxe, ,
Ambient/Downtempo/Trip Hop
Various
Architecture And Design
2012, CD, Zone Plus
Various
Ethnotechno.com Revolution Rising Vol 1 Presented By dimmSummer
2010, ,
Leftfield/Downtempo/Tribal/Drum n Bass/Dubstep/Breakbeat/Tribal House/Folk
Raphaël Marionneau
Le Café Abstrait Vol. 7
2010, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Raphaël Marionneau
Le Café Abstrait Vol. 6
2009, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Bliss & Raphaël Marionneau
Les Ambassadeurs Volume 3
2008
Various
Pure Tranquillité
2006, CD, Comp, Vox Terrae, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
dZihan & Kamien
Fakes
2005, ,
Acid Jazz/Downtempo/Future Jazz/Easy Listening
Various
Six Degrees 100 - A Six Degrees Collection
2004, CD, Comp, Dig, Six Degrees Records, ,
Tribal/IDM/Dub/Latin
Various
Drones & Tones 2
2004, CD, Album, Lib, Chappell
Various
Zen Connection
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, One World Music
Various
Zen And The Art Of Chilling - Volume Two
2002, CD, Comp, Mondo Rhythmica Records, ,
Dub/Downtempo
Various
Asian Travels 2
2002, CD, ,
Downtempo/Dub/Drum n Bass/Ambient
Various
Zen And The Art Of Chilling - Volume One
2002, ,
Dub/Breaks
Various
Sanscapes One
2001, CD, Comp, Electric M.E.L.T., Electric M.E.L.T.
Various
Rare Trax Vol. 20 - Junglefever (Modern Vibes From The Tribes)
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Rolling Stone, ,
Electro
Various
Traveler '01
2001, ,
Tribal/Ambient
Various
The Center Of The World: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2001, ,
Latin/Trip Hop/Broken Beat/Soundtrack/Breakbeat/Downtempo/Breaks
François K*
Essential Mix
2000, 2xCD, Mixed, London Records, ,
Dub/Garage House/Techno/Deep House/Disco/Drum n Bass
DJ Pathaan*
Stoned Asia (Edition 3)
2000, CD, Comp, Mixed, Stoned Asia, ,
Leftfield/Breakbeat/Downtempo
Various
Asian Travels
2000, CD, Comp, Six Degrees Records, ,
Downtempo/Dub/Drum n Bass/Ambient
Steve Lawler
Home 01
2000, 2x CD, ,
Progressive House/Progressive Trance/Tribal House
Various
Rocket Fuel
1996, 4x Vinyl, ,
Breakbeat
Various
Deep
1995, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia
Various
Path (An Ambient Journey From Windham Hill)
1995, CD, ,
Ambient
Various
Trax For The Track #004
2021, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Hot-Q
Raphaël Marionneau
Le Café Abstrait (Volume 13)
2019, ,
Ambient/Downtempo/Trip Hop
Joaquin Joe Claussell*
Cosmicdelic Africa: The Journey Begins.... (Demo Sketches, Remixes, Edits & Overdubs)
2018
Various
Klassik Lounge Nightflight Vol.8
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Lemongrassmusic, ,
Ambient/Future Jazz/Chillwave
Raphaël Marionneau
Le Café Abstrait Volume 11
2016, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig, Stereo Deluxe, Abstrait, ,
Downtempo/Ambient/Trip Hop
Various
Café Del Mar - Piano Works
2015, 13xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Café del Mar Music, ,
Contemporary
Various
Starseekers (Nocturnal Elegance – Compiled By DJ Nartak)
2014, File, MP3, Comp, Lemongrassmusic, ,
Electro/Smooth Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Klassik Lounge Nightflight Vol.5 (Compiled By DJ Nartak)
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Lemongrassmusic, ,
Downtempo/Leftfield/Future Jazz
Theoretic
The Diversity Project
2011, File, AAC, Comp, Mixed, Theoretically Sound, ,
Country Rock/Abstract/Ambient/Soul/Batucada/Rhythm & Blues/Hip Hop/African/Breakbeat/Electro/Downtempo/Lo-Fi/Classic Rock
Various, Monkey Pilot
Global Disco
2011, CD, Comp, Whirl-Y-Music
DarkStarr
Psychedelic Disco-Tech (They Live By The Night)
2010, 2xCD, Mixed, Music Response, ,
House/Disco/Downtempo
Latrama
Love & Projects
2010, CD, Album, Enh, Pharma Tunes
Four Tet
FACT Mix 182
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, FACT Magazine, ,
Abstract/IDM/Electro/Experimental
Various
Liquid Sound Volume 3
2010, CD, Comp, Mixed, Lemongrassmusic
Various
DarkStarr's Psychedelic Disco-Tech
2010, 12", Smplr, Music Response, ,
Leftfield/House/Disco
Various
Something About Drama
2010, 25xFile, WAV, Bruton,
Various
Inner Versions – Six Degrees Yoga Compilation
2010, CD, Comp, Six Degrees Records,
Various
Klassik Lounge Nightflight Vol.03 (Compiled By DJ Nartak)
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Lemongrassmusic, ,
Leftfield/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Earth Matters
2009, CD, DocuZone, ,
Neo-Romantic/Score/Theme/Folk/Ambient
Various
Going Global
2009, CD, DocuZone
Various Presented by dimmSummer*
Revolution Rising: ethnotechno.com Vol. 1
2009, CD, ,
Leftfield/Downtempo/Tribal/Tribal House/Dubstep/Breakbeat/Drum n Bass/Folk
Various
Café Chillout (The Cream Of Fresh & Funky Chillout)
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Park Lane Recordings, Park Lane Recordings, ,
Downtempo
DJ Yasa
Force Trip
2008, CD, Comp, Mixed, Neo Phyte Records, ,
Leftfield/Trip Hop/Future Jazz/Hip Hop/Ambient/Cut-up/DJ
DJ List
L
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig, Extra Music, Cadillac Rec., MacroVision Records, ,
Downtempo/Breakbeat/Tribal/Dub/Trip Hop/Hindustani
Various
Globality
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Promo, Peacelounge Recordings, ,
Dub/Downtempo
Various
Inspirations
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Compact Disc Club, ,
Europop
Various
Music from Rudy Maxa's World: High-Definition Travel
2008
Various
Klassik Lounge Nightflight Vol.02 (Compiled By DJ Nartak)
2007, 2xCD, Comp, High Music, ,
Downtempo/Ambient/Chillwave
Various
Elysian Vibes 2
2007, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Chilled Winter Classics
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Park Lane Recordings, ,
Trip Hop/Downtempo/Drum n Bass/Ambient
Various
Schwingungen Auf CD Nr. 138 / 11 - 2006
2006, CD, Comp, CUE-Records
Various
Beginner's Guide To Arabian Lounge
2006, 3xCD, Comp, Nascente, ,
Trip Hop/Big Beat/Persian Classical/Euro House/Ambient/Raï/Dub/Sephardic
Various
Lounge Cafe DeLuxe
2006, CD-ROM, Comp, MP3, Park Lane Recordings, ,
House/Downtempo/Tribal House/Deep House
Various
Compilation Eos' Sound*
2006, CD, Promo, Car, Volkswagen
Various
Fuoco
2006, CD, Comp, Smplr, Emme K Editore
Various
Horizontal Grooves
2006
Various
Six Degrees Remixed
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Six Degrees Records
Various
Promo Only // Alternative Club March 05
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Promo Only, ,
Progressive House/House/Electro/Leftfield
M.O.C. Paoli
Aphrodissimo 2
2005, CD, Comp, Mixed, Black Flame, ,
Leftfield/Tribal
Ryukyu Underground
An Evening With Ryukyu Underground
2005, CD, Comp, Mixed, Respect Record, ,
Dub/Vocal/Lounge
Various
Acoustic Textures
2005, CD, Comp, Chappell,
Various
An Evening With Ryukyu Underground
2005, 12", EP, Respect Record Ltd., ,
Downtempo/Breakbeat/Dub
New World Artists
Moving stillness
2005, CD, Comp, P/Mixed, One World Music, ,
New Age/Trip Hop
Various
Bellissimo
2005, 4xCD, Comp, Compact Disc Club,
Various
Café Krishna
2005, 2x CD, ,
Chillwave
M.O.C. Paoli
Aphrodissimo
2004, CD, Comp, Mixed, Black Flame
Various
Ethnic Odyssey 2004 - The Games
2004, CD, Comp, Eros Music, ,
Downtempo
Various
Elysian Vibes 1
2004, CD, Comp, One World Music
Various
Ethnic
2004, CD, Album, DroneZone
Various
Natural World
2004, CD, Album, DroneZone, ,
Ambient/New Age/Modern Classical
Various
Private Lounge 6
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Apricot Records, Apricot Records, ,
Deep House/Downtempo
Hiroshi Kawanabe
Surrrrround
2002, Cass, Mixed, Zoot Sunrise Sounds, ,
Dub/Industrial/Deep House/Jazzdance
Various
Pure Global Chillout
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Decadance Recordings, ,
Dub/Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Buddha Lounge
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Beechwood Music, ,
Leftfield/Ambient
Various
The Kharma Trilogy
2002, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Bar De Lune, ,
Tribal/Downtempo/Ambient/Deep House
Various
World Chillage: A Step Beyond
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Max Music & Entertainment Inc., ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Sonja* y DJ Link*
El Cielo Café Vol. 2
2002, CD, Comp, Zub Recordings
Various
Licensing Sampler Volume 1
2002, CDr, Comp, Smplr, Six Degrees Records,
Various
Traveler '02
2002
Various
Recline: A Six Degrees Collection Of Chilled Grooves
2002, ,
Downtempo/Future Jazz/Deep House
Various
Motion 2 (A Six Degrees Dance Collection)
2002, ,
House/Tribal
Various
Extreme Chill At Six Degrees
2001, CD, Comp, Future Music Magazine, Six Degrees Records, ,
Dub/IDM/Ambient
Various
A Little Night Music
2001, CD, Comp, Kudos Records (3)
Various
Everything Is Closer Than You Think
2001, CD, Comp, Mixed, Wax Magazine, ,
Breaks
Pathaan
Stoned Asia Music (3 CD Box Set)
2001, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed + Box, Stoned Asia, ,
Dub/Downtempo/Tribal/Ambient
Various
Touch The Sun
2001, File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 320, El Records, ,
House/Acid Jazz/Deep House/Future Jazz
Various
Lunar Twilight - Ambient Visions
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Club, Spring Hill Music, ,
Ambient/New Age/Tribal
Various
Mother "Music From Earth"
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, yoursmile.it, yoursmile.it
Various
Motion: A Six Degrees Dance Collection
2001, CD Digipak, ,
Latin/Deep House/Future Jazz
Various
African Travels
2001, ,
Tribal/African
Solar Stone*
Chilled Out Euphoria
2001, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Do You Know House? (Volume One)
2001, CD, ,
House/Techno/Garage House
Claude Challe
Sun
2001, ,
Ambient/Downtempo/Deep House
DJ List & Damodar
Maha Prasad
2001, ,
Tribal/Downtempo
Various
Music Is Life (A Chillin' Experience)
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Toot 'N' Herb, ,
House/Ambient
Various
Ambient Dreams
2000, CD, Comp, Windham Hill Records, ,
Ambient/New Age
Various
Six Degrees Presents Your Musical Passport
2000, HDCD, Promo, Smplr, Six Degrees Records, ,
Downtempo/Ambient/Tribal/New Age
Various
Latin Travels
2000, ,
Latin/Downtempo/Deep House
Various
Traveler '00
2000, ,
Downtempo/Acid Jazz/Drum n Bass/Future Jazz/Latin
Steve Lawler
Home
2000, 2x CD, ,
Progressive House/Progressive Trance
Various
Traveler '99 A Planetful Of Grooves
1999, CD, Comp, Six Degrees Records, ,
House/Tribal/Latin
Various
Millennium (1900-1999)
1999, Box + 5xCD, Comp, Chappell Recorded Music Library, Zomba Production Music, ,
Easy Listening/Big Band/Score/Bossanova/Twist/Acid House/Acid Jazz/Arena Rock/Blues Rock/Boogie Woogie/Classic Rock/Funk/Swing/Drum n Bass/Theme/Rock & Roll/Psychedelic Rock/Disco/Synth-pop/Trip Hop/Beat/House/Prog Rock/Psychedelic
Various
Euro Nimbus 3D
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Hol, Euronimbus, ,
Dance-pop/House
DJ Cosmo*
New York Afterhours (A Later Shade Of Deep Volume 1)
1998, ,
House/Deep House
Various
Nuova Era & Meditazione 24
1997, CD, Comp, New Sounds Multimedia
Various
Poetic
1997, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia
Various
"Cave"
1997, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia
Various
Globe@t
1997, 2x Vinyl, ,
Tribal/Jazzdance/Jungle/Dub
Various
Nuova Era & Meditazione 14
1996, CD, Comp, New Sounds Multimedia
Various
Joyas De La Nueva Era
1996, 3xCD, Comp, BMG Ariola De Colombia S.A., ,
New Age
Various
Journey By DJ Marathon (Coldcut & DJ Rap)
1996, Cass, Mixed, Avex D.D., Inc., Bulletin International, ,
Progressive House/Breakbeat/Techno/Drum n Bass/Big Beat
John Digweed / Paul Oakenfold / Coldcut / DJ Rap
Journeys By DJ Marathon
1996, 2x CD, ,
Progressive House/Breakbeat/Techno/Drum n Bass/Big Beat/Trance/Jungle
Coldcut
Journeys By DJ: Coldcut (70 Minutes Of Madness)
1995, CD, ,
Dub/Techno/Jungle/Cut-up/DJ/Downtempo/Hip Hop
Various
Path (An Ambient Journey From Windham Hill)
1995
Various
EMMA Compilation 94
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, EMMA
Various
Atmospheric Underscores 2
1994, CD, Album, Chappell Recorded Music Library
Various
Six Degrees Records
CD, Comp, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Various
Arts & Culture
CD, Comp, Dig, Tvzone, Tvzone
Various
UPPM Sampler 6 Documentary: A Sampler Of Specially Selected Tracks For Your Documentary
CD, Comp, Smplr, Universal, Universal Publishing Production Music,
Various
Crime Drama
40xFile, WAV, Zone Music (3)
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 4
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 5
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records, ,
Berlin-School/New Age
Various
Louis Vuitton Background Store Music (Cup 2002-2003)
CD, Comp, Not On Label (Louis Vuitton Self-released)
Various
Mother - Music From Fire Vol.2
CD, Comp, Self Distribuzione
DarkStarr
Darkstarr's Psychedelic Disco Tech - They Live By The Night
12", Music Response, ,
Disco/House
Various
Global Partnership 1
dZihan & Kamien
Fakes
2005, ,
Acid Jazz/Downtempo/Future Jazz/Easy Listening
Various
Traveler '03
2003
Frédéric Lequin, Solar Stone*, Red Jerry
Deep & Chill
2002, CD-ROM, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial, MP3, Домашняя Коллекция, Частная Коллекция, Навигатор, ,
Bossa Nova/Future Jazz/Downtempo/Contemporary Jazz/Ambient
Coldcut
70 Minutes Of Madness
2002, CD, ,
Dub/Techno/Jungle/Ambient/Breakbeat/Cut-up/DJ
Various
Traveler '01
2001, CD, ,
Tribal/Ambient
Various
Motion: A Six Degrees Dance Collection
2001, CD Jewel, ,
Latin/Deep House/Future Jazz
DJ List & Damodar
Maha Prasad
2001
Various
Asian Inspiration
2000, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Barracuda Records (2), EMI United Kingdom (2)
Various
Latin Travels
2000, ,
Latin/Downtempo/Deep House
Solar Stone*
Chilled Out Euphoria