Downliners Sekt

The Profile

Downliners Sekt is a Barcelona-based electronic duo known for experimental, bass-heavy productions that blur ambient textures with post-rock atmospheres. Early releases circulated under Creative Commons; later work includes the acclaimed Silent Ascent on InFiné.

Based in Barcelona, Spain; active since the late 2000s; releases include The Saltire Wave (2008), Hello Lonely, Hold the Nation (2010), We Make Hits, Not the Public (2011), and Silent Ascent (2014) on InFiné; early material was shared under a Creative Commons license.

A single review praises The Saltire Wave for blending post‑rock guitars with ambient, bass‑heavy electronics and downtempo shifts. References to Explosions in the Sky, Ulver, 65 Days of Static and Boards of Canada sketch its sonic neighborhood. The album’s Creative Commons availability is highlighted. Overall sentiment: excited and approving.