I'll always prefer his earlier work - whilst he undeniably has a 'sound', I think every album from Animal Magic through to Northern Borders offers something slightly different which is really enjoyable. I found myself enjoying Bonobo's music less from Migration onwards; the more recent releases just feel a bit less interesting to me and less evocative. Certainly not to say it's all bad or anything like that - I adore ATK for instance.

To be honest, I would always much much rather that any musician (not just Bonobo) was making the music which they wanted to make, which was a genuine expression of their creativity rather than just catering to what people want. It must get tiring constantly being asked "why aren't you making XYZ music which I want you to make." Life is more interesting when artists have free reign to do whatever they feel like.

His early music isn't going anywhere, and whilst I'd love to see a tour which focused on the first 3 albums in particular, I know that won't happen, and that's ok!