Song |
Artist |
Album |
The Jesus and May Chain |
Psychocandy |
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Ride |
Nowhere |
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My bloody valentine |
Loveless |
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Kitchens Of Distinction Strange Free World |
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Catherine Wheel |
Ferment |
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Curve |
Doppelganger |
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Slowdive |
Souvlaki |
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The Verve |
A Storm In Heaven |
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Lift To Expereince |
The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads |
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Sweet Trip |
Velocity : Design : Comfort. |
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Airiel |
Winks & Kisses: Melted |
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Asobi Seksu |
Citrus |
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Blonde Redhead |
23 |
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Have A Nice Life |
Deathconciousness |
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Title Fight |
Floral Green |
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Candy Claws |
Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time |
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre |
Single |
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Alvvays |
In Undertow |
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Beach House |
Single |
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Lil Ugly Mane |
Volcanic bird enemy and the voiced concern |
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Parannoul |
After the Magic |
Cassette Quest
7pm - 9pm Friday with JJ
SUNDAY 26TH MARCH 2023Shoegaze
SUNDAY 12TH MARCH 2023Trip Hop
Song |
Artist |
Album |
Sade |
Love Deluxe |
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Duran Duran |
Duran Duran |
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Portishead |
Dummy |
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Tricky |
Maxinquaye |
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DJ Shadow |
Entroducing….. |
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Fiona Apple |
Tidal |
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Sneaker Pimps |
Becoming X |
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Cibo Matto |
Viva! La Woman |
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Bjork |
Homogenic |
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Mono |
Formica Blues |
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Massive Attack |
Mezzanine |
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Madonna |
Ray of Light |
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UNKLE |
Psyence Fiction |
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Esthero |
Breath From Another |
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PJ Harvey |
Is This Desire? |
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Ulver |
Perdition City |
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Lovage |
Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By |
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Gorillaz |
Demon Days |
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Phantogram |
Eyelid Movies |
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The Weekend |
House of Balloons |
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Sevdaliza |
Shabrang |
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Doss |
Strawberry |
SUNDAY 5TH MARCH 2023Sophisti-Pop
Song |
Artist |
Album |
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) |
Grace Jones |
Nightclubbing |
I.G.Y |
Donald Fagan |
The Nightfly |
More Than This |
Roxy Music |
Avalon |
Frankie's First Affair |
Sade |
Diamond Life |
Tinseltown in the Rain |
The Blue Nile |
A Walk Across the Rooftops |
Red Guitar |
David Sylvain |
Brilliant Trees |
Bonny |
Prefab Sprout |
Steve McQueen |
War of the Hearts |
Sade |
Promise |
Slave To Love |
Bryan Ferry |
Boys and Girls |
Live to Tell |
Madonna |
True Blue |
I'm Your Man |
Leonard Cohen |
I'm Your Man |
The Downtown Lights |
The Blue Nile |
Hats |
Rockin' Back Inside My Heart |
Julee Cruise |
Floating Into the Night |
Wild Horses |
Prefab Sprout |
Jordan:The Comeback |
… Being Boring |
Pet Shop Boys |
Behaviour |
Crianca |
Marina Lima |
Marina Lima |
Kiss of Life Sade |
Love Deluxe |
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Chinatown |
Destroyer |
Kaputt |
Hysterical Us |
Magdalena Bay |
Mercurial World |
Robber |
The Weather Situation |
Ignorance |
Out of Time |
The Weekend |
Dawn FM |
SUNDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2022Hip Hop Oddballs
Hip Hop Oddballs - Radio One 91fm Show
A musical guide to the undergroud Hip Hop. Abstract Hip Hop developed in the late 1990’s and has largely influenced a new wave of experimental hip hop.
Year |
Song Title |
Artist |
Album |
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1996 |
Dr. Octagon |
Dr. Octagon |
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1997 |
Company Flow |
Funcrusher Plus |
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1998 |
Hieroglyphics |
3rd Eye Vision |
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2000 |
Quasimoto |
The Unseen |
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2000 |
Deltron 3030 |
Deltron 3030 |
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2001 |
Aesop Rock |
Labor Days |
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2002 |
Blackalicious |
Blazing Arrow |
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2002 |
Dälek |
From Filthy Tonhue of Gods and Griots |
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2002 |
EL-P |
Fantastic Damage |
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2004 |
Madvillain |
Madvilliany |
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2004 |
Illogic |
Celestial Clockwork |
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2005 |
Edan |
Beauty and the Beat |
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2011 |
Swerve… the reeling of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding) |
Shabazz Palaces |
Black Up |
2012 |
Death Grips |
The Money Store |
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2012 |
Lil Ugly Mane |
Uneven Compromise |
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2016 |
Ka |
Honor Killed the Samurai |
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2016 |
Danny Brown |
Atrocity Exhibition |
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2017 |
Open Mike Eagle |
Brick Body Kids Still Daydream |
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2018 |
Earl Sweatshirt |
Some Rap Songs |
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2019 |
Slausan Malone |
A Quiet Farwell, 2016-2018 |
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2020 |
The Koreatown Oddity |
Little Dominiques Nosebleed |
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2020 |
R.A.P. Ferreira |
Purple Moonlight Pages |
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2020 |
clipping. |
Visions of Bodies Being Burned |
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2021 |
JPEGMAFIA |
LP! |
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2021 |
Injury Reserve |
By the Time I Get to Phoenix |
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2022 |
billy woods |
Aethiopes |
Full Playlist: Hip Hop Oddballs
Genres
Abstract Hip Hop, Alternative R&B, Ambient, Boom Bap, Cloud Rap, Concious Hip Hop, Dark Ambeint, Drumless, East Coast Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Experimental Rock, Field Recordings, Gangsta Rap, Glitch , Glitch Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Horrorcore , Hypangoic, Industrial Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Jazz Poetry , Jazz Rap, Memphis Rap , Neo-Psychedelia , Neo-Soul, Noise Plunderphonics , Political Hip Hop, Post-Punk , Psychedelia , Psychedelic Rock, Sound Collage, Spoken Word, Turntabilism, West Coast Hip Hop, Wonky
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SUNDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2022Art Pop
Radio One Show - Art Pop
—- Introduction—-
Art pop is a loose subcategory of Pop that is characterized for its manipulation of signs and its synthesis of cultural art forms; where artists reflect an affinity with art school practices or other musical/non-musical art sources such as pop art, literature, cinema, traditional music, theater performances, Experimental, Electronic, and so on. This can be musically expressed through the subversion or deconstruction of various styles, for example, by reimagining historical genres in a disparately contemporary setting, or by adopting traditions from 'serious music' (like those from Western Classical Music). In any case, the music remains in a fairly pop context. The Genre existed in the 1970’s from a umber of countries, that lead to different musical styles in the future. The examples I have here are Brazillian Grous Secos & Molhados, Italian Lucio Battisti and Americans John Cale (a member of the velvet underground) Brian Eno — The greatest producer of all time — (Famously produced for David Bowie, Talking Heads , John Cale, Nico, Genesis, Devo, U2, Bauhaus, Kate Bush, Television, Blur, George Michael, Sienad O’Connor, UNKLE, Slowdive, Yo La Tengo, Paul Simon, Coldplay, Frank Ocean, Mac Miller, James Blake, Elvis Costello, The Killers, King Crimson, Jay Electronica, Jon Hopkins, Can, Massive Attack and somehow David Hasselhoff
1973, Feb 25 — Paris 1919 - John Cale // Paris 1919 (4:03)
Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Singer-Songwriter
1973, Aug 1 — Sauge latino - Secos & Molhados (2:07)
Art Pop, Folk Pop, Progressive Pop
1974, Nov 1 — Burning Airlines Give You So Much More - Brian Eno // Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (3:17)
Art Pop, Art Rock
1974, Dec 1 — Abbracciala abbrecciali abbracciati - Lucio Battisti // Anima Latina (7:04)
Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Psychedelic Pop
—- Art Pop in the 1980’s —-
1985, Sep 16 — Cloudbusting - Kate Bush // Hounds of Love (5:10)
Art Pop, Progressive Pop
1986, Feb 17 —Life’s What You Make It - Talk Talk // The Colour of Spring (4:27)
Art Pop
1986, May 19 — Don’t Give Up - Peter Gabriel // So (6:32)
Art Pop, Pop Rock
—- Art Pop Expansion —-
1997, Sep 23 —Rainbow Conversation - Stereolab // Dots and Loops (4:46)
Art Pop, Indietronica
1999, Jun 28 —Bocanada - Gustavo Cerati // Bocanada (4:06)
Art Pop, Downtempo, Art Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
2001, Aug 27 — It’s Not Up To You - Bjork // Vespertine (5:09)
Art Pop, Electronic
—- Revival of Art Pop —-
2007, Sep 10 — Fireworks - Animal Collective // Strawberry Jam (6:50)
Art Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
2010, Mar 9 — Empire Ants - Gorillaz, Little Dragon // Plastic Beach (3:47)
Art Pop, Electropop
—- Indietronica and Art Pop—-
2010, May 18 —BaBopByeYa - Janelle Monae // The ArchAndroid (8:47)
Art Pop, Contemporary R&B
2010, Oct 12 — Futile Devices - Sufjan Stevens // The Age of Adz (2:11)
Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Indietronica
2011, Sep 13 — Strange Mercy - St. Vincent // Strange Mercy (4:29)
Art Pop, Art Rock, Indie Pop, Indietronica
—- New Niche’s in Art Pop—-
2012, Jun 19 —Valentine - Fiona Apple // The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (3:33)
Art Pop, Singer-Songwriter
2015, Sep 25 — Feel You - Julia Holter // Have You in My Wilderness (4:08)
Art Pop, Chamber Pop
2016, May 8 —Daydreaming - Radiohead // A Moon Shaped Pool (6:24)
Art Pop, Art Rock
—- Glitch and Jazz in Art Pop—-
2016, Sep 23 — Valley in the Ocean - Bruno Pernadas // Those Who Throw Objects at the Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them (6:45)
Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Jazz Pop, Jazz Fusion
2019, Aug 30 — Mariners Apartment Complex - Lana Del Ray // Norman Fucking Rockwell (4:07)
Art Pop, Singer-Songwriter
2019, Nov 8 — Cellophane - FKA Twigs // Magdalene (3:24)
Art Pop, Glitch Pop
—- Looking Forward & Conclusion—-
2021, Jun 25 — Turning Wheel - Spellling // The Turning Wheel (3:33)
Art Pop, Baroque Pop
2022, Nov 18 — It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody - Weyes Blood // And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (6:16)
Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Singer-Songwriter
—-Genre Guide—-
Art Pop |
Artistic, inventive and singular presentation and performance, often featuring poetic or oblique lyricism, and frequently subverting and experimenting with various other genres and art forms while remaining fairly pop-oriented and accessible. |
Art Rock |
Aspires towards a level of experimentation and creativity that expands the bounds of Rock while remaining within the bounds of conventional structures that Experimental Rock ignores. |
Baroque Pop |
Incorporates elements of Western Classical Music, commonly featuring harpsichord or strings as well as the rhythmic flow and counterpoint of Baroque Music. |
Chamber Pop |
Based on the smooth and melodic songwriting of Lounge and other Easy Listening, as well as the orchestration of Baroque Pop and the production styles of other 1960s pop genres. |
Contemporary R&B |
Pioneered by African American artists and emerging after the demise of Disco in the 1980s, featuring influences from Soul, Funk, and Pop, and a smooth, modern production style. |
Downtempo |
Atmospheric groove-based Electronic Music |
Electronic |
Uses non-traditional electronic instrumentation and sound manipulation technology as the primary backbone of a composition. |
Electropop |
Dense, layered, and compressed production, usually coupled with a distinct fuzzy and "warm" low-frequency synthesizer style. |
Folk Pop |
Blends Contemporary Folk with a Pop sensibility, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s and featuring influence from the contemporary Folk Rock style. |
Glitch Pop |
Incorporates elements of more experimental Electronic styles like IDMand Glitch. |
Indietronica |
Combines the melody and directness of Indie Pop, and sometimes the instrumentation of Indie Rock, with a willingness to experiment with contemporary Electronic textures and techniques. |
Jazz Fusion |
Near-universal usage of electric guitars and keyboards coupled with influences from genres such as Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Funk, and Traditional Folk Music, and a relative degree of harmonic simplicity. |
Neo-Psychedelia |
Psychedelic style post 1 |
Pop Rock |
Standard verse-chorus Pop that can also be categorized under Rockfor its use of guitars, drums, and propulsive rhythms. |
Progressive Pop |
Milder counterpart to Progressive Rock, emerging in the late 1960s and introducing complex songwriting and arrangements into a Popcontext. |
Psychedelic Pop |
Bridges the elements of Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk, and Popto bring them together. |
Singer-Songwriter |
Heavily focused on lyrics and songwriting, with musical accompaniment tending to take lower precedence. |
SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2022Psychedelic Folk
Psychedelic Folk (Radio One Show) 4pm - 6pm
—- Introduction —-
Psychedelic folk is a wide category of acoustic song forms that capture a dream-like, 'spaced-out', whimsical, haunting, mystical and melancholy aesthetics . Artists achieve this through a variety of different methods and approaches, such as studio effects, tunings (including detuned instruments), affected vocal styles and discordant melodies. Psychedelic Folk off-sprinted from psychedelic rock albums in 1967, with groups such as ‘Love’ and ‘The Doors’. Most notably ‘The End’ by the doors is responsible for the opening of this genre.
1967 —The End - The Doors // The Doors (11:34)
Elektra
Psychedelic Rock
1967 —Mabye the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hildalre - Love // Forever Changes (3:34)
No Label
Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Folk
—- Psychedelic Singer Songwriter—-
In 1969 and 1970, Artists started adding psychedelic elements into a traditional slow an singer-songwriter format . Most notably in this format are father of Jeff Buckley: Tim Buckley, Syd Barrett — the frontman of Pink Floyd — and Linda Perhacs. These artists expressed slow and melancholic anecdotes about love, by layering guitars, subduing vocal recordings to create a disorienting and intimately expresses sadness.
1969 — Buzzin’ Fly - Tim Buckley // Happy Sad (6:00)
Elektra
Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk
1970 —Terrapin - Syd Barrett // The Madcap Laughs (5:00)
Harvest
Psychedelic Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk
1970 — Hey, Who Really Cares - Linda Perhacs // Parallelograms (4:32)
No Label
Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk
—- International Psychedelic Folk—-
Between 1970 and 1975, Psychedelic Folk breached international boarders. In 1970, Caribbean artist ‘Exuma’ released a Caribbean interpretation of folk music that incorporated raw and traditional instruments usually used in spiritual jazz. Though from London, Exuma experimented with unorthodox instruments and vocal layering akin to styles used tribes in their record ‘first utterance’, essentially inventing the genres of ‘Freak Folk’ and ‘Avant Folk’ that would be adapted by artists like Joanna Newsom. Ze Ramalho should also held expand the traditional instruments that would be used to more jazzy avenue for a psychedelic Brazillian folk experience.
1970 —You Don’t Know What’s Going On - Exuma // Exuma (3:27)
Mercury
Caribbean Folk Music, Psychedelic Folk
1971 — The Herald - Comus // First Utterance (11:35)
Dawn Records
Freak Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Progressive Folk, Avant-Folk
1975 — Trilha de Sumé - Lula Cortes, Zé Ramalho // Paêbirú (6:30)
Solar
Psychedelic Folk, Brazilian Folk Music
—- Rebirth of Psychedelic Folk —-
Psychedelic Folk tracks had a 20 year absebce, due to the rise of New Wave, Post Punk and Art Pop in the 1980’s. In the mid 90’s Psychedelic Folk songs began to emerge again in singles from Post Punk and Indie Rock records. The examples I’ve singed out are the tracks ‘Noble Experiment’ by by the Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 and ‘Where You’ll Find Me Know’ by the famous Neutral Milk Hotel. Over the 20 year span, however music recording technology developed significantly. Most notably Psychedelic Folk now included more distorted guitar cords and Artists could more strenuously compose their sounds to create a sometimes cold, isolated or hypnotic effect.
1994 —Noble Experiment - Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 // Strangers from the Universe (3:31)
Matador
Indie Rock, Noise Rock, Art Rock, Art Punk
1996 —Where You’ll Find Me Know - Neutral Milk Hotel // On Avery Island (4:04)
Merge
Indie Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Lo-Fi, Folk, Indie Folk
—-The Microphones—-
Between 2000 and 2003, ‘The Microphones’, otherwise known as ‘Phil Elverum’, released three albums: It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water, The Glow pt.2 and Mount Erie. These records perfected the ‘Psychedelic Folk’ sound. Particularly on ‘the glow pt.2’, The Microphones experience is explosive, intimate and hypnotic. To create this effect, Elevrum would several months in the mountains alone, immersed in his natural environment. At times records feel like your in his cabin with subtle creaks, natural field recordings and traditional raw instruments, that are combined with heavily layered and distorted guitars to create an often transcendental listening experience. Phil typically writes his lyrics as metaphorical anecdotes where he describes the beauty of the natural world and relates it to his emotional exctacies, including his desperate love, loneliness and his despondent relationship with the world.
2000 — The Pull - The Microphones // It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water (4:53)
K Records
Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Folk, Indie Folk
2001 — I Want Wind to Blow - The Microphones // The Glow Pt. 2 (5:32)
K, P.W. Lever Um & Sunt Ltd.
Lo-Fi, Indie Folk, Psychedelic Folk
2003 — II. Solar System - The Microphones // Mount Eerie (3:38)
K, P.W. Lever Um & Sunt Ltd.
Avant-Folk, Psychedelic Folk
—- Psychedelic Folk Expansion—-
After these releases from ‘The Microphones’, Psychedelic Folk expanded into various different avenues. Animal Collective and Panda Bear explored these dug-infused and neo-psychedelic and applied combined with a traditional acoustic guitar among other instruments, which created a uniquely creepy and beautiful sound. Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping by ‘Grouper’ is an example of a gorgeous minimalist track that combines these soothing and slow ambient drone effects and traditional instruments and vocals. The next track ‘Fruitcake and Cookies’ by Sweet Trip blends technological ‘Glitch’ and ‘IDM’ styles, with traditional acoustic guitar and drums layered a over, around and under a gorgeous vocal performance by Valerie Cooper. The whole ‘Velocity : Design : Comfort’ record depicts a beautiful relationship between nature and technology.
2003 —Fruitcake and Cookies - Sweet Trip // Velocity : Design : Comfort (7:58)
Darla
IDM, Glitch Pop, Shoegaze
2004 — Leaf House - Animal Collective // Sung Tongs (2:43)
FatCat
Neo-Psychedelia, Freak Folk, Avant Folk
2007 — Take Pills - Panda Bear // Person Pitch (5:23)
Paw Tracks
Psychedelic Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
2008 —Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping - Grouper // Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (2:53)
Type
Ambient, Psychedelic Folk
—- Modern Psychedelic Folk & Conclusion—-
Recently, Psychedelic Folk has evolved into sounds within Dream Pop and Folktronica, including bands such as Sweet-Trip and Korean outfit Mid-Air Thief. Usually their sounds use acoustic string instruments sound that are manipulated; changing the pitch, or speed among other elements.These Sounds are combined with other technologically generated sounds to create psychedelic and dreamy soundscapes.
2009 — Milk - Sweet Trip // You Will Never Know Why (4:25)
Darla.
Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock
2015 —Swamp - Mid-Air Thief // Gongjoong Doduk (6:19)
No Label
Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Folk, Avant Folk, Folktronica, Freak Folk
2018 —Crumbling Together - Mid-Air Thief // Crumbling (9:38)
Topshelf
Folktronica, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Folk
—- Genre Guide —-
Ambient - Ambient is a style that describes a large spectrum of music. Ambient music puts more emphasis on actual sound than musical structure, aimed at forming a particular atmosphere or mood with the help of conventional and unconventional instruments, sound clips, and sometimes vocal clips. Singing in ambient music can be done, although a good deal of ambient is instrumental.
Art Punk - Despite the genre having no clear definition or singular style, groups perceived as "art punk" are generally those that combine the stripped-down rock and roll style of punk rock with "arty" elements of Minimalism, instrumental interplay, elements of Traditional Folk Music of various cultures (as exemplified by the Afrobeat influence in Talking Heads' later music), experimentation with Jazz or Funk-inspired rhythms, dissonance, and noise experimentation (concepts largely originating in varieties of "art music" such as Modern Classical music, jazz, and Jazz Fusion).
Art Rock - The term art rock has been employed to describe several works of Rock music developed right after the 1960s Psychedelic Rock explosion. Following on the heels of this phenomenon, art rock has been the result of musicians developing an interest towards a handful of forms of music out of the boundaries of rock and, in general terms, making an attempt to break away as much as possible from the constrains imposed by Rock & Roll (or from the roots of rock itself, which, in turn, inspired genres like Blues Rock, Country Rock or U.S. Folk Rock). A non-musical factor that could explain this development is the conscious transition that certain rock (and non-rock) artists made from singles-based music towards a bigger development of the album as a cohesive lyrical and thematic whole (an important step towards the popularization of the so-called concept album) as shown by the 1966–1967 set of examples like Pet Sounds, Freak Out!, The Who Sell Out or Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (which can be counted as forerunners of later art rock).
Avant-Folk - Avant-Folk is a type of Contemporary Folk music that is more Experimental-influenced and less confined to conventional song structure or style, playing with instrumentation, rhythm, and other factors not commonly found in folk music.
Brazilian Folk Music - Brazilian folk music, just like Brazilian culture as a whole, arises from the interaction and mixture of Indigenous, African and European cultures, due to the historic processes of, first, colonisation and, later, independence from Portugal. Despite having its influence considered of minor importance by scholars, particularly those of the early 20th century, Indigenous American Traditional Music is present in all cultural regions of the country. Around five million Africans were brought to Brazil due to the Atlantic slave trade, and they brought with them their music, mainly West African Music and Central African Music. Since they were scattered around Brazil, often escaping captivity and forming independent communities named mocambos or quilombos, these different African traditions mixed among themselves and with different Indigenous traditions as well. European cultural influences came almost exclusively through Portuguese immigrants, at least until the period of strong immigration of other European peoples which began in the 19th century. The Portuguese did not just bring to Brazil their Portuguese Folk Music, but also other European Folk Music dances that had achieved popularity in Portugal, such as fandango, Polka and waltz, that would strongly influence Brazilian music eventually.
Caribbean Folk Music - A meta-genre that covers the different forms of Traditional Folk Music from the Caribbean.
Dream Pop - Dream pop is a genre characterized by an overall subdued atmosphere - from the vocals to the melodies - producing a dream-like, sleepy, or spacious feel. As the name suggests, songs are structured around traditionally Pop-sounding progressions, often with a steady though de-emphasized beat and vocals that are lower in the mix and possibly run through effects so as to offer a more ethereal feel.
Folk - Folk music is a very broad term used for music rooted in the mostly oral traditions of initially rather small social groups. The original context of folk music often was to accompany other types of social activities, like manual labour, religious rites or family gatherings. The eponymous, notoriously difficult "folk" or "people" concept can therefore relate to a number of different aspects: groups defined through ethnicities, tribes, nations, large regions, occupations, religions, families etc. may each serve as parameters for different folk musics (such as Indigenous American Traditional Music, Hill Tribe Music, Canadian Folk Music, Work Songs or East Asian Folk Music). It is used as a distinct category from the high art concept of Classical Music and comparatively modern forms of commercially distributed, written popular music (such as Pop or Rock).
Folktronica - Folktronica is a style of Electronic music which incorporates the sounds of acoustic instrumentation, with elements of Contemporary Folk or various Traditional Folk Music traditions and particularly the acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments central to these folk styles. These are commonly blended with the compositional sensibilities of IDM and Glitch-inspired editing and manipulation, as well as the tempo and atmosphere of Downtempo. Although electronic producers had experimented with using acoustic elements through the 1990s, the style would become prominent in the early 2000s as the term was coined to describe the early works of Four Tet and Manitoba, as well as groups like The Books and Tunng. Despite remaining underground, folktronica is stylistically diverse, with some artists using more traditional song structures or live instrumentation whereas others work exclusively with samples in a more experimental direction. However, folktronica in all its forms is unified by this blend of electronic and acoustic instrumentation and the textures that contrast provides.
Freak Folk - Freak folk is a type of Psychedelic Folk which emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s among artists associated with the New Weird America movement. It draws from a wide range of influences, with a particular interest in 1960s hippie acid folk, the quirkiness of Indie Folk, other New Weird America bands, as well as elements of Traditional Folk Music. Freak folk tends to favour finger-picked instruments like acoustic guitar, ukulele or harp, as well as toy instruments, but it can also add electric or electronic instrumentation more typical of Rock music. Peculiar, vivid and idiosyncratic vocal styles are common, ranging from the plaintive, childlike singing of Joanna Newsom to the lonesome warble of Devendra Banhart and high harmonies of Animal Collective. Production-wise, freak folk songs can frequently be very lo-fi, but some artists opt for a lush and polished approach. Lyrically, the genre usually evokes mythical, pastoral and romantic themes.
Glitch Pop - Glitch pop is a niche and eclectic style of Indietronica that arose around the turn of the millennium. The genre typically retains indie sensibilities, frequently incorporating live vocals and instrumentation, Pop song structures, and a DIY attitude with a focus on consumer electronics. However, it is defined by its incorporation of newer forms of leftfield Electronic music, particularly the percussion and unconventional sound design of IDM (and Drill and Bass) as well as Glitch editing techniques similar to those found in Folktronica, as pioneered by Oval. Other common elements are the use of atmospheric, dreamy synth textures as found in Ambient Pop, Bitpop-inspired Chiptune-like synth leads, and the stuttery, syncopated breaks of Broken Beat. The use of clipped audio samples has also led to inspiration from and crossover with Mashup.
IDM - IDM (shorthand for intelligent dance music) is an Electronic genre that describes the sound of some musicians who sought to develop Electronic Dance Music's connotations beyond dance clubs into a more experimental direction. Despite its name, the genre is usually intended for home listening rather than dancing, with producers often utilizing complex fast-paced rhythms and unconventional sound design to create cold and mechanical atmospheres, even though simpler sound palettes with more melodic and soothing tones can still be present.
Indie Folk - Following the rise of the independent music scene in the 1980s, Indie Folk began to appear from various artists, combining the acoustic sounds of Contemporary Folk with the catchy melodies of Indie Rock. The genre began to reach new heights of popularity with the New Weird America movement in the early 2000s, particularly with artists such as Iron and Wine, Sufjan Stevens and Bright Eyes.
Indie Pop - Indie pop is a broad style of Pop that is characterized by its DIY ethos, lighthearted melodies, general Rock instrumentation and its overall “authentic” approach. Although it shares many characteristics with its stylistic counterpart Indie Rock, indie pop differs in that it features a more melodic and accessible sound with catchier production and does not strictly confine itself to rock idioms.
Indie Rock - Indie rock is a subgenre of Alternative Rock associated with a less mainstream-oriented sound and a DIY ethos to recording and production. It dabbles in Pop-informed songwriting and takes influences from sound palettes ranging from Contemporary Folk to Punk. Indie rock artists often embrace an autonomous approach to achieve a more "authentic" or raw sound and write their music alone without outside help.
Lo-Fi - Lo-fi emerged during the advent of the American underground scene in the 1980s as a raw, noisy style of Indie Rock. Its name stems from its use of low-fidelity production and recording equipment, giving it an unclean and distinctly ramshackle sound.
Neo-Psychedelia - Neo-psychedelia is a broad term referring to developments in Psychedelia since the early 1980s, building on the drug-inspired styles developed in the 1960s. The term initially referred to Post-Punk and Jangle Pop artists like The Soft Boys and The Church who brought in influence from Psychedelic Pop and Psychedelic Rock, combining clean electric guitars and pop songwriting with the use of reverb, distortion, or other effects. Through the decade, neo-psychedelia would parallel developments in Alternative Rock, including a mid-1980s scene in California known as the Paisley Underground, and a Space Rock Revival led by groups like Spacemen 3 and Loop. In the late 1980s, it would also contribute to the psychedelic sound of the Baggy scenes, which combined a surreal sonic environment with the upbeat rhythms of Alternative Dance and a drug-fueled rave culture, and was a major influence on Primal Scream's landmark 1991 album Screamadelica.
Noise Rock - Noise rock is a broad genre that encompasses Rock artists that incorporate a high amount of distortion and varying levels of dissonance, lo-fi production, and feedback. The most commonly used instruments are highly distorted guitars, both regular and bass, but additionally, bands often incorporate drum machines, electronics, tape-manipulated soundscapes, and noises to diversify their sound. Unconventional song structures are also often utilized.
Progressive Folk - Progressive folk refers to a genre that emerged alongside the rise of Progressive Rock in the UK and the USA during the late 1960s, developing at the end of the British and American Folk revivals of the period.
Psychedelic Folk - Psychedelic folk is a wide category of acoustic song forms that capture an aesthetic similar to that of other Psychedelia-based genres, with an atmosphere that is at turns dream-like, 'spaced-out', whimsical, haunting, mystical and melancholy. This is achieved using a variety of different methods and approaches, such as studio effects, tunings (including detuned instruments), affected vocal styles and discordant melodies. Inspiration is also sometimes drawn from various Regional Music traditions from around the world such as Hindustani Classical Music and medieval music, as well as light avant-garde influences from Drone and American Primitivism.
Psychedelic Pop - Psychedelic pop is a genre that bridges the musical elements of Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk, and Pop to bring them together. The sound produced is often intended to emulate the way music sounds while under the effects of psychedelic drugs. It differs from other psychedelia-related genres by emphasizing catchy pop hooks and vocal harmonies similar to Sunshine Pop. However, unlike sunshine pop, psychedelic pop always retains a quality of surrealism, usually achieved with abstract lyricism and/or the liberal use of tape effects like slapback echo, reverb, or flanging. The instrumentation itself somewhat follows that of Pop Rock, but in most cases, is supplemented by instruments considered unorthodox for pop recordings in the early-to-mid 1960s, such as theremin, zither, or tack piano.
Psychedelic Rock - Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music which emerged in the mid-1960s that often attempts to emulate or enhance the way music sounds while under the influence of psychedelic drugs. Songs typically include heavily distorted and reverbed electric guitars, extended instrumental segments (especially guitar solos), augmented vocals, and drug-influenced lyrics. Other common characteristics include use of keyboards and elaborate studio effects like backwards recording. It is also not uncommon for psychedelic rock groups to incorporate prominent elements of other genres including Folk, Blues, Jazz, and South Asian Music.
Shoegaze - Shoegaze is a style of Alternative Rock that focuses on creating ethereal, noisy washes of sound, with bands utilizing various effect pedals, such as distortion, reverb, and delay. The guitars often reach overwhelming volumes, making the lyrics unintelligible and mainly applying vocals as another melodic layer. The genre's name was coined in a review of Moose's concert, where the lead singer read the lyrics taped to the floor during the show. The British press picked up the term and began using it regarding bands that stared at their pedals or guitars (often due to inexperience) while performing live.
Singer-Songwriter - The singer-songwriter genre is rooted in the traditions of the mediaeval bards and troubadours of the 15th & 16th centuries. This style of 'musical storytelling' was championed in the post-war era by Woody Guthrie, Dorival Caymmi and others, usually presented as one man and his guitar. In the US the sound evolved with the American Contemporary Folk scene of the 1950s and early 1960s where artists such as Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger began to write and play their own songs, whilst at the same time artists such as Georges Brassens, Joan Manuel Serrat, Gino Paoli, Víctor Jara and Chico Buarque were developing along similar lines in Europe and Latin America, leading to the development of genres like Liedermacher, Cantautori and Nueva canción and influencing Chanson.
Traditional Folk Music - Folk music is music based on particular regional folk traditions. Traditional elements, influences and instruments are the primary backbone of composition, although contemporary features may be present as well. Sub-genres of traditional folk music include genres deeply rooted in regional traditions, even if their modern incarnations may not be traditional as such.
SUNDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2022The Jam Jar
——The Jam Jar——
Presenting some of the hottest jams of the last century
Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix // Electric Ladyland
October 25, 1968
Polydor, Reprise
Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock
21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson // In the Court of the Crimson King
October 10, 1969
Island Records
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock
Hit It and Quit It - Funkadelic // Maggot Brain
July 1, 1971
Westbound
Funk Rock, Funk, Psychedelic Soul
Halleluhwah - CAN // Tago Mago
August, 1971
United Artists
Kautrock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin // Led Zeppelin IV
November 8, 1971
Atlantic
Hard Rock
Close to the Edge - Yes // Close to the Edge
September 13, 1972
Atlantic
Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog
Zombie - Fela Kuti // Zombie
January 1, 1977
Celluloid
Afrobeat
Dogs - Pink Floyd // Animals.
January 23, 1977
Harvest
Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Marquee Moon - Television // Marquee Moon
February 8, 1977
Elektra
Art Punk, Post-Punk
The Great Curve - Talking Heads // Remain in Light
October 8, 1980
Sire
New Wave, Post-Punk, Afrobeat
——Genre Guide——
Afrobeat - Afrobeat is a genre pioneered by Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti in the late 1960s. It is a West African hybrid style that merges percussion from the traditional Yoruba Music of the region, Highlife (Fela played in Bobby Benson's and Dr. Victor Olaiya's bands in the 1950s), Jazz (a genre that Fela explored during the 1960s in London and back in Lagos) and Funk (influenced by local Nigerian star Geraldo Pino, an imitator of James Brown). This combination proved very successful, earning Fela critical acclaim and spawning a movement of afrobeat bands.
Art Punk - Despite the genre having no clear definition or singular style, groups perceived as "art punk" are generally those that combine the stripped-down rock and roll style of punk rock with "arty" elements of Minimalism, instrumental interplay, elements of Traditional Folk Music of various cultures (as exemplified by the Afrobeat influence in Talking Heads' later music), experimentation with Jazz or Funk-inspired rhythms, dissonance, and noise experimentation (concepts largely originating in varieties of "art music" such as Modern Classical music, jazz, and Jazz Fusion).
Art Rock - The term art rock has been employed to describe several works of Rock music developed right after the 1960s Psychedelic Rock explosion. Following on the heels of this phenomenon, art rock has been the result of musicians developing an interest towards a handful of forms of music out of the boundaries of rock and, in general terms, making an attempt to break away as much as possible from the constrains imposed by Rock & Roll (or from the roots of rock itself, which, in turn, inspired genres like Blues Rock, Country Rock or U.S. Folk Rock). A non-musical factor that could explain this development is the conscious transition that certain rock (and non-rock) artists made from singles-based music towards a bigger development of the album as a cohesive lyrical and thematic whole (an important step towards the popularization of the so-called concept album) as shown by the 1966–1967 set of examples like Pet Sounds, Freak Out!, The Who Sell Out or Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (which can be counted as forerunners of later art rock).
Blues Rock - Blues Rock is Rock that relies on the chords/scales and instrumental improvisation of Blues. The genre started in the 1960s. Artists like Yardbirds, Cream, and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in the UK and The Allman Brothers Band, Canned Heat, and Johnny Winter in the US eventually brought the sound widespread popularity
Experimental Rock - Experimental rock is a term applied to music in which artists abandon Rock conventions and opt for an exploratory approach through experimentation with song structures, uncommon time signatures, rhythm, dissonance, instrumentation, noise, electronics, and other techniques. The most extreme acts incorporate Experimental music traits, such as improvisation, non-traditional production, and studio manipulation methods.
Funk - Funk originated in the mid-1960s by musicians who began mixing the genres of Rhythm & Blues, Soul, and Jazz. The genre is characterized by a strong groove, usually carried out by bass guitar or drumkits, a prominent use of extended chords, and a percussive guitar style using a wah pedal. Funk usually focuses less on melody and more on the danceable rhythm and groove.
Funk Rock - Funk rock is a fusion of Rock and Funk that emerged in the early 1970s. The genre is characterized by the emphasis of funk groove over a rock basis. It was pioneered by Jimi Hendrix's live album Band of Gypsys and Funkadelic's early work. Other prominent acts in the genre include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince and Primus.
Hard Rock - Hard rock is a subgenre of Rock music rooted in 1960s Blues Rock and Psychedelic Rock (especially its Acid Rock subgenre) music. Hard rock music always features distorted guitars and virtually always uses power chords, and frequently includes blues rock-inspired song structures and chord progressions. Flashy guitar solos are common, and vocals are typically sung in an aggressive manner.
Kautrock - Krautrock is a subgenre coined by the British music press to refer to West German progressive and experimental groups of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Although these artists could differ wildly, they were unified in their attempt to take the energy of Anglo-American Rock music and distance it from its Rhythm & Blues roots, instead drawing inspiration from other sources.
New Wave - New wave appeared in the late 1970s, largely influenced by the Punk Rock explosion of the mid-1970s as well as Pop Rock and Electronic music. It is often considered a close relative of and a stylistic counterpart to Post-Punk which appeared at around the same time and was also influenced by punk rock. New wave music is characterized by agitated and busy guitar melodies, jerky rhythms, "stop-and-go" composition structures, often a heavy reliance on synthesizers, and typically intricate percussive sections (sometimes with the help of drum machines). Early on, beat-oriented music like Afrobeat and Disco also had a strong influence on the movement. Power Pop and Synthpop are also closely associated with new wave and many artists played a combination of the three genres at various parts in their careers. It should be noted that the term "new wave" was and still is sometimes used as a synonym for synthpop, especially in the United States, although this specific usage has largely fallen into disuse. The closer focus on Pop songwriting and electronics as well as a mainstream aesthetic helped separate the genre from its punk rock roots and its cousin in post-punk, a detachment that became clearer with synth-led acts represented by New Romantic. Alongside the genres mentioned previously, new wave is also musically, aesthetically, and commercially linked to many other styles of music from related subcultures of the 1980s, including 2 Tone, Alternative Dance, Mod Revival, Sophisti-Pop, and Coldwave.
Post Punk - With its roots in the mid to late 1970s, post-punk emerged alongside the initial Punk Rock explosion in the United Kingdom. While retaining punk rock's focus on trimming away excess, post-punk tends to place more importance on creating atmosphere and usually has more complex songwriting than punk rock. Musicians tend to be much more experimental, often incorporating influences from Dub, Funk, Krautrock, Art Rock, Experimental music, and Electronic music. Unlike New Wave, its more pop-based counterpart which emerged around the same time, post-punk often deals with more serious subject matter.
Progressive Rock - Progressive rock is a Rock subgenre associated with complex harmonies and instrumental virtuosity inspired by Western Classical Music and Jazz. Generally, song structures consist of many sections and typically feature shifts in tempo and time signatures. Broader instrumentation compared to other Rock subgenres is also utilized to provide a wider selection of moods, which includes keyboards, as well as wind and bowed instruments, to the point of sometimes replacing the guitar as the dominant instrument in the music. Songwriting-wise, prog rock bands often opt for concept albums, where songs are tied to themes such as history, science fiction, and fantasy, with lyricists drawing inspiration from poetry, literature, and cinema. The genre is also occasionally influenced by Contemporary Folk and Traditional Folk Music.
Psychedelic Rock - Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music which emerged in the mid-1960s that often attempts to emulate or enhance the way music sounds while under the influence of psychedelic drugs. Songs typically include heavily distorted and reverbed electric guitars, extended instrumental segments (especially guitar solos), augmented vocals, and drug-influenced lyrics. Other common characteristics include use of keyboards and elaborate studio effects like backwards recording. It is also not uncommon for psychedelic rock groups to incorporate prominent elements of other genres including Folk, Blues, Jazz, and South Asian Music.
Psychedelic Soul - Psychedelic soul came about when Sly & The Family Stone took the effects heard in Psychedelic Rock and brought them into Soul. Psychedelic soul often uses keyboards and electric guitars to create a psychedelic sound accompanying soul vocals. Psychedelic soul is closely related to the Funk of the late 1960s and early 1970s (psychedelic soul's heyday), as many musical acts played music incorporating both styles, such as Stevie Wonder or The Temptations.
Symphonic Prog - Symphonic Prog is the largest and most well known sub-genre of classic Progressive Rock. It is the term applied to the Prog bands who incorporated classical elements, mostly orchestral, into their music. The elements that are used are generally compositional, mostly manifested as longer form works that often deviate from traditional popular song structures, and/or textural with lush keyboards being used to mimic orchestral sonorities. The most popular of the original Symphonic bands are Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Camel, and early Genesis. The Italian prog scene is also well-known for being specialized in this style (e.g. Premiata Forneria Marconi, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and Le Orme).
SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2022Indie Rock
Indie Rock - Radio One 91fm Show
—— Introduction ——
Indie rock is a sub-genre of Alternative Rock associated with a less mainstream-oriented sound and a DIY ethos to recording and production. It dabbles in Pop-informed songwriting and takes influences from sound palettes ranging from Contemporary Folk to Punk. Indie rock artists often embrace an autonomous approach to achieve a more "authentic" or raw sound and write their music alone without outside help.
—— Track - Listing ——
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes // Violent Femmes
April 13, 1983
Slash
Indie Rock, Folk Punk, Acoustic Rock
Swingin Party - The Replacements // Tim
October 1, 1985
Sire
Indie Rock, Power Pop
Schizophrenia - Sonic Youth // Sister
June 1, 1987
SST
Indie Rock, Noise Rock
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies // Doolittle
April 18, 1989
4AD
Indie Rock
Gold Soundz - Pavement // Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
February 2, 1994
Matador
Indie Rock
1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins // Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
October 24, 1995
Virgin
Indie Rock, Art Rock, Alternative Metal, Grunge
The New Pollution - Beck // Odelay
June 18, 1996
DGC
Indie Rock
I Would Hurt a Fly - Built To Spill // Perfect From Now On
January 28, 1997
Warner Bros.
Indie Rock
Autumn Sweater - Yo La Tengo // I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
April 22, 1997
Matador
Indie Rock, Noise Pop
Styrofoam Boots/It’s All On Ice, Alright - Modest Mouse // The Lonesome Crowded West
November 18, 1997
Up
Indie Rock, Midwest Emo, Post-Hardcore
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel // In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
February 10, 1998
Merge.
Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Psychedelic Folk
Every Shining Time You Arrive - Sunny Day Real Estate // How It Feels to Be Something On
September 8, 1998
Sub Pop
Indie Rock, Midwest Emo
Coffee & TV - Blur // 13
March 15, 1999
Food, Parlophone
Indie Rock, Art Rock, Experimental Rock
Never Meant - American Football // American Football
September 14, 1999
Polyvinyl
Indie Rock, Midwest Emo, Math Rock, Post-Rock
What Do You Want Me to Say? - The Dismemberment Plan // Emergency & I
October 26, 1999
DeSoto
Indie Rock, Emo, Post-Punk, Post-Hardcore, Art-Rock
Look a Ghost - Unwound // Leaves Turn Inside You
April 17, 2001
Kill Rock Stars
Indie Rock, Post Hardcore, Post-Rock
The Modern Age - The Strokes // Is This It
June 30, 2001
RCA, Rough Trade
Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Post-Punk Revival
Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco// Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
April 23, 2002
Nonesuch
Indie Rock
Obstacle 1 - Interpol // Turn On The Bright Lights
August 20, 2002
Matador
Indie Rock, Post-Punk Revival
Almost Crimes - Broken Social Scene // You Forgot It In People.
October 15, 2002
Arts & Crafts
Indie Rock, Art Rock
Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire // Funeral
September 14, 2004
Merge, Rough Trade
Indie Rock, Chamber Pop
Modern Girl - Sleater-Kinney // The Woods
May 24, 2005
Sub Pop
Indie Rock, Noise Rock
Jesus Christ - Brand New // The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
November 20, 2006
Interscope
Indie Rock, Emo, Post-Hardcore
Fake Empire - The National// Boxer
May 22, 2007
Beggars Banquet
Indie Rock, Post-Punk Revival, Chamber Pop
Revival - Deerhunter // Halcyon digest
September 28, 2010
4AD
Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales - Car Seat Headrest // Teens of Denial
May 20, 2016
Matador
Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Power Pop
——Genre Guide——
Acoustic Rock - Acoustic Rock is essentially Rock music with acoustic instrumentation instead of the electric instrumentation typical of the genre.
Alternative Metal - Alternative metal is a sub-genre of Metal music that began in the late 1980s and reached its peak in the 1990s. It features rhythmic drop-tuned and mid-tempo riffs, alternating between harsh and melodic vocal stylings and heavy influences from Alternative Rock and other styles typically not associated with metal.
Alternative Rock - Alternative Rock is a broad style of Rock that generally consists of verse-chorus song structures performed with a less commercial sensibility. Common characteristics typically include a blend of melodic, traditional songwriting with more abnormal sounds from Punk, moodier or quirkier lyricism, and sometimes ample amounts of guitar-based distortion and fuzz. The genre developed in the independent music scenes of the 1980s, being heavily indebted to the do-it-yourself spirit of Punk and the Music of The Velvet Underground.
Art Rock - The term art rock has been employed to describe several works of Rock music developed right after the 1960s Psychedelic Rock explosion. Following on the heels of this phenomenon, art rock has been the result of musicians developing interest towards a handful of forms of Music out of the boundaries of Rock and, in general terms, attempting to break away as much as possible from the constraints imposed by Rock & Roll (or from the roots of Rock itself, which, in turn, inspired genres like Blues Rock, Country Rock or U.S. Folk Rock). A non-musical factor that could explain this development is the conscious transition that certain rock (and non-rock) artists made from singles-based Music towards a more expansive growth of the album as a cohesive lyrical and thematic whole (an essential step towards the popularisation of the so-called concept album) as shown by the 1966–1967 set of examples like Pet Sounds, Freak Out!, The Who Sell Out or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (which can be counted as a forerunner of later art rock)
Chamber Pop - A style of Indie Pop also known originally as ork-pop (short for orchestral pop), which developed in the early to mid-1990s in part as a reaction to the rougher Grunge, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock and other Alternative Rock styles which were popular at the time. At its core is a particularly “retro” Pop sound based on the smooth and melodic songwriting of Lounge and other Easy Listening, especially the work of Burt Bacharach, as well as 1960s pop styles like Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop, and Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound Brill Building productions. Of particular interest to the early ork-pop scene was the songwriting of Brian Wilson on The Beach Boys’ 1966 album Pet Sounds, whose ornate Baroque Pop orchestrations would also be a significant influence. Chamber pop artists still usually used guitar, bass, and drums like other indie pop. Still, they also would often include accents of piano, strings, horns, winds, Rhodes, vibraphone, and other instruments less commonly found in contemporary Rock.
Emo - Emo is a genre that emerged in the 1980s from Washington, D.C.’s Hardcore Punk scene, incorporating more melodic songwriting, poetic lyricism, and highly expressive, passionate vocals. Since its inception, the style has substantially evolved with different interpretations, often ranging from band to band, primarily defined by its sincere expression of personal emotions, lyrically and musically.
Experimental Rock - Experimental Rock is a term applied to Music in which artists abandon Rock conventions and opt for an exploratory approach through experimentation with song structures, unique time signatures, rhythm, dissonance, instrumentation, noise, electronics, and other techniques. The most extreme acts incorporate Experimental music traits, such as improvisation, non-traditional production, and studio manipulation methods.
Folk Punk - Folk Punk describes Punk with any Folk influence. The most common influences are Celtic Folk Music (Celtic Punk), Romani Folk Music and Balkan Folk Music (Gypsy Punk). Still, in general, folk punk is not limited to any specific regional style. The instrumentation of folk punk can be as varied as its influences, ranging from traditional and acoustic instruments to a more typical punk rock set with electric guitars, bass, and drums.
Garage Rock - Garage Rock is a genre of Rock distinguished for being relatively raw and energetic, generally employing simple, sloppy, and fuzzbox-distorted guitar melodies in addition to frequent shouting or screaming. The genre emerged in the early 1960s, primarily in North America, coinciding with the decline in the popularity of Rock & Roll. Spearheaded by Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Kingsmen, The Trashmen, The Sonics, and The Seeds, who incorporated influences such as Surf Rock, Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues, and Beat Music into their traditional rock & roll template. Since many of these groups featured an amateurish approach to their Music and often practised in their garages, the style was retroactively dubbed as garage rock.
Grunge - Grunge is a genre of Alternative Rock that emerged primarily from the mid-1980s Seattle scene, drawing from a mix of Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, and occasionally the darker sounds of Noise Rock or Sludge Metal. Musically, grunge is characterized by loud, distorted, “sludgy” electric guitars, angsty, introspective lyrics, and an often raspy vocal delivery.
Indie Folk - Following the rise of the independent music scene in the 1980s, Indie Folk began to appear from various artists, combining the acoustic sounds of Contemporary Folk with the catchy melodies of Indie Rock. The genre began to reach new heights of popularity with the New Weird America movement in the early 2000s, particularly with artists such as Iron and Wine, Sufjan Stevens and Bright Eyes.
Indie Rock - Indie rock is a subgenre of Alternative Rock associated with a less mainstream-oriented sound and a DIY ethos to recording and production. It dabbles in Pop-informed songwriting and takes influences from sound palettes ranging from Contemporary Folk to Punk. Indie rock artists often embrace an autonomous approach to achieve a more “authentic” or raw sound and write their Music alone without outside help.
Math Rock - Math rock is a genre that developed in the late 1980s to early 1990s via the influence of bands such as Slint, Drive Like Jehu and Shellac. They added to the already established sounds of Noise Rock and Post-Hardcore a sense of rhythmic variety and complexity that many critics claimed sounded almost mathematical, eventually coined “math rock”. It significantly influenced some underground movements in the U.S. It became a standard instrumental style of specific genres, including many bands of the Midwest Emo and Indie Rock scene.
Midwest Emo - Midwest emo emerged as a style of Emo in the mid-1990s. Its advent is usually credited to Sunny Day Real Estate, who combined elements of their native Seattle, WA’s Indie Rock scene with the Post-Hardcore music propagated by Washington, D.C.-based Dischord Records. The Music tends toward alternating loud and soft dynamics; off-key, strained or “whiny” vocals with little screaming; and “twinkly” arpeggiated guitar parts. Other prominent artists in this genre include Mineral, The Promise Ring, and Texas Is the Reason. Artists such as The Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World, whose earlier output can be described as Midwest emo, helped to lay the foundation for what would become
Emo-Pop.
Neo-Psychedelia - Neo-psychedelia is a broad term referring to developments in Psychedelia since the early 1980s, building on the drug-inspired styles developed in the 1960s. The term initially referred to Post-Punk and Jangle Pop artists like The Soft Boys and The Church, who brought in influence from Psychedelic Pop and Psychedelic Rock, combining clean electric guitars and pop songwriting with the use of reverb, distortion, or other effects. Through the decade, neo-psychedelia would parallel developments in Alternative Rock, including a mid-1980s scene in California known as the Paisley Underground and a Space Rock Revival led by groups like Spacemen 3 and Loop. In the late 1980s, it would also contribute to the psychedelic sound of the Baggy scenes, which combined a surreal sonic environment with the upbeat rhythms of Alternative Dance and drug-fueled rave culture, and was a significant influence on Primal Scream’s landmark 1991 album Screamadelica.
Noise Pop -Noise pop is a style of Indie Rock that arose in the mid-1980s as some British Jangle Pop, Twee Pop, and Post-Punk groups started to use more distortion. An early landmark album for the genre was The Jesus and Mary Chain’s 1985 album Psychocandy, defining the style’s blend of poppier Rock songwriting and melodies with the dissonant, noisy timbres of distorted guitars and frequent use of guitar feedback. Noise pop’s combination of sunny, simple, often Girl Group-Esque melodies (hence the ‘Pop’) with waves of distortion sets it apart from the rawer, less melodic, often haphazard sounds of Noise Rock. The vocals in noise pop also tend to be hazier, dreamier, and more melodic and harmonic than in noise rock.
Noise Rock -Noise rock is a broad genre that encompasses Rock artists that incorporate a high amount of distortion and varying levels of dissonance, lo-fi production, and feedback. The most commonly used instruments are highly distorted guitars, both regular and bass, but additionally, bands often incorporate drum machines, electronics, tape-manipulated soundscapes, and noises to diversify their sound. Unconventional song structures are also often utilized.
Post - Hardcore - Following the emergence of Punk Rock in the late 1970s, bands began to expand upon their aesthetic of ‘loud, hard, and fast musical and vocal technique. They were mixing elements of their forebearers from Hardcore Punk (largely Black Flag and Dead Kennedys) and Experimental Rock bands like The Velvet Underground and The Residents. These styles co-incited with a helping of the sounds of its close cousins in Noise Rock and Emo, post-hardcore has undergone a continual expansion and shifting in what constitutes its musical identity.
Post-Punk - With its roots in the mid to late 1970s, post-punk emerged alongside the initial Punk Rock explosion in the United Kingdom. Unlike New Wave, its more pop-based counterpart, which appeared around the same time, post-punk often deals with more serious subject matter. While retaining punk rock’s focus on trimming away excess, post-punk tend to place more importance on creating atmosphere and usually has more complex songwriting than punk rock. Musicians tend to be much more experimental, often incorporating influences from Dub, Funk, Krautrock, Art Rock, Experimental Music, and Electronic Music.
Post-Punk Revival - The post-punk revival was a genre that developed in the late 1990s and early 2000s, which saw bands incorporate the sounds, aesthetics, and sensibilities of Post-Punk into Indie Rock. The genre’s relatively coherent sound picks up characteristic elements from post-punk and New Wave: interlocking, jagged guitar work often described as “angular”, a dominant rhythm section with an emphasis on melodic basslines and energetic drum patterns, simultaneously gloomy and danceable aesthetics, as well as the usage of synthesizers in many cases. The revival differed from the original wave of post-punk in that the Music was usually cleanly produced with modern studio flourishes instead of having DIY and experimental ethos, and songs were generally based on standardized, poppy Alternative Rock structures.
Post-Rock - Post-rock is a Rock genre with roots in, but soon rapidly distinct from, the European and U.S. Alternative Rock and Indie Rock scenes. The two critical uniting musical elements between these bands are using instrumentation and riffs as facilitators for timbre, texture, and atmosphere, as well as embracing various styles and genres due to distancing themselves from traditional rock structures. These factors remain constant despite multiple variants of the genre since its beginnings. Works are often instrumental and may also be lengthy. The term “post-rock” was coined by music critic Simon Reynolds, who has since extensively covered the genre and its development in his review for Bark Psychosis’ Hex.
Power Pop - Power pop is a heavier style of Pop Rock that combines strong pop melodies with loud power chords. It is characterized by prominent electric guitars, clear vocals, crisp harmonies, economical arrangements, and energetic performances. Usually, people refer to three different waves of power pop. The first one is from the 1970s and often features Hard Rock or Glam Rock-inflected bands such as Badfinger, Raspberries, Cheap Trick, and Big Star. The second originates from the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the New Wave boom with bands such as The Knack, The Beat and The Romantics. The third wave is from the later 1980s into the 1990s, including Alternative Rock-influenced artists such as Matthew Sweet, Weezer, The Posies, and Teenage Fanclub.
Psychedelic Folk - Psychedelic folk is a broad category of acoustic song forms that capture an aesthetic similar to that of other Psychedelia-based genres, with an atmosphere that is at turns dream-like, ‘spaced-out’, whimsical, haunting, mystical and melancholy. They achieve this using various methods and approaches, such as studio effects, tunings (including detuned instruments), affected vocal styles and discordant melodies. Inspiration is also sometimes drawn from various Regional Music traditions worldwide, such as Hindustani Classical Music and medieval Music, as well as light avant-garde influences from Drone and American Primitivism.
SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2022The Tables are Turning
“The Tables are Turning ”
Acrid Avid Jam Shred - Aphex Twin // …I Care Because You Do
April 24, 1995
Warp, Sire, Elektra
IDM, Acid Techno
Do You Know Where You’re Coming From? - Jamiroquai, M-Beat// Travelling Without Moving
September 9, 1996
Sony, Work
Funk, Acid Jazz
What Does Your Soul Look Like - Pt.1 / Blue Sky Revisit // Entroducing…
September 16, 1996
Mo Wax
Instrumental Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics, Trip Hop, Turntabilsm
Stoney Street - Amon Tobin // Bricolage
May 19, 1997
Ninja Tune
Nu Jazz, Jazzstep
Breathe - The Prodigy // The Fat of the Land
June 30, 1997
XL, Maverick
Big Beat, Breakbeat
Mic Check - Cornelius // Fantasma
August 6, 1997
Matador
Indietronica
Parsec - Stereolab // Dots and Loops
September 23, 1997
Elektra, Duphonic
Art Pop, Lounge
Aquarius - Boards of Canada // Music Has the Right to Children
April 20, 1998
Warp, Matador, Skam
IDM, Downtempo
Unreal - UNKLE // Psyence Fiction
September 29, 1998
Independant
Trip Hop
Electricity - The Avalanches // Since I Left You
November 27, 2000
Modular
Plunderphonics, Instumental Hip Hop, Nu-Disco, Dance
That’s Enough - Hideki Naganuma // Jet Set Radio OST
February 27, 2001
Polydor
Instrumental Hip Hop, Big Beat
Voyager - Daft Punk // Discovery
March 13, 2001
Virgin
French House, Nu-Disco
Take The D Train - Pete Rock // PeteStrumentals
May 1, 2001
Independant
Instrumental Hip Hop
One Word Extinguisher - Prefuse 73 // One Word Extinguisher
May 6, 2003
Warp
Glitch Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
Stepping Into Tomorrow - Madlib // Shades Of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note
June 24, 2003
Blue Note
Instrumental Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Plunderphonics,
Horn in the middle - Nujabes // Metaphorical Music
August 21, 2003
Hydeout Productions
Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
Eucalyptus - Metal Fingers // Metal Fingers Presents: Special Herbs, Vol. 1 & 2
2004
Independant.
Instrumental Hip Hop
Two Can Win - J Dilla // Donuts
February 7, 2006
Stones Throw
Instrumental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics
Do The Astral Plane - Flying Lotus// Cosmogramma
May 4, 2010
Warp
IDM, Glitch Hop, Wonky, Nu Jazz
Keep Me There - Nicolas Jaar // Space Is Only Noise
January 31, 2011
Circus Company
Electronic, Ambient, Downtempo
Ghost - Machine Girl // WLFGRL
February 16, 2014
Orange Milk, Dred Collective
UK Bass, Hardcore Breaks, Footwok
can i? - Lil Ugly Mane // Third Side of Tape
April 29, 2015
Independent
Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop
Cityfade - Against All Logic // 2012-2017
February 17,2018
Other People
Deep House
Genre Guide
Acid Jazz - Acid Jazz is also known as psychedelic jazz. It combines elements of funk, soul, hip hop, jazz and disco. Acid Jazz originated in London during the 1980’s, where DJ’s would take samples of jazz and turn them into Dance Breaks with heavy emphasis on creating grooves. It relies heavily on percussion and live performances associated with Jazz, but the sounds main emphasis is with Funk, Hip Hop and Dance. Usually Acid Jazz includes heavy use of horns and a vocalist.
Acid Techno - Genre of techno derived from ‘Acid House’ created in in Europe in the 1980’s. At the time it was characterised by the use of the TB-303 bass synthesiser that makes a harsh “acidic”/squelching sound. The acid sound is achieved by turning up the filter resonance and turning down the cutoff frequency parameters of the synthesizer, along with programming the 303's accent, slide, and octave parameters; manipulating the filter in real-time as the track is being recorded is a technique known as tweaking
Ambient - Ambient music originated in the 60’s and 70’s. is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere. Nature soundscapes may be included, and the sounds of acoustic instruments such as the piano, strings and flute may be emulated through a synthesizer.
Big Beat - Big Beat is a form of electronic music that uses heavy breakbeats and synthesiser generated loop patterns, similar to acid house/techno. Big beat features heavy and distorted drum beats at tempos between 100 and 140 beats per minute, Roland TB-303 synthesizer lines resembling those of acid house, and heavy loops from 1960s and 1970s funk, soul, jazz, and rock songs. They are often punctuated with punk-style vocals or rappers and driven by intense, distorted synthesizer basslines with conventional pop, house and techno song structures. Big beat tracks have a sound that includes crescendos, builds, drops, extended drum rolls, and sounds such as spoken word samples, dialogues from film and TV, additional instruments such as Middle Eastern strings or sitars, explosions, air horns, sirens (usually police sirens) and gunshots. As with several other dance genres at the time, the use of effects such as filters, phasing, and flanging was common in the genre.
Breakbeat - Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK garage styles (including 2-step, breakstep and dubstep).
Deep House - Deep house (110-125 BPM) is a mixture of Jazz Funk and Soul Music. It is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music.
Downtempo - broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm. Downtempo has an atmospheric sound around 90 BPM, typically with gentle melodies.
Experimental Hip Hop - Experimental hip hop is an umbrella term for Hip Hop music that pushes the constraints and boundaries of the genre by incorporating experimental and eccentric musical elements considered unconventional or unorthodox compared to the more traditional music of the genre. This can include unconventional song structures; odd rhythms; eclectic instrumentation; unorthodox sampling sources and methods; dissonant and atonal sounds; and incorporating other elements of genres not typically associated with hip hop.
Footwork - Extensive use of drum fills, tom drums, handclaps, and snares; not bound to a 4/4 kick rhythm
French House - French house, also known as French touch, filter house and tekfunk, is a style of house music originally produced by French musicians in the 1990s. It is a form of Euro disco and a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance music scene. The defining characteristics of the sound are reliant on filter and phaser effects both on and alongside samples from late 1970s and early 1980s American or European disco tracks (or original hooks strongly inspired by such samples), causing thicker harmonic foundations than the genre's forerunners. Most tracks in this genre are in 4/4 time and feature steady four on the floor beats in the tempo range of 110–130 beats per minute.
Funk - Funk is an African American sound that originated in the mid 1960’s. Funk De-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic grooves of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk uses the same extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths.
Glitch - Glitch is a genre of electronic music that emerged in the 1990s. The glitching sounds featured in glitch tracks usually come from audio recording device or digital electronics malfunctions, such as CD skipping, electric hum, digital or analog distortion, circuit bending, bit-rate reduction, hardware noise, software bugs, computer crashes, vinyl record hiss or scratches, and system errors. Sometimes devices that were already broken are used, and sometimes devices are broken expressly for this purpose.
Hardcore Breaks - Hardcore breaks is considered to be a revival sub-genre of Breakbeat Hardcore and part of the nu-rave scene. It is written in the same vein of breakbeat hardcore, but hardcore breaks differs from it by using contemporary production techniques and influences from other genres such as UK Bass, Dubstep, contemporary Drum and Bass and Footwork.
IDM - Intelligent Dance Music, a formless brand experimental electronic music thats fuses ambient, techno, acid house, Detroit techno and breakbeat that was popularised in the 90’s
Indietronica - Indietronica combines the melody and directness of Indie Pop songs with the sonic experimentation of electronica. Influenced by Krautrock, Synthpop, and other past or contemporary forms of Electronic music. For instrumentation, artists were typically limited to cheap, affordable equipment. After the early 2000s, the number of artists grew exponentially thanks to the convenience of home recording and software synthesizers.
Instrumental Hip Hop - Instumental Hip Hop is Hip Hop music without vocals. It encompasses the elements of beat making, sampling bass lines, drunk kicks and scratching from other songs , editing them using a drums machine or sequencer and incorporating them into a new track.
Jazzstep - Jazzstep is a genre that combines the rhythm and speed of Drum and Bass with the melodies, composition, and instrumentation of Jazz. Brass instruments, double bass and jazz drumming are sampled and jazz scales.
Lounge - Lounge was popularised in the 50’s and 60’s. The genre is influenced modern electronica (with chillout, and downtempo influences), while remaining thematically focused its retro-space age cultural elements.
Nu Disco - Nu-Disco is an offspring of Disco music. the Drums often feature four-on-the-floor beats. nu-disco records are, in the disco tradition, driven by guitar or bass licks. analog synths are used to create melodic and harmonic lines, and add ambiance and color to their records. Nu Disco has more drawn-out, repetitive sections that slowly ramp up to the chorus and back down again. Otherwise monotonous lines are brought to life with the use of filters, samples, and other subtle changes in the sound or groove over time.
Nu Jazz - Nu Jazz is a fusion of Jazz and Electronic Music, Funk and Free Imrpovisation. Nu Jazz is much more electronic than acid jazz and can explore electronic sounds widely.
Plunderphonics - Plunderphonics is a form of sound collage, where tracks sample recognisable musical works. The genre includes heavy sampling of educational films of the 1950s, news reports, radio shows, or anything with trained vocal announcers. The process of sampling other sources is found in various genres (notably hip-hop and especially turntablism), but in plunderphonic works, the sampled material is often the only sound used.
Trip Hop -Trip Hop originated in Bristol in the 1990’s. It’s a psychedelic fusion of Hip Hop and electronics with slow tempo’s and a more atmospheric sound. It often incorporating elements of jazz, soul, funk, reggae, dub, R&B, and other forms of electronic music, as well as sampling from movie soundtracks and other eclectic sources.
Turntabilism - Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. “Scratching” is used where Turntablists manipulate records on a turntable by moving the record with their hand to cue the stylus to exact points on a record, and by touching or moving the platter or record to stop, slow down, speed up or, spin the record backwards, or moving the turntable platter back and forth. DJ mixer's crossfader control and the mixer's gain and equalization controls to adjust the sound and level of each turntable.
UK Bass- UK bass, also called bass music, is club music that emerged in the United Kingdom during the mid-2000s under the influence of diverse genres such as house, grime, dubstep, UK garage, R&B, and UK funky.The term "UK bass" came into use as artists began ambiguously blending the sounds of these defined genres while maintaining an emphasis on percussive, bass-led rhythm.
Wonky - is a subgenre of electronic music known primarily for its off-kilter or “unstable” beats, as well as its eclectic, colorful blend of genres including hip-hop, electro-funk, 8-bit, jazz fusion, glitch, and crunk. DJs would use synthesiser tones, melodies and effects to create an "unstable" sound. Wonky is often achieved by producing unquantised beats, abandoning the metronomic precision of much electronic music.Artists also use heavy sub-bass, which has been attributed to synergistic effects of bass with ketamine, which became popular in UK clubs during the dubstep era.
SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2022The Neo Soul Movement
The Neo - Soul Movement
… Frankie’s First Affair - Sade // Diamond Life
16 July 1984
Epic
Brown Sugar - D’Angelo // Brown Sugar
3 July 1995
EMI
Sumthin’ Sumthin’ - Maxwell // Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite
2 April 1996
Columbia
On & On - Erykah Badu // Baduizm
11 February 1997
Kedar, Universal
Got ‘Til It’s Gone - Janet Jackson, Q-Tip, Joni Mitchell // The Velvet Rope
7 October 1997
Virgin
Ex - Factor - Ms. Lauryn Hill // The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
25 August 1998
Ruffhouse, Columbia
Fall in Love - Slum Village // Fantastic, Vol. 2
June 13 2000
Good Vibe Recordings
A Long Walk - Jill Scott // Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol 1.
July 18 2000
Hidden Beach
Untitled (How Does It Feel) - D’Angelo // Voodoo
25 July 2000
Cheeba Sound, Virgin, EMI
Bag Lady - Erykah Badu, Roy Ayres // Mama’s Gunn
21 November 2000
Mowtown
Prototype - Outcast
23 September 2003
LaFace, Arista
Fall In Love (Your Funeral) - Erykah Badu // New Aerykah Part Two: Returen of the Ankh
20 March 2010
Mowtown
Afro - Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu // Black Radio
28 February 2012
Blue Note
Sugah Daddy - D’Angelo // Black Messiah
15 December 2014
RCA
Fingerprints - Hiatus Kaiyote // Choose Your Weapon
4 May 2015
Flying Buddha
Mad - Solange, Lil Wayne // A Seat at the Table
30 September, 2016
Saint, Columbia
Come Down - Anderson .Paak // Malibu
15 January 2016
OBE, Steel Wool, Empire
In Your Eyes - BADBADNOTGOOD, Charlotte Day Wilson
8 July 2016
Innovative Leisure
Why Why Why Why Why - SAULT // 5
5 May 2019
Forever Living Originals
Weird Fishes - Lianne La Havas // Lianne La Havas.
17 July 2020
Warner
How Did You Get Here - Little Simz // Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
3 September 2021
Age 101, AWAL
Kody Blu 31 - JID
26 August 2022
Dreamville, Interscope
SUNDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2022Aaand We’re Live
Radio One Show - “Aaaand We’re Live!”
なんてったの (Fishmans) // 98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare)
Heaven (Talking Heads) // Stop Making Sense
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Nirvana) // MTV Unplugged in New York
Around the World / Harder,Better,Faster,Stronger (Daft Punk) // Alive 2007
Glory Box - live (Portishead) // Roseland NYC Live
New York, love you but you’re bringing me down - live at Madison square garden (LCD Soundsystem) // The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live At Madison Square Garden
I Want To Talk About You - Live at bird land jazzclub, New York City, NY/1963 (John Coltrane) // Live at Birdland
True Love Waits -Live in Oslo (Radiohead)
Medley: It’s All right / For Sentimental Reasons, live at the Harlem Square Club, Miami FL, January 1963 (Sam Cooke) // Live at Harlem Square, 1963
I Shot The Sheriff - Live At The Lyceum, London/July, 1975 (Bob Marley) // Live!
Fourth of July - Live (Sufjan Stevens) // Carrie & Lowell Live
Smoke On The Water - Live in Osaka, Japan / 15th August 1972 (Deep Purple, Kevin Shirley) // Made in Japan
I Love How You Love Me - Live (Jeff Magnum) // Live at Jittery Joe’s
White Light / White Heat - Live (Lou Reed) // Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal
Changes - Live At Fillmore East, 1970 (Jimi Hendrix) // Band of Gypsys
Hot ‘Lanta - Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971 (Allman Brothers Band) // At Fillmore East
Lover, You Should’ve Come Over - Live at Sin-e, New York, NY July/August 1993 (Jeff Buckley) // Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition)
Dark as the Dungeon - Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968 (Johnny Cash) // At Folsom Prison
I Shall Be Released - Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston MA, November 21, 1975 - Afternoon (Bob Dylan) // The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue
SUNDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2022Sounds of Asia
Sounds of Asia
—— Jazz & Jazz Fusion ——
ロマンス (Romance) - Hiroshi Suzuki // Cat
? / ? / 1975
Jazz Fusion
https://open.spotify.com/track/4kXX1dTN3aw9JNznU9G3oU?si=Jf-c_iAjRgCFz2i5O5qKeg
Hitoshi Suzuki is an example of the American influence over the popularity and sound of Japanese music. Suzuki is a trombonist, who moved to America in 1975 to release ‘Cat’. The album, however, would only gain widespread attention in 2015 after it was released in Japan under Columbia Records. Not all reception was initially popular. In France Suzuki’s record was criticised to its ‘low-quality’ recordings, in spite of Suzuki’s obvious talent on the trombone. Ironically, the records ‘lofi’ quality has arguably become its most endearing quality. ‘Cat’ has been hugely influential to endless lofi YouTube study compilations you’ve probably seen floating around.
Early Summer - Ryo Fukui // Scenery
1 January 1976
Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Modal Jazz
Ryo Fukui, Satoshi Denpo, and Yoshinori Fukui created a brilliant jazz record that manages to be both very accessible and fundamentally sound. Fukui was born in Japan in 1948 after Japan was convincingly beat by the allies, when America began to attempt to build disband communism and bring forward a capitalist state, which resultantly infused cultural expenditure, such as music where the fruitful hard bop and modal jazz era’s in the U.S would be popularised in Japan too. So we have here, self taught pinist Ryo Fukui, with incredible compositions and improvisation. Fukui's compositions come off raw, technically brilliant and beautiful. This is the beginning the great jazz period in Japan.
Take Me - CASIOPEA // Mint James (Live)
12 May 1982
Jazz-Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Smooth Jazz
https://open.spotify.com/track/3iFn1SsDaUDILHZWBAMUvo?si=Agm_wVPATh6GcH1-0Pd9qw
Casiopea are an innovative jazz fusion band that reached the height of their popularity in the late 70’s and early 80’s. The band consisted of guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, drummer Tohru Suzuki, Keyboardist Hidehiko Koike and drummer Takashi Sasaki. Their best material comes from their incredible live performances, with comically large keyboards and uniquely animated performances. ‘Mint Jams’ is Casiopea’s second and best live album and the first using the Yamaha GS-1 FM synthesizer. The use of the synthesiser and catchy ‘jam’ style performances is what made the band truly unique — their material has only become more appreciated with time.
Kiska - Haruomi Hosono, Tatsuro Yamashita & Shigeru Suzuki // Pacific
21 June 1978
Jazz Fusion, City Pop
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ggCUjC5j2uhighYnTee8X?si=lwjTNQdVSFKrlf6PhYz-bQ
Kiska, translated to “pacific” is a classic and diverse record. The album flows between nostalgic styles of lonunge, funk, disco, smooth jazz and synth pop. Hosono, Yamashita and Suzuki deliver a uniquely tropical edition to Japan’s excellent collection of Jazz-Fusion records
a song for one - Shibusashizaru Orchestra // Shibuki
Unknown (released 2007)
Jazz Fusion
https://open.spotify.com/track/4IXl8XfxQV71zx04XyOCgH?si=IOfvOyoHTlSn1CLw1_mS4Q
Shibusashisaru Orchestra, along with the Yosuke Yamashita Trio are known for their mind melting and flowery compositions of Free Jazz. Particularly on their respective records Shibuboshi and Arashi, which are availible on YouTube (linked below). These albums are recordings of their complex and esoteric festival performances, featuring an array of flamboyant Butoh dancers that would intertwine with band members as they played. The dancers were accompanied by an off the rails, borderline insane experimental form of jazz. Shibushizaru Orchestra took influence from the rapid and colourful groves in America’s Punk and No Wave scene an amplify it to an orchestral scale. The result is a sound that is overwhelming and electrifying. ‘A song for one’ is a much more tame cut from these live performances, but is still a beautiful piece of jazz fusion that showcases the Orchestrta’s dexterity and willingness to break the rules of traditional western music.
https://youtu.be/xx_WwAHKBnI - Shibushizaru Orchestra
https://youtu.be/UO1p16ih7rs - Yosuke Yamashite Trio
You Can Never Come to This Place - Masayoshi Takanaka // The Rainbow Gonlins
? / ? / 1981
Jazz Fusion, Spoken word, Progressive Rock
https://open.spotify.com/track/2XpyxGzsM4mSDN5MllXjAw?si=nKA6zMppTWuCFTTigQfCWw
Masayoshi Takanaka is a Japanese composer, guitarist and composer. This record “The Rainbow Goblins” is unique in that some admittiedly childish spoken word narrative running throughout the tracklisting. The narrative is incredibly well paced, composed and narrated ultimately adding to what is a beautiful and colourful expression of childhood imagination. The storyline’s vulnerability combined with guitar performances Wes Montgomery would be proud of make this record an essential listen.
Rush - Seatbelts // Cowboy Bebop
21 May 1998
Jazz, Bebop
https://open.spotify.com/track/2PXnV9PBUGW4v5u6WJpCjG?si=c_hOxCuUQ96uzYYPK1LRYQ
‘Cowboy Bebop’ is a famous anime show that follows a group of bounty hunters in space. The series’ huge success owes a lot to its fast paced, animated and at times illusive soundtrack that perfectly compliment the slickness of the colours and incredible illustrations. Seatbelts embrace the principles of the bebop movement innovated by artists like John Coltrane on Giants Steps, but apply to a much more colourful and vibrant context, making record fun and easily accessible. Though an easy listen, Seatbelts showcase incredible musical talent and have influenced countless film soundtracks that operate in a similar lane.
—— Experimental Punk & Metal ——
5拍子 - ミドリ (Midori) // Hello Everyone. Nice to Meet yo. We are Midori
14 May 2008
Art Punk, Jazz Fusion, Hardcore Punk
https://open.spotify.com/track/17EQgR65WFWBb2fyg12thT?si=l87Pe1txSnWyYhnw2c4efg
‘Midori’ perfectly characterise how Japanese nack for taking Western musical concepts, tearing them apart and then piecing them back together is a way that is truly unique and radical. The band experiments with fusing jazz and hardcore punk, fully realising the “Punk Fusion” sound established by American bands like “Refused” (Specifically the track “The Deadly Rhythm”). Though Midori distinguish themselves from any other riot grrrl and punk band by having seamless alternations classical and jazzy pianos styles, layered under electric guitars. The vocal performance ranges from loud and screetchy to soft and harmonious. Somehow Midori achieve a piece all of these completely different styles together to create a one of a kind experience.
Woman on the Screen - Boris // Pink
18 November 2005
Noise rock, Stoner Rock, Stoner Metal
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dfSihwlenSHYkQtkLPgnt?si=ept4kYpeSTWdIFu6rvwAuw
Boris are an incredibly talented experimental band out of Tokyo. Their members inclue drummer Atsuo, bassist/guitarist Takeshi and guitarist/keyboardist Wata. Boris seem to constantly redefine their sound doing everything from metal and psychedelia to ambient music. The band is especially interested in experimenting with the guitar and feedback loops. “Pink” sounds like a shoegazy and lofi interpretation of American garage rock and punk and is probably their most accessible and one of their most iconic records.
—— Plunderphonics, Trip Hop & Hip Hop ——
That’s Enough - Hideki Nagamuna // Jet Set Radio OST
27 February 2001
Instrumental Hip Hop, Big Beat
https://open.spotify.com/track/3sWIu5t5Wgi55TprZuIAxs?si=QBlGLR83Qne1eR9USFHNpg
The Jet Set Radio soundtrack is one of many iconic video game soundtracks incorporated by brands like Sega. Others include iconic games Silent Hill 2, Super Mario Galaxy and the Legend of Zelda. As a game, Jet Set Radio largely surrounds youth, anti-establishment and skating and graffiti culture. Reflecting this, Hideki uses incredibly ambitious set of sampled loops to make of Hip Hop, Funk, Electronic, Rock Acid Jazz and trip hop akin to that of Dj Shadow’s iconic Entroducing… and the work of Madlib and J Dilla. The Jet Set Radio soundtrack has undoubtedly hars influence far beyond the confines of the game.
Luv(sic) - Nujabes // Luv(sic) Hexaology
9 December, 2015 (Compiled from 1999-2011)
Hip hop, Jazz Rap
https://open.spotify.com/track/6SNGzhVrisdq63Ndz58ovT?si=N3c-JACXTGufgjpdL05AYw
Nujabes is the figurehead Japanese hip hop. His unique taste in ambient, downtempo, trip hop and breakbeat samples combined with hip hop and jazz give his instrumentals a unique sense of natural beauty for hip hop. His records “Metaphorical Music”, “Modal Soul” and “Samurai Champloo” have become stables in underground hip hop. Seba’s contributions to hip hop have seen him compared to J Dilla and recognised as the initiator of the ‘Lo-fi’ style that seems to be everywhere in modern hip hop.
—— City Pop & Art Pop ——
Remember Summer Days - Anri // Timely!!!
5 December 1983
City Pop, Disco
https://open.spotify.com/track/1qUo7d5lAOclNVbTUY0A2R?si=NN9efwEbRQquTW9EellTyg
Anri is known for her explosive and groovy city pop style in the early 80’s. Her tracks are fun, upbeat and very influential in western styles of Disco.
おこのみで - 椎名林檎 (Sheena Ringo) // 加爾基 精液 栗ノ花 (Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana)
23 February 2003
Art Pop, Progressive Pop
https://open.spotify.com/track/7l7a4s8DocM4noISMbQe1t?si=U9wY3pIBQvmYBLTqPl6baw
Yumiko Shiina, known on stage as Ringo Sheena, is an iconic contemporary rock and art pop artist from Japan. Initially her “Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana” record was titled “Fushigi Waizatsu, Ekisentorikku”, but hilariously changed the name last minute after two members of her staff argued whether semen smelt more like chlorine or chestnut flowers. Shiina thought that semen was beautiful and adapted the title to what translates to “Kalk, semen, chestnut tree”. The is also a short time called “Kaleidoscope” (Kinema Hyakuiro Megane) that accompanies the the album that I am very scared to watch. The music however is a beautiful combination of traditional string and orchestral instruments, fused with modern editing software that would strongly influence the modern “folktronica” seen coming out of Japan today.
—— Singer Songwriter & Folk ——
Haru - 佐井好子 (Yoshiko Sai) // 胎児の夢
25 July 1976
Singer-Songriter, Folk
https://open.spotify.com/track/13fcTqVyzZjQxBO1AiVzP8?si=-VtB5OYkSDuzu_Ho7UXUWg
Asleep Among Endives - Single // 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]
3 February 2021
Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Pop
https://open.spotify.com/track/7AKxbxzkxm2ERWrd1ggniO?si=kiuYBI_lSTqEk-0wNFmCng
Ichiko Aoba is a Japanese Singer Songwriter raised in Kyoto. She specialises on minimalist and intimate performances that she releases on her own label. Her songs typically only feature recordings with her voice and acoustic guitar, occasionally integrating piano, clarinet, accordion and flute. Aoba sites Disney music and Studio Ghibli as some of her influences sonically and lyrically — a lot of her themes surround beauty and dreams. Aoba’s performances are very simple, but her beautiful vocals and attention to detail produce a sound that far exceeds the sum of its parts.
—— Minimalist and Classical Music ——
Substitution Invasion - Shiro Sagisu // The End of Evangelion
26 September 1997
Modern Classical.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4b2Hl7uMSM88bXDzJAelfS?si=dMUNlyg3Sz6QETdRrAfONw
‘The End of Evangilation’ is an apocalyptic drama anime featuring giant cyborgs and supernatural entities. The film has become a classic, critically acknowledged as one of the greatest pieces of animated film in Japan. Shiro Sagisu’s unique compositions and arrangements are undoubtedly a large part of its success. Sagisu’s modern interpretations of traditional classical music fused with estranged harmonic progressions and instrumental overlays create an emotionally ecstatic viewing experience. ‘Substitution invasion’ is one of many tracks on this record that has influenced how soundtracks are integrated into films and modern classical music as a genre.
Amamizu - Takagi Masakatsu // かがやき (Kagayaki)
19 November 2014
Field Recordings, Chamber Folk, Neoclassical New Age.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4kVyw5HiFWfoOVc3Z540cI?si=bKI0WTFRSHuqbhnbJhdH7g
Masakatsu Takagi is a musician and Film-Maker from Kyoto. He first became popular after he featured in a promotional video for apple, showing how he makes his material. His most iconic wok is for the critically acclaimed film ‘Wolf Children’, which themes of motherhood, beauty and the ignorance of nature. Similar concepts can be felt in this record ‘Kagayaki’. Masakatsu uses field recordings, piano and glitch to create a unique sense purity and natural beauty.
—— Psychedelia, Folktronica and Dream Pop ——
グライド - Lily Chou-Chou // 呼吸
17 October 2001
Dream Pop, Trip Hop
https://open.spotify.com/track/1i84eCrJbu0EIP5aWToMMa?si=ziAJsCOgQIK-vmcYOp2JnQ
Symphony - Lamp // Yume
5 February 2014
Folktronica, Sophisti Pop
https://open.spotify.com/track/3FZ6FpuvZ6mMbWBn8Vwq4x?si=Xa_RTSUuSZmMAo6CD-osdA
Star Fruits Surf Rider - Cornelius // Fantasma
6 August 1997
Indietronica (But so so many genres)
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ndG85wnRh0q02oRRM81ZT?si=9qNqr2DuSJ2seo1F6Ketag
쇠사슬 (These Chains) - 공중도둑 (Mid-Air Thief) // 무너지기 (Crumbling)
31 July 2018
Folktronica, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Folk
https://open.spotify.com/track/4eFkPKdkAbyLjHneGQQNPe?si=kNmltfCpRgeSGcxQ2wG3Yw
In the Flight - Fishmans // 98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare)
29 September 1991
Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ee61zpCtZvFJ8SRdWyMzk?si=-nbT9wj6RW-jBY5qyWr0AA
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST 2022musica en español y portugues
musica en español y portugues
Music in Spanish and Portuguese
-—- The Brazillian Music Scene from the 60's to the 80's ——
On April 1st 1964, with support from the United States Government, the Brazilian Armed forces conducted a military coup. The Brazilian dictatorship would last 21 years until March 15th 1985. The new government were obsessed with neoliberalism, economic development and anti-communism. Like many hyper-capitalist regimes, the economy would crumble and rampant inflation. Brazillian citizens suffered from extreme poverty, as the Brazillian Military Regime would frequently kill and torture dissidents. These figures don't even include the thousands of indigenous population the government killed for opposing the oppressive regime. Sprung from this atrocity would come one of the most significant musical movements of the 20th century, Música popular Brasileira or MPB for short. Bossa Nova (A Brazilian strand of Jazz) evolved into MPB, which encapsulated regional trends such as samba-canção (songs with a slow-paced samba rhythm) and baião (characterised by a syncopated duple meter rhythm, alternating high and low notes on opposing head of a drum, typically accompanied with an accordion and triangle pattern. ) among other styles. These traditional styles were fused with foreign influences such as Jazz, Rock and Psychedelia. MPB relied heavily on string instruments and vocal performances to create a unique hypnotic experience. In a truly Brazilian way, these songs are typically about the heroines of love. Even without understanding the lyrics, you feel a sense of romanticism and beauty that provides warmth in the same way that it would have given life to a nation with little to live for.
1) 1964 - Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Astrid Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim // Corcovado
Bossa Nova, Samba, Samba-Jazz
- Jobim is a composer and singer, and Gilberto is a brilliant musician and songwriter. Although the genre was dying in Brazil, its popularity was erupting in the U.S during the late 50s. Stan Getz, a legendary saxophonist, trained in cool-jazz and be-bop, fell in love with Brazilian Music in the early 60s, and thanks to Charlie Byrd, whom he made a collaborative album—recorded in 8 miraculous compositions, with the trio pushing each other to their heights. Getz and Gilberto Present a unique calmness and romanticism, and delicacy.
2) 1969 - Gal Costa - Meu Nome é Ga // Gal
Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Tropicália
Gal costa was the 'queen' of tropicalia in the late '60s. This record is well known for incorporating experimentation in psychedelia into a dying Bossa Nova sound, initiating a new wave of Music that would set the tone for the golden generation of Brazilian Music in the early 70s. Famous writers such as Caetano Veloso and Jorge Ben are on the record.
3) 1970 - Os Mutantes - Ando Meio Desligado // A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado
Psychedelic Rock, Tropicália
Os Mutantes was another hugely influential Brazillian Rock band in the '70s. They were known for their incredible instrumental talent and experiments in the psychedelic realm. Their original lineup would feature Arnoldo Baptista, Sérgio Dias, and Rita Lee, who would go on to have an excellent solo career
4) 1970 - Jorge Ben Jor, Trio Mocoto - Oba, Lá Vem Ela // Força Bruta
MPB, Samba
Jorge Ben is one of the key figures in MPB from Rio de Janeiro. Ben was famous for his humour, typically writing in odd romantic scenarios. He liked to fuse styles of Bossa Nova, samba and funk. 'Força Bruta' means 'brute force, which heads the themes of politics and postmodernism in the album along with his famous expressions of romanticism.
5) 1971 - Nara Leão - Este seu olhar // Dez à os Depois
Bossa Nova
Another Excellent artist from Vitória, Espírito Santo. Leão was also a part-time actress known for marrying famous director Carlos Diegues who directed and wrote 'Bye Bye Brazil. Her record Dez à os Depois is almost entirely acoustic, accompanied by the occasional piano line, and features famous artists such as Jobim and Buarque.
6) 1971 - Chico Buarque - Cordao // Construção
Singer-Songwriter, MPB
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda or Chico Buarque is a culturally significant singer-songwriter in Brazil. He is known for his poetic reflections on Brazil's social, economic and cultural conditions. Construção is especially critical of the Brazillian Military regime in Brazil.
7) 1971 - Erasmo Carlos - Gente Aberta // Carlos, Erasmo…
Singer-Songwriter, MPB
Erasmo Carlos is another hugely influential Brazillian singer-songwriter born in Rio De Janeiro. Erasmo Carlos was initially named Erasmo Esteves but adopted the stage name 'Carlos' due to the passing of his close friend, the hugely famous Roberto Carlos. They both participated in a show called 'Jovem Guarda TV' where they would imitate the clothes and style of prominent American figures like Elvis Presley. "Carlos, Erasmo… "surrounds the complex relationship dynamics between these two.
8) 1972 - Milton Nascimento - Tudo Que Você Podia Ser // Clube Da Esquina
MPB
Milton Nascimento is probably the most influential Brazillian artist in the modern era. This particular record is one of a kind and unquestionably beautiful. The success of Clube de Esquina would lead to collaborations with saxophonist Wayne Shorter (known for his crucial role in the success of Miles Davis's bands), Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Earth Wind and Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel and even Duran Duran.
9) 1972 - Lô Borges - O Trem Azul // Clube Da Esquina,
MPB
The other piece of the brilliance of Clube Da Esquina is Lô Borges. Nascimento chose Borges to be on this record, which initially caused a backlash. The Public wanted to see Nascimento perform with more popular figures such as Caetano Veloso or Chico Buarque. Milton, however, criticised these artists for not adequately understanding the inter-racial and international influences he wanted for the record. But Borges did, and it is evident by the incisive writing, harmonic instrumentation, and beautiful vocal passages that this was the right choice.
10) 1972 - Novos Baianos - Mistério do Planeta // Acabou Chorare,
MPB, Samba
'Acabou Choare' represents another peak in Brazillian Music. The record features many traditional styles such as samba, boss nova, frevo, baião and choro. Novos Baianos were known for their strong hippie image and influence on international types. This record is known for being influenced by the expansive and expressive guitar playing of Jimi Hendrix whilst being supervised by the great João Gilberto. Acabou Chorare has a largely repetitive and upbeat writing style, wanting to challenge the trending melancholic and sad style of Music in Brazil at the time and express delight and joy instead.
11) 1972 - Caetano Veloso - You Don’t Know Me // Transa
MPB, Singer-Songwriter
Veloso was an incredibly popular singer-songwriter and political activist. His embracement of Western Culture and willingness to sing in English, covering songs like Nirvana's 'come as you are as well as this track, inflated him into winning nine Latin Grammy Awards. His songs frequently reflect on themes such as struggle, ethnicity and poverty. His reputation in western media may exceed his talents slightly. Still, there is no doubt he is a very talented artist and is an important figurehead for the promotion of Brazillian Music.
12) 1972 - Arthur Verocai - Sylvia // Arthur Verocai,
MPB Psychededelic Pop, Jazz
'Arthur Verocai' is a unique branching of Brazillian Music into the lane of Jazz, samba and soul. At the time, Verocai was known for creating MPB arrangements for Brazillian artists like Jorge Ben, Gal Costa, Ellis Regina and Marcos Valle. Verocai, in this record, cites legendary jazz artists such as Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery and Frank Zappa as influences for this record. Though not hugely popular at the time of release, the record's unique psychedelic interpretation of jazz music has caused it to have a large cult following. Endorsements from artists like MF DOOM, BADBADNOTGOOD and Hiatus Kayote have pioneered its popularity. Iconic Hip Hop producer Madlib even called it his favourite record.
13) 1973 - Marcos Valle - Mentira (Chega De Mentira) // Previsão do Tempo
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Marcos Valle is another celebrated product of the MPB movement in the 1970s. Valle is notable for his significant influence on acid Jazz. This track is also uniquely famous as it has a claim instance of beatboxing to feature on a song. Valle also provided the Music for Brazil's version of Sesame Street from 1972 to 1974.
14) 1973 - Raul Seixas - Ouro De Tolo // Krio Ha, Bandolo!
Singer-Songwriter, MPB, Folk Rock
Seixas is another Brazilian figure who rose to extreme heights of popularity. Often called "Maluco Beleza", translated to "Groovy Nutcase", sexual had such massed cult followers that thousands of his fans changed their last name to 'Sexias', reaching delusional heights of admiration. Sexias is another who capitalised on western culture for fame, covering songs like "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" by the Beatles and is hugely influenced by the popularity of Elvis Presley. "Ouro de Tolo" translates to 'Fool's Gold; the song is another criticism of Brazil's Brazilian military dictatorship.
15) 1974 - Antônio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina - Águas De Março // Elis & Tom
Bossa Nova
Elis & Tom is a famous record by Singer-Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Antônio Carlos Jobim, aka Tom Jobim, and popular singer Elis Regina. The LP is a throwback to the Bossa Nova sound that reached the height of its popularity a decade prior. Águas De Março is famous for being instrumental to Art Garfunkel's track "Waters of March."
16) 1976 - Belchior - Sujeto De Sorte // Alucinação
MPB, Singer-Songwriter, Folk Rock
Alucinação by Antonio Carlos Belchoir is a staple in the genre of MPB. Labelled the "Brazillian Bob Dylan", Belchoir is known for the enormity of his influence on Brazilian Music and extensive narrative structure in songwriting. Also similar to a Dylan project, this record has blues, country and rock integrated with traditional styles like baião. Much of Alucinação Is about the state of violence in Brazil and the dream of freedom
17) 1976 - Elis Regina - Como Nossos Pais // Falso Brilhante
MPB
Como Nossos Pais is another critically acclaimed piece of MPB by Elis Regina. Como Nossos Pais is a track about how her monetary success is nothing compared to her desire to be loved.
18) 1982 - Djavan (feat. Stevie Wonder) - Samurai // Luz
MPB, Sophisti - Pop, Smooth Jazz
——- The Argentinian Rock Movement in the 1970s —-
Once again, a musical movement is born in a state of political turmoil. To drastically oversimplify, In 1966, Argentina's economic and labour minister Adalbert Kriegar Vasena devalued the Argentinian peso in a vain attempt to stabilise the economy. The Public was outraged by this policy and formed groups such as Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's revolutionary army) and Peronist Groups. One of these groups captured and killed former president Aramburu. His replacements failed to reduce inflation and the resultant terrorist attacks. Government leaders were frequently interchanging, and in this era of Argentina, an estimated 30,000 people were kidnapped or killed in a painfully slow and horrid transition into democracy. Convinced by the United States, the (at the time) military leaders eventually stood down, and the first democratic election took place on October 30th 1983. Unlike Brazil's slower melodic musical movement, Argentina's artistic response was a violent and raw style, not dissimilar to that of Punk in the U.S in the late 70s and 80s. Punk was much more rapid and frantic than this Argentinian brand of progressive rock. Famous records Artaud and El jardín de los presentes are known for their heavy, pounding style and compositional complexity. Both LPs give a depressive expression of emotional ecstasy.
19) 1973 - Pescado Rabioso - Bajan // Artaud
Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Flok, Art Rock
20) 1976 - Invisible - El Anillo del Capitan Beto // El jardín de los presentes
Progressive Rock, Art Rock
21) 1992 - Adriana Calcanhotto - Mentiras // Senhas
MPB, Singer-Songwriter, Art Pop
22) 1994 - Marisa Monte - Maria de Verdade // Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão
MPB, Pop
23) 1994 - Nação Zumbi & Chico Science - A Cidade // Da Lama Ao Caos
Funk Rock, Alternative Dance
24) 1997 - Buena Vista Social Club - Candela // Buena Vista Social Club
Afro Cuban-Jazz, Salsa
25) 1999 -Gustavo Cerati - Bocanda // Bocanada
Art Rock, Electronic, Art Pop
26) 2002 - Elza Soares & Funk Como Le Gusta - Eu Vou Ficar Aqui // Do Cóccix Até o Pescoço
Soul, MPB
27) 2009 - Céu - Grains de Beauté // Vagrosa
MPB, Art Pop
28) 2010 - Tulipa Ruiz, Ze Pi - Só Sei Dançar Com Você // Efêmera
MPB, Singer-Songwriter
29) 2011 - Cícero - Ensaio Sobre Ela // Canções de Apartamento
MPB, Indie Pop, Indie Folk, Art Pop
30) 2015 -Natalia Lafourcade - Nunca Es Suficiente // Hasta La Raíz
Latin Pop, Chamber Pop, Flok Pop
31) 2020 -Luedji Luna - Recado // Bom Mesmo é Estar Debaixo D'Água
MPB, Vocal Jazz
32) 2022 - Tim Bernardes - BB (Garupa de Moto Amarela) - Mil Coisas Invisíveis
SUNDAY 14TH AUGUST 2022The Punk Show
14/8/22 - The Punk show
Punk is the sound and image of disobediance toward the fallacies of equality, social freedom and meritocracy. Being a Punk is about screaming that the world and everyone in it is f****d up.
--- Soundbed --- Introduction
Wire - Mannequin (1977)
Magazine - Shot By Both Sides (1978)
DEVO - Uncontrollable Urge (1978)
--- Soundbed --- The Origins of Punk
Joy Division - Disorder (1979)
Gang of Four - Natural's Not in It (1979)
The Clash - London's Calling (1979)
--- Soundbed --- The 'Stylised' Punk Era
The Feelies - The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness (1980)
Sixouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound (1981)
Bad Brains - Banned in DC. (1982)
--- Soundbed --- Raw Riffs and Hardcore Punk
Mission of Burma - That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate (1982)
Dead Kennedys - Halloween (1982)
Violent Femmes - Add It Up (1983)
--- Soundbed --- The Punk Groove Era
New Order - Age of Consent (1983)
Minutemen - Viet Nam (1984)
Husker Du - Hare Krsna (1984)
--- Soundbed --- Emo Punk and the end of British Punk
The Fall - Barmy (1985)
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing (1990)
Fugazi - Merchandise (1990)
--- Soundbed --- Riot Grrrl & Breaking Gender Boundaries
Hole - Violet (1994)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Do You Love Me? (1994)
Misfits - Last Caress (1997)
Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
--- Soundbed --- Punk Experimentation
Refused - Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine (2001)
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers (2007)
Have a Nice Life - Deep, Deep (2008)
--- Soundbed --- The New Era of Punk
Parquet Courts - Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience (2018)
IDLES - I'm Scum (2018)
Black Country, New Road - Opus (2021)
Turnstile - MYSTERY (2021)
--- Soundbed --- New Punk in 2022 and a new era of political injustice
Soul Glo - Gold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmyass?)
Petrol Girls - Baby, I Had an Abortion (2022)
Viagra Boys - Return To Monke (2022)