Radio One 91FM

Just Close Your Eyes & Listen	The Chameleon
Rhodes to Freedom	LTJ Bukem
Planetary Funk Alert	Seba
A Way of Life	Big Bud
East Coast Vibez	Hyper On Experience
Bombay	New Jazz Hustlers
Groove Therapy	Universal
Natural Experience	Nookie
Mayfly	Laroque
Cascade	Carlito
Flying High	Makoto, Akira
Aquascape	CFCF
Pro: Love: Ad	Sweet Trip
Compression	Everything But The Girl
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1991	Vibes and Stuff	A Tribe Called Quest
1992	Passin' Me By	The Pharcyde
1992	They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y)	Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
1993	Patti Dookie	De La Soul
1993	93 'Til Infinity	Souls Of Mischief
1993	Loungin'	Guru, Donald Byrd
1994	Black Sunday	Organized Konfusion
1994	The Art Of Easing	Digable Planets
1994	Resurrection	Common
1994	Trouble on My Mind	Justice System
1994	Let Off A Couple	The Beatnuts
1994	Check the Vibe	Dred Scott, Adriana Evans
1996	I Juswanna Chill	Large Professor
1997	Coolie High	Camp Lo
1999	Act Too (The Love Of My Life)	The Roots, Common
2000	Constellation	LTJ Bukem, DRS
2000	Real Eyes	Quasimoto
2000	Fall In Love	Slum Village
2003	Luv (sic)	Nujabes
2007	Dancing in the Rain	Blu & Exile
2012	Righteous Minds	Joey Bada$$
2018	Years Gone By	Avantdale Bowling Club
2020	LEAVING HELL	R.A.P. Ferreira
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1983	Trees and Flowers	Strawberry Switchblade
1988	Tugboat	Galaxie 500
1989	Pictures of You	The Cure
1989	Rockin' Back Inside My Heart	Julee Cruise
1990	Heaven or Las Vegas	Cocteau Twins
1994	Fade Into You	Mazzy Star
1995	Night Cruising	Fishmans
1995	Love Songs on the Radio	Mojave 3
1995	Rutti	Slowdive
1997	Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space	Spiritualized
1999	Svefn-g-englar	Sigur Ros
2000	Our Way to Fall	Yo La Tengo
2003	Pulling Our Weight	The Radio Dept
2007	Nude	Radiohead
2009	Milk	Sweet Trip
2012	On the Sea	Beach House
2013	Birth of the Flower (Seagreen)	Candy Claws
2016	I'm Clean Now	Grouper
2018	Mariners Apartment Complex	Lana Del Ray
2019	Picture Me Better	Weyes Blood

1977	Another Star	Stevie Wonder
1977	Got To Give It Up - Pt. 1	Marvin Gaye
1978	MacArthur Park	Donna Summer
1979	Heart Of Glass	Blondie
1979	Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough	Michael Jackson
1979	Good Times	CHIC
1979	The Number One Song in Heaven	Sparks
1981	Genius Of Love	Tom Tom Club
1982	Forget Me Nots	Patrice Rushen
1983	Messages from the Stars	The Rah Band
1983	Remember Summer Days	Anri
1985	Plastic Love	Marina Takeuchi
2000	Since I Left You	The Avalanches
2002	Love at First Sight	Kylie Minogue
2005	Interstellar Discodrive	HANSOMEBOY TECHNIQUE
2007	Let Me Know	Roisin Murphy
2012	Inspector Norse	Todd Terje
2020	Spotlight	Jessie Ware
2020	Next To Me	DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ

1994	In Circles	Sunny Day Real Estate
1995	Oh Messy Life	Cap'n Jazz
1996	Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)	Modest Mouse
1996	The Good Life	Weezer
1996	Do You Know Who You Are?	Texas Is The Reason
1997	Gloria	Mineral
1997	Me Vs. You	Everyone Asked About You
1999	Lucky Denver Mint	Jimmy Eat World
1999	Never Meant	American Football
2001	For Meg	Of The Might Of Princes
2003	Title and Registration	Death Cab for Cutie
2004	The Reclusive	Cursive
2005	The Computers Stopped Exchanging Informauon	Newfound Interest in Conneticut
2006	Jesus Christ	Brand New
2007	am 3:45	Ling tosite sigure
2009	Brick by Boring Brick	Paramore
2010	Can't Run Away	Brave Little Abacus
2010	Long Term Relationships We're Only Cool When Divorce Wasn't	Merchant Ships
2012	Pump Fake	Snowing
2014	Your Deep Rest	The Hotelier
2015	Cutting My Fingers Off	Turnover
2018	Spit Fountain	Algernon Cadwaller
2019	The Title Track	Origami Angel
2023	White Celing	Parannoul

1991	Mind Playing Tricks on Me	Geto Boys
1994	Stash Pot	Koopsta Knicca
1994	No Tears	Scarface
1995	Break Da Law '95'	Three 6 Mafia
1995	My Mind Went Blank	DJ Screw, Point Blank
1995	Cell Therapy	Goodie Mob
1995	Space Age Pimpin'	8Ball & MJG
1996	One Day	UGK
1996	Nobody Crosses Me	Kingpin Skinny Pimp
1997	FLA ******	The Ballers
1998	Aquemini	Outkast
2005	Lovin' It	Little Brother, Joe Scudda
2005	Beautiful Girl	Cunninlynguists
2006	We Got It For Cheap	Clipse
2009	Exhibit C	Jay Electronica
2012	Uneven Compromise	Lil Ugly Mane
2015	90210	Travis Scott, Kacy Hill
2017	Big Bank	Big K.R.I.T., T.I.
2018	If You Know You Know	Push T
2020	Say the Name	Clipping.
2022	Can't Punk Me	JID, EARTHGANG
2022	Walkin	Denzel Curry

Year	Song	Artist
1993	High Noon	Kruder & Dorfmeister
1997	On Stream	Nils Petter
1997	Stoney Street	Amon Tobin
1998	Bridge	Amon Tobin
2000	Bossa per due	Nicola Conte
2001	Treat Me Mean, I Need the Reputation	Xploding Plastix
2002	Evolution	The Cinematic Orchestra, Fontella Bass
2003	Belle de nuit	Erik Truffaz
2004	Sculpture	Skalpel
2005	Ramalama (Bang Bang)	Roisin Murphy
2006	Jupiter Jazz	Galaxy 2 Galaxy
2009	Embers	The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
2010	Zodiac Shit	Flying Lotus
2014	Turtles	Flying Lotus
2016	Into The Freedom	Uyama Hiroto
2016	Time Moves Slow	BADBADNOTGOOD, Samuel T. Herring
2017	Each Moment Like the First	James Holden, The Animal Spirits
2018	Doku	Haikushi Hasegawa
2018	Inner Flight	Makaya McCraven
2018	Today	Sam Wilkes, Sam Gendel
2019	Summon The Fire	The Comet Is Coming
2020	Rose Rogue	Jorja Smith
2021	Space 1	Hala Sinephro

Year	Song	Arstist
1965	California Dreamin'	The Mamas & The Papas
1965	I Got You Babe	Sonny & Cher
1966	Wouldn't It Be Nice	The Beach Boys
1966	Sunny Afternoon	The Kinks
1966	Sugar Town	Nancy Sinatra
1966	Bus Stop	The Hollies
1966	Daydream	The Lovin' Spoonful
1967	Care Of Cell 44	The Zombies
1967	Hello, Goodbye	The Beatles
1967	Daydream Believer	The Monkees
1967	Never My Love	The Association
1967	Groovin'	The Young Rascals
1967	San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flower In Your Hair)	Scott McKenzie
1967	My World Fell Down	Sagittarius
1967	Kites Are Fun	The Free Design
1968	5 a.m.	The Millenium
1968	Crimson & Clover	Tommy James & The Shondells
1968	Elenore	The Turtles
1968	The Mighty Quinn	Manfred Mann
1968	Sunday Morning	Margo Guryan
1969	Aquarius/Let The Sunshine in (The Flesh Failures)	The 5th Dimension
1969	Make Your Own Kind Of Music	Cass Elliot
1971	Oh! Sweet Nuthin'	The Velvet Underground
1981	君は天然色	Eiichi Ohtaki
1988	Love And Mercy	Brian Wilson
1995	Checking In, Checking Out	The High Llamas
1998	Hideaway	The Olivia Tremor Control
2006	Another Sunny Day	Belle and Sebastian
2019	Everyday	Weyes Blood

1983	Blue Monday	New Order
1986	Bizarre Love Triangle	New Order
1989	Fools Gold	The Stone Roses
1989	Personal Jesus	Depeche Mode
1990	Only Love Can Break Your Heart	Saint Etienne
1991	Groove Tube	Flipper's Guitar
1991	Movin' on Up	Primal Scream
1991	Kiss Them For Me	Siouxsie & the Banshees
1994	Girls & Boys	Blur
1996	Lovefool	Cardigans
1998	Alarm Call	Bjork
2004	Ladyflash	The Go! Team
2005	DARE	Gorillaz
2007	All My Friends	LCD Soundsystem
2008	Strange Overtones	David Byrne, Brian Eno
2010	Dance Yrself Clean	LCD Soundsystem
2015	Flesh Without Blood	Grimes
2016	I Can't Give Everything Away	David Bowie
2018	Noid	Yves Tumor

Year	Song	Artist
1968	White Light / White Heat	The Velvet Underground
1983	Hey	Butthole Surfers
1987	Little Fury Things	Dinosaur Jr.
1988	Teen Age Riot	Sonic Youth
1988	You made me realise	My Bloody Valentine
1991	Chasing A Bee	Mercury Rev
1993	All Apologies	Nirvana
1993	Hurricane	Thinking Fellers Ynion Local 282
1993	50ft Queenie	PJ Harvery
1994	Here Come the Rome Plows	Drive Like Jehu
1996	Corpse Pose	Unwound
2005	Woman on the Screen	Boris
2005	Dead Cowboy	Lightning Bolt
2014	Oxygen	Swans
2015	On GP	Death Grips
2018	The Reason They Hate Me	Daughters
2019	Bmbmbm	Black midi
2019	Paradise	Tropical Fuck Storm
2022	Bull Believer	Wednesday
2023	Crossing Guard	Model/Acritz

Year	Song	Artist
1994	Inner City Life	Goldie, Metalheads
1994	Incredible	M-Beat, General Levy
1994	Give a Little Love	Nookie
1995	Just Close Your Eyes & Listen	The Chameleon
1995	Circles	Adam F
1996	Valley of the Shadows	Origin Unknown
1996	Squarepusher Theme	Squarepusher
1996	Only You	Intense
1997	Before Today	Everything But The Girl
1997	Nostep	Christoph De Babalon
1998	Bridge	Amon Tobin
1999	A Way of Life	Big Bud
2000	Atlantis (I Need You)	LTJ Bukem
2007	Feels Like Heaven	Makoto
2011	Fine Night	Goreshit
2019	New love	Sewerslvt
2019	Moment	Vierre Cloud
2020	The Difference	Flume, Toro y Moi
2021	Break it off	PinkPantheress

Song	Artist	Album
Can You Feel It	Fingers Inc.	Another Side
Pacific	808 State	90
Big Time Sensuality	Bjork	Debut
Dark & Long	Underworld	Dubnobasswithmyheadman
Together Again	Janet Jackson	The Velvet Rope
Music Sounds Better With You	Stardust	Single
Steal U're Heart	Todd Edwards	Prima Ediozione
Lady (Hear Me Tonight)	Modjo	Modjo
Don't You Want My Love	Moodymann	Forevernevermore
Digital Love	Daft Punk	Discovery
Can't get you out of my head	Kylie Minogue	Fever
Genesis	Justice	Justice
Do the Astral Plane	Flying Lotus	Cosmogramma
1991	Azealia Banks	1991
Open Eye Signal	Jon Hopkins	Immunity
Cityfade	Against All Logic	2012 - 2017
Charmed	DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ	Charmed
My High	Disclosure, Slowthai, Amine	Single
24k	Tkay Maidza	Last Year Was Weird Vol.2

Song	Artist	Album
Eastern Market	Yusef Lateef	Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42, 30, Longitude 83
Attica Blues	Archie Shepp	Attica Blues
Watermelon Man	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters
Soul Makossa	Manu Dibango	Manu Dibango Anthology
Red China Blues	Miles Davis	Get Up With It
The Bottle	Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson	Winter In America
Giant Locomotion	Janko Nilovic	Rhythmes Contemporians
Nuttville	Buddy Rich	The Roar Of '74
Harlem River Drive	Bobbi Humphrey	Blacks And Blues
La Rue	Cortex	Troupeau bleu
Dominoes	Donald Byrd	Places And Spaces
A Chance for Peace	Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes	Visions of a New World
Contusion	Stevie Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life
Hey You	E.U., Black Fire	Free Yourself
Ginga	Robson Jorge, Lincoln Olivetti	Robson Jorge e Lincoln Olivetti
Poetry	The RH Factor, Q-Tip, Erykah Badu	Hard Groove
Adeniji	Budos Band	The Budos Band II
Addis Black Widow	Mulatu Astake, The Heliocentrics	Inspiration Information 3
Strings of Light	Yussef Kamaal	Black Focus
Rose Rouge	Jorja Smith	Rose Rouge

Song	Artist	Album
Just Like Honey	The Jesus and May Chain	Psychocandy
Vapour Trail	Ride	Nowhere
When you sleep	My bloody valentine	Loveless
Drive That Fast	Kitchens Of Distinction         Strange Free World
Black Metallic	Catherine Wheel	Ferment
Horror Head	Curve	Doppelganger
Alison	Slowdive	Souvlaki
Slide Away	The Verve	A Storm In Heaven
Falling from Cloud 9	Lift To Expereince	The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads
Sept	Sweet Trip	Velocity : Design : Comfort.
In Your Room	Airiel	Winks & Kisses: Melted
Thursday	Asobi Seksu	Citrus
23	Blonde Redhead	23
Bloodhail	Have A Nice Life	Deathconciousness
Head In The Ceiling Fan	Title Fight	Floral Green
Pangea Girls (Magic Feeling)	Candy Claws	Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time
Bout des doigts	The Brian Jonestown Massacre	Single
In Undertow	Alvvays	In Undertow
Alien	Beach House	Single
Porcelain slightly	Lil Ugly Mane	Volcanic bird enemy and the voiced concern
Insomnia	Parannoul	After the Magic

Song	Artist	Album
Cherish the Day	Sade	Love Deluxe
Come Undone	Duran Duran	Duran Duran
Glory Box	Portishead	Dummy
Overcome	Tricky	Maxinquaye
Midnight In A Perfect World	DJ Shadow	Entroducing…..
Sleep to Dream	Fiona Apple	Tidal
6 Underground	Sneaker Pimps	Becoming X
Sugar Water	Cibo Matto	Viva! La Woman
Bachelorette	Bjork	Homogenic
Life In Mono	Mono	Formica Blues
Teardrop	Massive Attack	Mezzanine
Frozen	Madonna	Ray of Light
Lonely Soul	UNKLE	Psyence Fiction
Lounge	Esthero	Breath From Another
The Wind	PJ Harvey	Is This Desire?
Lost in Moments	Ulver	Perdition City
Stroker Ace	Lovage	Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By
El Manana	Gorillaz	Demon Days
When I’m Small	Phantogram	Eyelid Movies
Wicked Games	The Weekend	House of Balloons
Rhode	Sevdaliza	Shabrang
Strawberry	Doss	Strawberry

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
Chinatown	Destroyer	Kaputt
Hysterical Us	Magdalena Bay	Mercurial World
Robber	The Weather Situation	Ignorance
Out of Time	The Weekend	Dawn FM

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
1996	Blue Flowers	Dr. Octagon	Dr. Octagon
1997	8-Steps to Perfection	Company Flow	Funcrusher Plus
1998	You Never Knew	Hieroglyphics	3rd Eye Vision
2000	Real Eyes	Quasimoto	The Unseen
2000	Time Keeps on Slipping	Deltron 3030	Deltron 3030
2001	Daylight	Aesop Rock	Labor Days
2002	Aural Pleasue	Blackalicious	Blazing Arrow
2002	Speak Volumes	Dälek	From Filthy Tonhue of Gods and Griots
2002	Dr. Hellno & The Praying Mantus	EL-P	Fantastic Damage
2004	Meat Grinder	Madvillain	Madvilliany
2004	100 Whispers	Illogic	Celestial Clockwork
2005	Making Planets	Edan	Beauty and the Beat
2011	Swerve… the reeling of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)	Shabazz Palaces	Black Up
2012	I've Seen Footage	Death Grips	The Money Store
2012	Uneven Compromise	Lil Ugly Mane	Uneven Compromise
2016	I Wish (Death Poem)	Ka	Honor Killed the Samurai
2016	Really Doe	Danny Brown	Atrocity Exhibition
2017	(How Could Anybody) Feel at Home	Open Mike Eagle	Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
2018	Loosie	Earl Sweatshirt	Some Rap Songs
2019	Off Me! "The Wake" Pt. 1 & 2 (see page 153)	Slausan Malone	A Quiet Farwell, 2016-2018
2020	A Bitch Once Told Me	The Koreatown Oddity	Little Dominiques Nosebleed
2020	Leaving Hell	R.A.P. Ferreira	Purple Moonlight Pages
2020	Say the Name	clipping.	Visions of Bodies Being Burned
2021	HAZARD DUTY PAY!	JPEGMAFIA	LP!
2021	SS San Francisco (feat. Zelooperz)	Injury Reserve	By the Time I Get to Phoenix
2022	Smith + Cross	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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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.

 

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.

——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).