Music Curation

Originally a monolithic blog post, now a blog itself. As a rule of thumb only artists with a consistent creative output were reviewed, so use the artist tag to filter for all of those. Otherwise just enjoy flicking through the descriptions to see what you might wish to add to your own collection.

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Avishi Cohen

Organic landscapes channeled through a most competent contemporary trio.

Brian Wilson

Beach boys creative genius and author of one of the most interesting lost albums of all time.

Fat Freddies Drop

New Zealand funk soul psychedelia singing straight from the heart.

Floating Points

Trippy generative electronic music with neuro sybolic visuals.

Ghost

The illigitimate Sweedish love child of Ozzy Ozbourne and ABBA

Hilltop Hoods

Authentic Australian hip hop full of struggle and soul.

Justice

French electro disco pioneers, taking listeners on a literal space odyssey.

Kill it Kid

Hard blues folk rock from Bath that has all the authenticity of muddy waters.

Maynard James Keenan

I AM THE BRIEFCASE!!

Nile Rodgers

Triple platinum disco never died, it was always flowing like and through the Nile.

Robert Fripp

King Crimson’s only consistent member, and grandfather of progressive rock.

Robert Plant

Led Zeppelin’s rambling man fronts his own career as a solo artist.

Snarky Puppy

Metropolitan big band mixing hiphop, jazz, funk and soul.

Special Mentions

A variety of follow ups

Steely Dan

Pornographic ‘Yach Rock’ from those who like their music earnestly cynical.

Steve Wilson

Rightful heir to the prog rock throne, having remixed or remastered all the classics.

Sturgill Simpson

Meta-modern blues, country and all sorts from a man that’s lived in all sorts of ways.

Sylvain Richards (20SYL)

Polymath creator with ears and eyes for detail, never failing to deliver the vibes.

The Band

One of the most prolific working bands of the 60’s and 70’s and the spirit of Woodstock.

Wolfmother

Australian reinvention of the Brit rock classics, with a modern edge.