01Chicago house: jack, acid and Trax Records
The originators — Frankie Knuckles, Phuture, Mr. Fingers and the raw jacking tracks that started it all.
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Chicago house: jack, acid and Trax Records
The originators — Frankie Knuckles, Phuture, Mr. Fingers and the raw jacking tracks that started it all.
02Detroit techno and electro
Motor City futurism from Cybotron and Model 500 through May, Hood, Drexciya and Moodymann.
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Detroit techno and electro
Motor City futurism from Cybotron and Model 500 through May, Hood, Drexciya and Moodymann.
03Deep and soulful vocal house
Warm keys, gospel-tinged vocals and New Jersey/garage swing from the 90s and 2000s.
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Deep and soulful vocal house
Warm keys, gospel-tinged vocals and New Jersey/garage swing from the 90s and 2000s.
04Trip-hop and the Bristol sound
Smoky breakbeats, dub bass and haunted vocals from Massive Attack outward.
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Trip-hop and the Bristol sound
Smoky breakbeats, dub bass and haunted vocals from Massive Attack outward.
05Ambient and drone for deep listening
Long-form stillness, tape decay and cinematic minimalism for headphones and quiet rooms.
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Ambient and drone for deep listening
Long-form stillness, tape decay and cinematic minimalism for headphones and quiet rooms.
06Italo disco and Euro synth romance
Arpeggiated 80s continental dancefloor pop, all neon melodies and accented vocals.
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Italo disco and Euro synth romance
Arpeggiated 80s continental dancefloor pop, all neon melodies and accented vocals.
07Balearic and sunset selections
Blissed, sun-warmed records built for terraces and the long drive home.
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Balearic and sunset selections
Blissed, sun-warmed records built for terraces and the long drive home.
08French touch and filter house
Compressed disco loops and Paris-shaped funk from Daft Punk, Stardust and friends.
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French touch and filter house
Compressed disco loops and Paris-shaped funk from Daft Punk, Stardust and friends.
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09Dub techno, minimal and microhouse
Basic Channel echo, hypnotic loops and reduced 4/4 built for the small hours.
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Dub techno, minimal and microhouse
Basic Channel echo, hypnotic loops and reduced 4/4 built for the small hours.
10Nu-jazz and Ninja Tune downtempo
Live-feeling jazz-inflected chillout from the late-90s lounge and coffee-table era.
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Nu-jazz and Ninja Tune downtempo
Live-feeling jazz-inflected chillout from the late-90s lounge and coffee-table era.
11Disco, funk and soul foundations
P-Funk, boogie, garage-disco anthems and the soul records house was built on.
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Disco, funk and soul foundations
P-Funk, boogie, garage-disco anthems and the soul records house was built on.
12Classic rock and 60s psychedelia
Canonical FM rock, heavy blues and the acid-tinged late-60s.
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Classic rock and 60s psychedelia
Canonical FM rock, heavy blues and the acid-tinged late-60s.
13Instrumental hip-hop and beat tapes
Dusty sample loops and head-nod instrumentals in the Shadow/Dilla lineage.
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Instrumental hip-hop and beat tapes
Dusty sample loops and head-nod instrumentals in the Shadow/Dilla lineage.
14Japanese ambient and electronic
Kankyō ongaku environmental music and the playful Tokyo electronic underground.
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Japanese ambient and electronic
Kankyō ongaku environmental music and the playful Tokyo electronic underground.
15Contemporary deep house
Present-day deep, soulful and garage-leaning house from newer producers.
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Contemporary deep house
Present-day deep, soulful and garage-leaning house from newer producers.
16Modern club techno: melodic and peak time
Big-room melodic techno and driving tech house made for main-stage hours.
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Modern club techno: melodic and peak time
Big-room melodic techno and driving tech house made for main-stage hours.
17Chillout, sunrise and new-age electronica
Soft-focus melodic downtempo, mostly recent, for comedowns and slow mornings.
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Chillout, sunrise and new-age electronica
Soft-focus melodic downtempo, mostly recent, for comedowns and slow mornings.
18Songwriters: folk, blues and indie
Voice-and-guitar records across generations, from Dylan and Cohen to Jessica Pratt.
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Songwriters: folk, blues and indie
Voice-and-guitar records across generations, from Dylan and Cohen to Jessica Pratt.
19Shoegaze, dream pop and new indie
Reverb-soaked guitars, hazy R&B and a crop of recent francophone indie-soul.
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Shoegaze, dream pop and new indie
Reverb-soaked guitars, hazy R&B and a crop of recent francophone indie-soul.
20Berlin School and electronic pioneers
Analogue sequencer epics, modular experiments and soundtrack synth from the 70s and 80s.
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Berlin School and electronic pioneers
Analogue sequencer epics, modular experiments and soundtrack synth from the 70s and 80s.
