Author: John

To find a very Nordic style of progressive rock, exploring Swedish music can be a great choice. Swedish progressive rock is different from typical progressive rock, thanks to the influences of traditional Nordic folk and an inclination towards deep instrumental soundscapes. A great example for that was the duo Hansson & Karlsson, which were masters…

Chile is another one of those countries that show you how awesome it is to have a global perspective on music, with the many different styles of different regions. Chile is particularly great for exploring rock music influenced by indigenous sounds and traditional folk elements. This often incorporated lots of flute, pipes and wind instruments…

Turkey has a great music history. One of its most interesting genres for you might be Anatolian rock. This genre is a type of rock that includes traditional Turkish folk music and to this date is widely unknown with many rare records. One of the most influential artists here was Erkin Koray, who started by…

Nigeria adds a completely different sound to the global variety of incredible music. The Afrobeat genre is a great example of that. Fela Kuti is one of the essential Afrobeat artists to explore for African music, with his often long songs that were very groovy and particularly shined with their layered percussion elements and organic…

Krautrock is the genre for those interested in exploring an early manifestation of cold, motoric and experimental sound. Originating as a deviation from mainstream rock music, Krautrock emerged in Western Germany in the 1960s and flourished in the 1970s.

Cosmic Jazz is a small but very unique genre that represented a new type of impact that Jazz, and music in general, can have. It added elements of electronic, avantgarde and even spiritual nature to traditional Jazz, creating a novel and otherworldly sound. As a pioneer of the genre, Sun Ra even gave lectures at…

Quiet Storm is not just a subgenre of R&B, it was an impactful radio movement for decades, very rich in countless forgotten gems. Quiet Storm was particularly created for intimate listening: Slow, relaxed, soft and soulful. Emerging in the mid 1970s, it carried the spirit of Soul over into the 1980s and 1990s. For those…

If you like raw, harsh, mechanical and unconventional sound, then Industrial Music is for you. It can be particularly appreciated for its rawness and its inspiration by real factories – early bands used machinery, power tools and scrap metal as instruments to create a unique, often dystopian and aggressive sound. It started as a rejection…

Psychedelic Funk can be seen as a fusion of Funk and Psychedelic Rock. This makes it particularly unique, because it adds textures and themes that make the typical rhythms of funk much wilder and more atmospheric. It is well worth it to explore, especially for those interested in recapturing the spirit of the late 1960s…

Like perhaps no other era, the Italian Soundtracks of the 1970s were something truly special. Although their sounds included different genres and were not a distinct genre per se, they represent something that has its own unique and highly recognizable atmosphere. If you are interested in digging into vintage movie soundtracks, 70s Italian Soundtracks might…