Roy Harper – HQ
Style: Progressive Folk, British Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Vibes: Passionate, Reflective, Rebellious, Poetic, Political, Romantic, Boisterous, Heartfelt, Philosophical, Spring, Dramatic, Sentimental
Passionate
Jackie McLean & the Cosmic Brotherhood – New York Calling
Style: Post-Bop
Vibe: Uplifting, Busy, Urban, Warm, Passionate, Energetic, Complex, Elegant, Straight Ahead, Triumphant, Bright, Playful, Driving
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Sigur Ros – Inni
Style: Chamber Rock, Ambient Pop, Post-Rock
Vibes: Winter, Ethereal, Cryptic, Cathartic, Anthemic, Ceremonial, Haunting, Melancholy, Passionate, Hazy, Sentimental, Dramatic, Ancient, Sad, Triumphant
Hannah Frances – Nestled in Tangles
Style: Progressive Songwriter, Cosmic Americana, Chamber Folk
Vibes: Knotty, Reflective, Passionate, Rhizomatic, Conversational, Cathartic, Therapeutic, Personal, Existential, Complex, Forest, Passionate, Spiritual, Intertwined, Epic, Heartfelt, Intricate, Majestic, Mystical, Poetic, Transcendent, Triumphant, Warm, Nature
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Emmylou Harris – Luxury Liner
Style: Progressive Country
Vibes: Heartfelt, Reflective, Longing, Passionate, Bittersweet, Twangy, Energetic, Lonely, Love
Musical Qualities: Lush, Polished, Vocal Harmonies, Melodic
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Rust Never Sleeps
Style: Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Americana
Vibes: Bittersweet, Rebellious, Anthemic, Sentimental, Existential, Raw, Longing, Passionate, Poetic, Ragged, Hedonistic, Reflective, Warm
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Chick Corea – Inner Space
with Woody Shaw, Joe Farrell, Steve Swallow, Joe Chambers, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, Grady Tate, Karl Porter
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Adventurous, Driving, Triumphant, Complex, Passionate, Dramatic, Energetic, Epic, Triumphant
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Air – Air Time
Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Creative Music
Vibes: Spontaneous, Responsive, Knotty, Passionate, Exploratory, Intertwined, Open, Airy, Playful, Elegant, Abstract, Complex, Eclectic, Mysterious, Suspenseful
Sandy Denny – Sandy
with Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick, Allen Toussaint
Style: British Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Country Rock
Vibes: Flowing, Longing, Existential, Passionate, Heartfelt, Lonely, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Melancholy, Autumnal, Confident, Anthemic
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Zoh Amba – Sun
Style: Spiritual Jazz, Free Jazz, Organic Music
Vibes: Ecstatic, Heartfelt, Uplifting, Free, Sunny, Intertwined, Cathartic, Kinetic, Spiritual, Passionate, Summer, Warm, Eclectic
David Murray – Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club
with Lester Bowie (Trumpet), Fred Hopkins (Upright Bass), Phillip Wilson (Drums)
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Responsive, Complex, Elegant, Busy, Rootsy, Intertwined, Passionate, Moody, Adventure
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Black Ox Orkestar – Everything Returns
Style: Klezmer, Chamber-Folk, Balkan Folk Music
Moods: Sombre, Passionate, Mournful, Intertwined, Cathartic, Reflective, Rootsy, Dark, Spiritual
Instrumentation: Clarinet, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Upright Bass, Mandolin, Saz, Cymbalom, Percussion
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Richard & Linda Thompson – Shoot Out the Lights
Style: British Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Vibes: Autumnal, Bittersweet, Tender, Poetic, Existential, Reflective, Breakup, Passionate, Introspective, Personal
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Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Style: Heavy Metal
Vibes: Apocalyptic, Rebellious, Existential, Energetic, Haunting, Spiritual, Passionate, Philosophical, Ominous
Musical Qualities: Riffs, Heavy, Fuzzy, Progressive, Catchy, Dynamic
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Lullabye Arkestra – Ampgrave
Style: Chamber Punk, Sludge Rock
Vibes: Gritty, Cathartic, Rebellious, Raw, Passionate, Angsty, Communal, Romantic, Dystopian, Triumphant, Intense, Anthemic, Moody, Political, Visceral, Urban, Ecstatic, Intense
Musical Qualities: Heavy, Riffs, Fuzzy, Noisy, Loose, Dynamic, Driving
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Alice Coltrane – Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana
Style: New Age Kirtan, Gospel, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Devotional, Utopian, Sunny, Uplifting, Communal, Warm, Joyful, Passionate, Responsive, Healing, Heartfelt, Intimate, Peaceful, Religious, Soothing
Musical Qualities: Harmonious, Chants, Melodic, Improvisation, Dynamic
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Richard Thompson – Across a Crowded Room
Style: Singer/Songwriter, Pop Rock, Art Rock
Vibes: Manic, Sleek, Passionate, Bitter, Breakup, Anthemic, Bombastic, Bright, Energetic, Political
Musical Qualities: Lyrical, Catchy, Dense, Shredding, Riffs, Rhythmic
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Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band – No Roses
with Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Barry Dransfield, Simon Nicol, The Watersons, Lol Coxhill, Dolly Collins, etc…
Vibes: Bittersweet, Rootsy, Communal, Folklore, Pastoral, Passionate, Intertwined, Storytelling, Medieval, Rootsy, Poetic, Energetic, Warm
Style: English Folk, British Folk Rock
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Richard & Linda Thompson – Hokey Pokey
Style: British Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Vibes: Bittersweet, Storytelling, Passionate, Bright, Vaudeville, Rootsy, Playful, Eclectic
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Moor Mother – The Great Bailout
Sonically, this suite continuously transforms by folding different time-spaces on top of each other. Funereal keyboards and ethereal harp echoes give way to haunting trumpet improvisations over stark trap beats; choral spirituals emerge from gritty bass drones; spectral strings are set against glitchy samples. But this is not just music. This is quantum physics; temporal alchemy; ancestral communion; vibrational magic; spirit channeling. These sounds & words are ultimately an act of liberating history from the colonial clutches of a linear timeline, whose violent inertia charges forward to a hegemonic and apocalyptic horizon.
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Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief
Style: British Folk Rock, Progressive Folk
Vibes: Passionate, Intertwined, Bittersweet, Medieval, Rootsy, Poetic, Energetic, Pastoral, Warm, Spring
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Hannah Frances – Keeper of the Shepherd
While the progressive songwriter’s music retains a rootsy essence of folk and Americana, with passionate multi-tracked vocals and thorny knots of electric and acoustic guitars, the’ polyphonic chamber arrangements and shifting time signatures often push things further into prog territory, without ever losing their rustic warmth. The resulting songs are transcendent, haunting and earthy, rising triumphantly from the remaining layers of volcanic ash after a fiery existential catharsis.
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Gayle / Graves / Parker – WEBO
Recorded live on Jun 6 & 7, 1991
Style: Fire Music, Free Jazz
Vibes: RItualistic, Kinetic, Fiery, Entropic, Raw, Searching, Cathartic, Ecstatic, Spiritual, Healing, Energetic, Exploratory, Mysterious, Multi-Directional
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Dense, Dynamic, Polyphonic, Polyrhythmic, Dissonant, Instrumental, Live, Heavy
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Michael White – The Land of Spirit and Light
with Cecil McBee, Prince Lasha, Ed Kelly, Bob King, Kenneth Nash
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibe: Searching, Luminous, Ritualistic, Utopian, Warm, Mystical, Intertwined, Joyful, Mysterious, Ecstatic, Passionate, Ancestral, Spiritual, Majestic, Uplifting, Celebratory, Communal, Exploratory, Playful, Hypnotic, Spontaneous, Transcendent
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Ghostface Killah – Iron Man
featuring Raekwon, Mary J. Blige, Method Man, RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Cappadonna, Masta Killa, Street
Style: Hardcore Hip-Hop, Boom Bap, East Coast Hip-Hop
Vibes: Gritty, Introspective, Urban, Storytelling, Raw, Cinematic, Aggressive, Spiritual, Philosophical, Confident, Hedonistic, Sexual, Vulgar, Visceral, Communal, Angry, Passionate, Sentimental, Conceptual
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Areski & Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
Style: Avant-Folk, Chanson, Chamber Folk-Jazz
Vibe: Mysterious, Intertwined, Surreal, Haunting, Brooding, Hypnotic, Elegant, Contemplative, Storytelling, Moody, Existential, Suspenseful, Open, Intimate, Nocturnal, Political, Love, Hallucinogenic, Shadowy
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Bruce Cockburn – In the Falling Dark
LP, True North, 1977, Canadian Pressing Recorded September-November, 1976 Style: Singer/Songwriter, Jazz-Folk Vibes: Uplifting, Nocturnal, Spiritual, Personal, Passionate, Reflective, Romantic, Christian, Compassionate, Contemplative, Mystical, Triumphant, Conscious, Intertwined, Poetic, Intricate, Autumnal Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Upright Bass, Flute, Drums, Dulcimer, Percussion, Trumpet Musical Qualities: Lyrical, Progressive, Melodic, Technical, Polished
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Daniel Higgs – Beyond & Between
Style: Mystical Folk, Free Folk
Vibes: Ecstatic, Ritualistic, Mystical, Hypnotic, Passionate, Poetic, Spiritual, Surreal, Psychedelic
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Maurice Louca – Bariy (Fera)
Style: Progressive Shaabi, Chamber Jazz, Arabic Psych, Arabic Folk
Vibes: Dreamy, Aquatic, Flowing, Hypnotic, Elegant, Intertwined, Spiritual, Searching, Passionate, Intricate, Surreal, Uplifting, Transcendent
Instrumentation: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Drums, Percussion, Upright Bass, Oud, Violin, Theremin
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Papa M – Ballads of Harry Houdini
Style: Psych Rock, Post-Rock, Krautrock-Influenced
Vibes: Confident, Triumphant, Warm, Reflective, Eclectic, Therapeutic, Hypnotic, Passionate, Patient, Psychedelic
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Gene Clark – No Other Sessions
Style: Singer-Songwriter, Country Rock, Cosmic American Music
Vibes: Existential, Poetic, Contemplative, Cosmic, Melancholy, Passionate, Raw, Twangy, Bittersweet, Nature, Reflective
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FYEAR
Style: Liberation Music, Industrial Jazz, Slam Poetry, Avant-Prog
Vibe: Dystopian, Rebellious, Anxious, Communal, Poetic, Bleak, Apocalyptic, Determined, Powerful, Conscious, Dark, Industrial, Intense, Winter, Climactic
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – “No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead”
Free Palestine!!! Solidarity with all anti-colonial struggles worldwide
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Terry Riley – Descending Moonshine Dervishes
Style: Ecstatic Minimalism, New Age, Drone
Vibe: Spiritual, Meditative, Heavenly, Cosmic, Hypnotic, Mystical, Longing, Intertwined
Musial Attributes: Just Intonation, Instrumental, Minimalistic, Repetitive, Suite, Improvisation, Drone
Instrumentation: Yamaha YC-45D Organ with multiple digital delay channels for live layering & interactions
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Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones – New Monuments
with Lester St. Lewis, Jason Nazary, Eva Lawitts, Matt Nelson
Style: Liberation Music, Free Jazz, Psychedelic Jazz
Vibes: Triumphant, Communal, Conscious, Rebellious, Ritualistic, Cathartic, Determined, Spiritual, Complex, Passionate, Powerful, Energetic, Active Listening, Angsty, Bombastic, Driving, Dystopian, Earthy, Epic, Martial, Psychedelic
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Darius Jones – Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)
with Gerald Cleaver, Chris Lightcap
Style: Free Jazz
Vibes: Cathartic, Brooding, Healing, Rebellious, Personal, Kinetic, Determined, Intertwined, Knotty, Moody, Passionate, Driving, Energetic, Spiritual, Triumphant, Powerful, Fiery
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Woody Shaw – Blackstone Legacy
with Gary Bartz, Bennie Maupin, Ron Carter, Lenny White, George Cables, Clint Houston
Style: Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Groovy, Communal, Triumphant, Complex, Uplifting, Harmonious, Journeying, Bombastic, Earthy, Energetic, Passionate, Anthemic
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Elfin Saddle – Devastates
Style: Progressive Folk, Chamber Rock
Vibes: Animist, Passionate, Apocalyptic, Journeying, Nature, Urgent, Adventure, Earthy, Epic, Intimate, Mysterious, Philosophical, Sombre, Political
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Daniel (A.I.U.) Higgs – Ancestral Songs
Style: Mystical Folk, Free Folk, American Primitivism
Vibes: Devotional, Mantric, Serpentine, Apocalyptic, Cosmic, Forest, Eccentric, Raw, Mythic, Passionate, Primal, Mystical, Death, Rhizomatic
Instrumentation: Chants, Banjo, Toy Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Hindi Harp
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Nada El Shazly – Les damnés ne pleurent pas (Original Score)
Style: Electroacoustic Chamber Music, Arabic Music, Film Score
Vibes: Suspenseful, Heartfelt, Mysterious, Passionate, Reflective, Meditative, Impressionistic
Instrumentation: Harp, Electronics, Upright Bass, Violin, Vocals
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Andrew Weathers Ensemble – Build a mountain Where Our Bodies Fall
Style: Post-Rock, Cosmic Americana, New Age, Post-Minimalism
Vibes: Ethereal, Uplifting, Reflective, Existential, Cosmic, Heartfelt, Spiritual, Triumphant, Futuristic, Bright
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Shankar – Who’s To Know
with Zakir Hussain (Tabla), Umayalpuram K. Sivaram (Mridangam)
Style: Raga, Carnatic Classical Music
Vibes: Transcendent, Devotional, Uplifting, Ecstatic, Flowing, Elegant, Passionate, Intricate, Meditative, Responsive
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Embryo – Zack Glück
Style: Psychedelic Fusion, Abstract Groove, Jazz-Rock, Krautrock, influenced by Funk and Arabic & African folk music
Vibes: Journeying, Surreal, Passionate, Communal, Intertwined, Groovy, Colorful, Playful, Epic, Mysterious, Confident
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Darius Jones – Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation)
Solo alto saxophone interpretations of compositions by Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, Roscoe Mitchell
Vibes: Occult, Mysterious, Devotional, Meditative, Ritualistic, Spiritual, Passionate, Mystical, Angular, Contemplative
Musical Qualities: Thematic, Sparse, Acoustic, Improvisation, Extended Technique, Dissonant, Live Recording
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Led Zeppelin
Style: Hard Rock (Blues & Folk-Influenced)
Vibes: Confident, Rebellious, Passionate, Energetic, Hedonistic, Bombastic, Raw, Complex, Psychedelic, Summer
Musical Qualities: Riffs, Groovy, Melodic, Dynamic, Bluesy, Heavy
Richard Thompson – (guitar, vocal): A Collection of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976
This eclectic compilation features Richard’s work with Fairport Convention, Linda Thompson, and solo. The first LP has a few great tracks (“A Heart Needs a Home”, “Poor Will and Jolly Hangman”, “The Ballad of Easy Rider”), but also a lot of unoriginal and dated filler that were “unreleased” with Fairport Convention for a reason (especially the Chuck Berry cover). The real magic happens on the second LP, where each side comprises a short solo instrumental paired with extended live renditions of passionate classics with Linda (Calvary Cross, Night Comes In).
Van Morrison – Into the Music
Style: Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Gospel-Influenced, Soul-Influenced
Vibes: Uplifting, Sunny, Passionate, Poetic, Anthemic, Bright, Celebratory, Energetic, Spiritual, Joyful, Optimistic, Romantic, Warm
Musical Qualities: Lush, Lyrical, Catchy, Polished, Melodic
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Sunn Trio / Sam Shalabi – Trippin’ on Coleman
Each artist fills an entire LP side with their own improvised interpretation of Ornette Coleman’s “Lonely Woman” . Shalabi channels the tune through a solo oud meditation, shaped by his characteristically searching and sensitive improvisations. On the other side, Sunn Trio performs an undulating percussive ritual, overdubbed with a wide pallet of tangled acoustic instruments, dub psychedelia, and hypnotizing drones.
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Keiji Haino / Jim O’Rourke / Oren Ambarchi – With Pats on the Head, Just One Too Few Is Evil One Too Many Is Good That’s All It Is
On their twelfth live recording, the electrifying power trio continues to expand the vocabulary of their improvised sonic sorcery. One LP of mysterious duo invocations, followed by two LPs of primordial free rock. Through concentrated force and harnessed chaos, the trio patiently pushes primordial riffs to their noisiest, most visceral limits, striving to become the sound itself.
Rex – C
Style: Country-Slowcore, Grunge-Influenced
Vibes: Autumnal, Moody, Intertwined, Reflective, Passionate, Twangy, Contemplative, Rural, Drifter
Musical Qualities: Riffs, Dynamic, Lush, Slow, Vocal Harmonies, Climactic
Dirty Three – Whatever You Love, You Are
Style: Slowcore, Post-Rock, Chamber Rock
Vibes: Drifting, Weary, Longing, Celestial, Melancholy, Summer Nights, Patient, Responsive, Flowing, Sombre, Passionate, Kinetic
Musical Qualities: Dynamic, Loose, Melodic, Slow, Atmospheric, Improvisation
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Brother Ahh – Move Ever Onwards
Vibes: Ethereal, Communal, Healing, Flowing, Heartfelt, Devotional, Conscious, Utopian, Warm, Intertwined, Spiritual, Uplifting, Sombre, Nature, Peaceful, Sentimental, Comforting, Compassionate, Psychedelic
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Joni Mitchell – For the Roses
Style: Singer/Songwriter, Folk Pop, Jazz-Folk
Vibes: Passionate, Conversational, Soothing, Reflective, Romantic, Warm, Existential, Bittersweet, Introspective, Spring, Uplifting, Nature, Mellow, Sentimental, Flowing
Musical Qualities: Lush, Lyrical, Melodic, Soft, Vocal Harmonies
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Lester Bowie – The 5th Power
Personnel: Lester Bowie, Arthur Blythe, Amina Myers, Malachi Favors, Phillip Wilson
Style: Free Jazz, Gospel, Post-Bop
Vibes: Uplifting, Passionate, Sunny, Spiritual Energetic, Flowing, Driving, Kinetic, Exploratory, Colorful
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Old Time Relijun – Musicking
Style: Psychedelic Punk, Experimental Rock
Vibes: Visceral, Rebellious, Mystical, Cathartic, Anti-Colonial, Raw, Passionate, Surreal, Colorful, Cryptic, Eccentric, Ecstatic, Energetic, Knotted, Political, Serpentine, Spiritual
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Manas & E.M.M. – At House Unamerican
Tashi Dorji, Thom Nguyen, Efrim Menuck
Style: Free-Rock, Noise Rock, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Rebellious, Cathartic, Free, Hypnotic, Passionate, Angsty, Political, Dystopian, Liberation, Intense, Driving
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Xylouris White – The Sisypheans
Style: Cretan Folk Music, Avant-Folk
Vibes: Passionate, Mythic, Sombre, Rootsy, Spiritual, Warm, Poetic
Instrumentation: Vocals, Lute, Drums, Lyra, Mandolin, Oud, Cello
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Scalpy + Meanstreetz
Style: Free Improvisation, Experimental, Noise Rock
Vibes: Ecstatic, Visceral, Hypnotic, Somatic, Abstract, Passionate, Cathartic, Liberatory
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Percussive, Repetitive, Improvisation, Dissonant
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fLuXkit Vancouver (it’s suite but sacred)
Style: Avant-Garde Chamber Jazz
Vibes: Epic, Intense, Cathartic, Passionate, Driving, Energetic, Intertwined, Spiritual, Transcendent, Ominous, Triumphant, Powerful, Fiery, Cerebral
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Ut – In gut’s House
Style: No Wave, Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Noise Rock
Vibes: Angsty, Visceral, Hypnotic, Urban, Intertwined, Aggressive, Dystopian, Brooding, Cathartic, Cryptic, Dark, Moody, Ominous, Passionate, Raw
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Dissonant, Vocal Harmonies, Heavy, Lo-Fi
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Dorothy Carter – Troubadour
LP, Celeste Recording, 1976 Style: Neo-Medieval Folk, Progressive Folk, Traditional [Appalachian, Celtic, European, Hymns] Vibes: Hypnotic, Flowing, Rootsy, Medieval, Passionate, Meditative, Peaceful Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Suite, Pulse Instrumentation: Voice, Hammered Dulcimer, Psalteries, Flute Tamboura, Ch’in
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Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra – Flight 17
with Jesse Sharps, Adele Sebastian, Horace Tapscott, etc
Style: Experimental Big Band, Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Communal, Uplifting, Ecstatic, Triumphant, Driving, Spiritual, Energetic, Cathartic, Complex, Groovy, Passionate, Warm
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dredg – El Cielo
LPx2, 45rpm, Self-Released, 2002 / 2012 pressing First Vinyl Pressing (2012)Originally released on CD by Interscope Records (2002) Style: Art Rock, Progressive Post-Hardcore Vibes: Cryptic, Dramatic, Surreal, Groovy, Anthemic, Epic, Passionate, Intricate, Bombastic, Psychedelic, Sentimental Themes: Sleep Paralysis, Dreams, Existential, Salvador Dalí Qualities: Conceptual, Lyrical, Suite, Dense, Uncommon Time Signatures, Rhythmic, Progressive
John Coltrane – Kulu Sé Mama
with Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett, Juno Lewis, Frank Butler
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Healing, Devotional, Tender, Earthy, Warm, Sombre, Communal, Poetic, Passionate, Hypnotic
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Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel
with Emmylou Harris
Style: Country, Singer/Songwriter, Country-Rock
Vibes: Bittersweet, Sentimental, Storytelling, Heartbreak, Twangy, Warm, Longing, Passionate, Poetic, Rootsy
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Shakti – A Handful of Beauty
with Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar, John McLaughlin, T. H. Vinayakram
Vibes: Ecstatic, Uplifting, Warm, Energetic, Devotional, Hypnotic, Spiritual, Passionate
Musical Qualities: Virtuosic, Acoustic, Improvisation, Instrumental, Uncommon Time Signatures, Percussive
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Albert Ayler – The Last Album
wiwth Muhammad Ali, Mary Maria, Bil Folwell, Stafford James, Henry Vespine, Bobby Few
Styles: Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Free Blues
Vibes: Apocalyptic, Cathartic, Raw, Spiritual, Intertwined, Passionate, Communal, Free, Eclectic, Nature, Poetic
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Eugene McDaniels – Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse
Style: Psychedelic Soul, Jazz-Funk, Singer/Songwriter
Vibes: Conscious, Rebellious, Satirical, Groovy, Confident, Apocalyptic, Urban, Storytelling, Fire
Themes: Political, History, Race, Colonization
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Sonny Sharrock – Black Woman
featuring Milford Graves, Linda Sharrock, Sirone & Dave Burrell
Style: Free Jazz, Jazz Fission
Vibe: Ecstatic, Cathartic, Anthemic, Spiritual, Ritualistic, Kinetic, Communal
Musical Qualities: Thematic, Loose, Collective Improvisation, Dynamic
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Talk Talk – The Colour of Spring
Style: Sophisti-Pop, New Wave, Progressive Pop
Vibes: Spring, Uplifting, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Anthemic, Passionate, Introspective, Spiritual, Peaceful
Musical Qualities: Sleek, Catchy, Melodic, Lush, Rhythmic, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Chora
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Joseph Allred – Hoddmímis Holt
Style: Appalachian Folk Music, American Primitivism
Vibes: Rootsy, Spiritual, Warm, Passionate, Meditative, Religious, Storytelling, Sentimental, spiritual, storytelling
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Traditional, Lyrical, Droney, Open Tunings, Solo, Sparse
Instrumentation: Vocals, Harmonium, Acoustic Guitars (6- & 12-String), Autoharp, Piano, Banjo
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Robbie Basho – Song of the Stallion
Style: American Primitivism, Mystical Folk, North American Raga
Vibe: Devotional, Fantasy, Passionate, Airy, Mountains, Pastoral, Meditative, Mystical, Nature, Spiritual, Warm, Uplifting, Mythic
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Tablas, Vocals
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Alan Braufman – Valley of Search
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ecstatic, Mysterious, Exploratory, Communal, Adventure, Complex, dense, Passionate, Spiritual
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Thematic, Suite, Acoustic, Progressive, Dense
Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone, Upright Bass, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Flute, Dulcimer, Pipe Horn, Spoken Word
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Andrew Hill – Point of Departure
featuring Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson, Tony Williams, Richard Davis, Kenny Dorham
Style: Avante-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Vibes: acoustic, Knotty, Searching, Complex, Woozy, Serpentine, Exploratory, Elegant improvisation, innovative, knotty, nocturnal, passionate, playful, polyphonic, progressive, reflective, rhythmic, thematic, woozy,
Musical Qualities: Polyphonic, Acoustic, Thematic Improvisation, Progressive
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Bola Sete – Jungle Suite
Style: Guitar Soli, Brazilian Classical, Samba-Jazz
Vibes: Forest, Passionate, Nature, Mystical, Warm, Healing, Morning, Soothing
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Instrumental, Sparse, Technical, Suite, Improvisation, Solo
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Archie Shepp – Derailleur
1964 Demos
Personnel: Roswell Rudd, Denis Charles, Arthur Harper, Steve Lacy
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Vibes: Ecstatic, Knotted, Bluesy, Angular, Passionate, Rootsy, Energetic, Romantic, Uplifting, Abstracted
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Abdul Wadud – By Myself
Style: Free-Improvisation, Chamber-Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Contemplative, Searching, Autumnal, Intimate, Elegant, Free, Spiritual, Meditative, Bittersweet, Mysterious, Hypnotic, Passionate, Pastoral
Instrumentation: Cello
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Solo, Instrumental, Sparse
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John Martyn – Live at Leeds
with Danny Thompson & John Stevens
Style: Jazz-Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Folk
Vibes: Ethereal, Passionate, Cryptic, Exploratory, Wistful, Exuberant, Meditative, Pastoral, Reflective
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Echoplex, Upright Bass, Drums, Vocals
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Milford Graves with Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover – Children of the Forest
Styles: Free Improvisation, Free Jazz
Vibes: Kinetic, Ritualistic, Free, Ecstatic, Earthy, Passionate, Forest, Tribal, Spiritual, Adventure, Intense, Intertwined, Responsive
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Percussive, Improvisation, Acoustic, Atonal, Complex, Dissonant, Extended Technique, Home Recording, Instrumental, Polyphonic
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Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden
Style: Free Jazz, Creative Music, Liberation Music, Jazz Poetry, Spiritual Jazz
Vibe: Passionate, Rootsy, Poetic, Storytelling, Rebellious, Compassionate, Intertwined, Haunting, Spiritual, Driving, Communal, Triumphant, Sad, Powerful
Themes: Ancestry, History, Feminism, Trauma, Memory, Black Liberation, Identity, Death
Musical Qualities: Suite, Thematic, Graphic Score, Improvisation, Spoken Word, Complex, Group Vocals
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Agriculture – Agriculture
featuring Pauline Lay, Patrick Shiroishi, Nick Levine
Style: Ecstatic Black Metal, Blackgaze
Vibe: Triumphant, Cathartic, Passionate, Uplifting, Intense, Spiritual, Oceanic, Epic, Ecstatic, Nature, Raw, Uplifting
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jaimie branch – Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
featuring Chad Taylor, Lester St. Louis, Jason Ajemian, Rob Fry, Daniel Villarreal, Akenya Seymour
Style: Liberation Music, Progressive Folk-Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibe: Triumphant, Rebellious, Communal, Colorful, Warm, Uplifting, Energetic, Passionate
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Jimmy Lyons – Other Afternoons
Jimmy Lyons – Alto Saxophone; Lester Bowie – Trumpet; Alan Silva – Upright Bass; Andrew Cyrille – Drums
Style: Free-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibe: Warm, Spontaneous, Sunny, Driving, Playful, Intertwined, Autumnal, Passionate, Energetic, Kinetic, Responsive, Exploratory
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Swing, Polyphonic, Acoustic, Technical
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Black Ox Orkestar – Nisht Azoy
Style: Klezmer, Chamber-Folk, Balkan Folk Music
Moods: Sombre, Passionate, Mournful, Intertwined, Cathartic, Reflective, Rootsy, Dark, Spiritual
Instrumentation: Clarinet, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Upright Bass, Mandolin, Saz, Cymbalom, Percussion
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Amina Claudine Myers Trio – Jumping in the Sugar Bowl
Amina Claudine Myers – Piano, Organ, Voice
Reggie Nicholson – Drums, Percussion, Voice
Thomas Palmer – Upright Bass, Electric Bass
Style: Post-Bop, Vocal Jazz, Gospel-Influenced
Vibe: Sunny, Groovy, Playful, Energetic, Passionate, Warm, Bluesy
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Folk Music & Songs from the Middle East
Style: Lebanese Folk
Moods: Communal, Passionate, Spiritual, Rootsy, Devotional, Ecstatic, Desert, Nocturnal, Intertwined
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Modal, Microtonal, Percussive
Instrumentation: Oud, Group Vocals, Naye, Rabab, Derbake
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Bob Dylan – Desire
Style: Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Country, Folk-Rock
Vibe: Angsty, Rebellious, Storytelling, Passionate, Energetic, Ragged, Bittersweet
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Joni Mitchell & the L.A. Express – Miles of Aisles
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Pop, Jazz-Rock
Moods: Reflective, Poetic, Bittersweet, Romantic, Warm, Playful, Sentimental, Energetic, Groovy, Passionate, Melancholy, Sunny
Musical Qualities: Lyrical, Live, Melodic, Soft
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Black Renaissance – Body, Mind & Spirit
Style: Jazz-Funk, Spiritual Jazz, Abstract Groove
Moods: Communal, Ceremonial, Celebratory, Triumphant, Afrocentric, Ritualistic, Groovy, Spiritual, Passionate
Musical Qualities: Ostinato, Thematic Improvisation, Suite, Rhythmic, Spoken Word
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The Cure – A Head on the Door
Style: Gothic-Pop, Post-Punk
Moods: Moody, Bittersweet, Romantic, Depressive, Ethereal, Dramatic, Playful, Nocturnal, Longing, Psychedelic
Musical Qualities: Catchy, Chorus & Reverb Heavy, Atmospheric
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Jefre Cantu-Ledesma – On the Echoing Green
Style: Drone Pop, Shoegaze, Noise Pop, Dream Pop, Tape Music
Moods: Ethereal, Hypnotic, Warm, Sedated, Blissful, Deconstructed, Tender, Summer, Romantic, Peaceful, Passionate, Dreamy, Meditative, Surreal
Musical Qualities: Loops, Washy, Lush, Melodic, Noisy, Sampling, Dense, Studio-as-an-Instrument
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James ‘Blood’ Ulmer – Live at the Caravan of Dreams
Style: Free Funk, Jazz Fission, Abstract Groove
Moods: Confident, Triumphant, Passionate, Angular, Cathartic, Groovy, Kinetic, Knotty, Energetic
Musical Qualities: Rhythmic, Harmolodic, Improvisation, Thematic, Riffs, Live, Bluesy
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Mandingo Griot Society
Styles: Griot Music, Mande Music, Afro-Jazz
Moods: Uplifting, Earthy, Sunny, Communal, Dance, Joyful, Passionate, Peaceful, Playful, Ritualistic, Spiritual, Warm, Tribal, Utopian
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Polyrhythmic, Acoustic, Melodic, Technical
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Jeff Buckley – Grace
Style: Singer/Songwriter, Art-Rock
Moods: Longing, Bittersweet, Passionate, Heartbreak, Angsty, Sentimental, Romantic, Introspective, Sensual, Existential, Poetic, Sad, Sombre
Musical Qualities: Dynamic, Lush, Melodic, Polished Production, Orchestral Arrangements, Gospel Background Vocals
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Oceansize – Frames
Style: Progressive Rock, Shoegaze-Influenced
Moods: Passionate, Epic, Melancholy, Cryptic, Sentimental, Moody, Longing, Cathartic, Dark, Triumphant, Monolithic
Musical Qualities: Complex, Progressive, Melodic, Uncommon Time Signatures, Polished, Atmospheric, Dynamic, Dense
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Boris – Smile
Styles: Stoner Metal, Heavy Psych, Drone Metal
Moods: Passionate, Heavy, Melancholy, Cathartic, Manic, Energetic, Stoned, Raw
Musical Qualities: Fuzzy, Riffs, Noisy, Dense, Dynamic, Droney
Albert Ayler – Revelations
Style: Spiritual Jazz, Free Jazz
Moods: Ecstatic, Uplifting, Anthemic, Passionate, Energetic, Bittersweet, Cathartic, Chaotic, Cosmic, Flowing, Free, Heartfelt, Joyful, Kinetic, Love, Spiritual, Tender
Musical Qualities: Thematic, Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Extended Technique, Live Performance
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Joan Armatrading – Show Some Emotion
Style: Singer/Songwriter, Jazz-Folk, Soul, Folk-Pop
Moods: Heartfelt, Sunny, Romantic, Uplifting, Warm, Spring, Groovy, Sensual, Passionate
Musical Qualities: Lush, Melodic, Polished
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Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Zuma
Style: Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Moods: Sentimental, Break-Up, Bittersweet, Rebellious, Introspective, Messy, Passionate, Ragged, Melancholy
Musical Qualities: Lyrical, Loose, Raw, Simple
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Tim Buckley – Blue Afternoon
Blue Afternoon continues the flowing jazz-folk of Happy Sad while occasionally detouring into the avant-garde atmospheres that manifest more fully on Lorca and Starsailor. The arrangements are characterized by fluid vibraphones, lobbing upright bass, and the virtuosic jazz guitar of Lee Underwood, but what really ties everything together are the vocals and songwriting. Buckley’s voice is so versatile that he is able to express a wide range of emotions, sometimes blurring them from one moment to the next.
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