Andrew Cyrille – Special People
with Ted Daniels, David Ware, Nick De Geronimo
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Colorful, Playful, Confident, Groovy, Elegant, Energetic
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Jackie-O Motherfucker – Wow!
Style: Free Improvisation, Post-Rock, Free Folk, Ritual Psych
Vibes: Primordial, Communal, Mysterious, Ritualistic, Exploratory, Meandering, Raw, Murky, Amorphous, Searching, Psychedelic, Abstract, Deconstructed, Suspenseful
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Shabaka – Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
featuring Moses Sumney, Elucid, Saul Williams, Brandee Younger, Carlos Niño, Jason Moran, Lianne La Havas, Laraaji, Floating Points, André 3000, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Esperanza Spalding, Surya Botofasina, etc…
Style: New Age, Spiritual Jazz
Moods: Ethereal, Poetic, Healing, Meditative, Introspective, Soothing, Mellow, Flowing, Spiritual, Peaceful, Uplifting
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Kahil El’Zabar with David Murray – Golden Sea
Style: Spiritual Jazz, Creative Music, ECM-Style Jazz
Vibes: Meditative, Aquatic, Peaceful, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Soothing, Morning, Open, Uplifting, Spiritual, Warm
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Improvisation, Melodic, Acoustic, Slow, Soft, Polyrhythmic
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National Health – National Health
National Health was a continuation of Canterbury supergroup Hatfield & the North, bringing over essentially everyone from that project, except Hatfield’s bassist Richard Sinclair (Caravan), including Pip Pyle (Gong), Dave Stewart (Egg), Amanda Parsons, and Phil Miller (Matching Mole). Unsurprisingly, the LP is packed with warm, playful virtuosity. Overdriven bass takes the helm for most of the themes, locked in with propulsive grooves and shifting time signatures of Pyle’s drums. The space fills out quite colorfully with harmonious waves of electric piano, woodwinds and Moog synthesizer. When things need to be taken up a notch, Miller comes in with some triumphantly energizing guitar solos. What really makes this album special though are Amanda Parson’s vocals, which work both as a wordless instrument within the polyphonic arrangements, and as a unifying, lyrical force during the album’s most epic moments.
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James Fella / Steve Jansen / Steve Zimmerman – Full Names, Alphabetical Order (Title)
12″, 45rpm, single-sided, Alien Summer / That’s Cool, 2020 Recorded live at Revolver Records (Phoenix, AZ) on 5/15/2011 Paste on Cover, Limited to 100 copies Style: Free Improvisation, Free Jazz Vibes: Chaotic, Abstract, Raw, Exploratory, Primal, Energetic, Kinetic Musical Qualities: Atonal, Electro-Acoustic, Noisy, Lo-Fi, Collective Improvisation, Live Recording Instrumentation: Saxophone, Homemade Instruments, Amplified Objects, Percussion
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Popol Vuh – Das Hohelied Salomos
Style: Ecstatic Chamber Rock, Neoclassical New Age, Kosmische Musik
Vibes: Majestic, Flowing, Utopian, Mythic, Uplifting, Ethereal, Spiritual, Spring, Luminous, Hypnotic, Soothing, Bright, Mysterious, Warm, Devotional, Reflective, Elegant, Pastoral
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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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Los Gigantes Dormidos – En Los Jardines de Mis Abuelos
“he music contains mostly indigenous instruments such as flutes and ceremonial percussion instruments, as well as classical guitar, electric bass, a persian Santoor and one small keyboard. The song texts are improvised prayers in English, Spanish and Nahuatl. Every recording session started with a guided meditation and ultimately turned into a spiritual journey. A psychedelic trip telling of holy lands, the great spirits that inhabit it and a newborn, yet ancient brotherhood.”
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Bruce Cockburn – Stealing Fire
Style: Sophisti-Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Pop Rock
Vibes: Sleek, Bittersweet, Summer, Political, Anthemic, Sentimental, Warm
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Ghost – Second Time Around
Style: Acid Folk, Progressive Folk, Psych
Vibes: Mystical, Medieval, Ancient, Forest, Communal, Dreamy, Earthy, Eclectic, Flowing, Journeying, Longing, Mysterious, Sombre, Retro, Spiritual
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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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The Cosmic Tones Research Trio – All is Sound
Vibes: Healing, Flowing, Peaceful, Patient, Responsive, Introspective, Luminous, Meditative, Ethereal, Mystical, Soothing, Cosmic, Spiritual, Mellow, Airy, Hypnotic
Styles: Neo-Classical New Age, Devotional Ambient, Spiritual Jazz
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Elucid – Revelator
Style: Hip-Hop (Abstract, East Coast, Experimental), Illbient, influenced by Post-Punk, Noise Rock, Industrial
Vibes: Cryptic, Visceral, Menacing, Surreal, Philosophical, Brooding, Gritty, Raw, Futuristic, Haunting, Cerebral, Introspective, Rebellious, Dystopian, Eerie, Conscious, Abstract, Dark
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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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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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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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Hiss Golden Messenger – O Come All Ye Faithful / The Sounding Joy
Classic holiday traditionals and originals in a lush and soulful gospel-country style. Also includes “The Sounding Joy” 12″, featuring psychedelic and atmospheric dub versions for 6 of the tracks.
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Eamon Fogarty – I’m An Animal Now
featuring Hannah Frances, Jeff Tobias, Ryan Jewell, Nora Predey, Will Stratton
Style: Progressive Songwriter, Folk Rock, Art Rock
Vibes: Contemplative, Existential, Surreal, Poetic, Flowing, Introspective, Intertwined, Colorful
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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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SML – Small Medium large
Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Joshua Johnson, Gregory Uhlmann, Booker Stardrum
Style: Abstract Groove, Cyber-Jazz, Post-Minimalism, Organic Beat Music
Vibes: Hypnotic, Warm, Colorful, Squiggly, Intertwined, Exploratory, Playful, Groovy, Soothing, Uplifting, Surreal, Aquatic, Futuristic
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Asher Gamedze – Constitution
Style: Free Jazz, Cape Jazz, Avant-Garde Big Band
Moods: Philosophical, Communal, Political, Triumphant, Rebellious, Intertwined, Spiritual
Themes: Dialectical Materialism, Time, Anti-Colonialism, Communism, Liberation, Storytelling
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Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – The Way Out of Easy
with Josh Johnson, Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose
Style: Jazz Fusion, Post-Bop, Post-Minimalism
Vibe: Hypnotic, Patient, Relaxed, Autumnal, Playful, Exploratory, Mellow, Soothing
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Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance – Jinxed by Being
Style: Ritualistic Dub-Folk
Vibes: Nocturnal, Hypnotic, Serpentine, Shadowy, Witchy, Mysterious, Occult, Forest, Hallucinogenic, Journeying, Tribal, Ritualistic, Rhizomatic
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Art Zoyd – Phase IV
Style: Avant-Prog Chamber Music, Rock in Opposition
Vibes: Menacing, Ominous, Bleak, Epic, Intense, Gloomy, Angular, Cold, Cinematic, Complex, Determined, Dystopian, Rainy, Sombre
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Elkhorn – Red Valley
Style: Acid Western, Psych Folk
Vibe: Journeying, Desert, Western, Hazy, Intertwined, Road Trip, Nature, Summer, Adventure, Earthy, Exploratory, Flowing, Focused, Impressionistic, Luminous, Pastoral, Patient, Psychedelic, Reflective, Rural, Spiritual, Warm
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MV – Blazing Grace
featuring Meg Baird, P.G. Six, MICK Flower, J. Mascis, Erika Elder…
Style: Weird Americana, Country Psych, Dream-Folk
Vibes: Hazy, Relaxed, Introspective, Stoned, Rural, Uplifting, Dreamy, Warm, Psychedelic, Raw, Cosmic, Earthy, Reflective, Peaceful
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Archie Shepp meets Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio – Conversations
Archie Shepp, Kahil El’Zabar, Ari Brown, Malachi Favors
Style: Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Heartfelt, Uplifting, Bittersweet, Spiritual, Bluesy, Ritualistic, Rootsy, Conversational, Healing, Elegant, Hypnotic, Restrained, Celebratory, Poetic, Warm
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Zachary James Watkins – Affirmative Action
Styles: Experimental, Black Liberation Music, Drone, Microtonal Composition, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Healing, Cathartic, Meditative, Spiritual, Political, Liberation, Intertwined, Psychedelic
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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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Harvestman – Tryptich
Style: Pagan Dub-Folk, Tribal Ambientdub
Vibes: Ancestral, Pagan, Forest, Ritualistic, Apocalyptic, Haunting, Tribal, Meditative, Moody, Spiritual, Autumnal, Nocturnal, Ominous, Sombre, Pastoral
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Julia Holter – Something in the Room She Moves
Styles: Progressive Songwriter, Ambient Pop, Art Rock, Chamber Jazz-Influenced
Moods: Nocturnal, Surreal, Sensual, Elegant, Ethereal, Flowing, Dreamy, Cryptic, Aquatic, Spiritual, Soothing, Meditative, Mellow, Warm, Mysterious, Poetic, Summer Night
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Gastr Del Sol – Crookt Crackt, or Fly
David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke
Style: Experimental, Post-Rock, Avant-Folk, Electroacoustic
Vibes: Cryptic, Knotty, Suspenseful, Deconstructed, Surreal, Angular, Disjointed, Mysterious, Ominous, Cerebral, Complex, Eclectic, Poetic
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Anna Butters – Mighty Vertebrate
with Josh Johnson, Gregory Uhlmann, Ben Lumsdaine, & Jeff Parker
Style: Cyber-Jazz, Abstract Groove, Chamber Jazz, New Jazz
Vibes: Playful, Surreal, Colorful, Groovy, Exploratory, Sunny, Intertwined, Futuristic, Psychedelic, Warm
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Ry Cooder – Into the Purple Valley
Style: Americana
Vibes: Rootsy, Road Trip, Playful, Rural, Energetic, Warm, Summer, Joyful, Laidback, Western
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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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Ruth Goller – Skyllumina
Style: Ritual Jazz, Post-Rock, Chamber Jazz, Experimental
Vibes: Cryptic, Ritualistic, Ethereal, Hypnotic, Restrained, Brooding, Mystical, Intertwined, Meditative, Cathartic, Healing, Mysterious
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Popol Vuh: Die Nacht der Seele – Tantric Songs
Style: Kosmische Musik, Neoclassical New Age, Tribal Ambient, Psychedelic Folk
Vibes: Devotional, Harmonious, Ethereal, Flowing, Healing, Meditative,, Ritualistic, Soothing
Instrumentation: Piano, Electric Guitar, Oboe, Sitar, Percussion, Choral Vocals, Chants
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Juma Sultan’s Aboriginal Music Society – Father of Origin
includes 2 LPs, a CD, 7″ dub version, screen-printed box, typewritten letter, & 24-page booklet of essays, photos, interviews & session notes
Style: Free Jazz, Afro-Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Earthy, Communal,, Exploratory, Psychedelic, Raw, Spiritual, Driving, Tribal, Hypnotic, Passionate, Free
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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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Khan Jamal Quintet- Drum Dance to the Motherland
with Monnette Sudler, Billy Mills, Dwight James, & Alex Ellison
Style: Free Jazz, Ritual-Psych, Dub-Influenced
Vibes: Mysterious, Spiritual, Hypnotic, Communal, Psychedelic, Ritualistic, Surreal, Exploratory, Murky, Nocturnal, Cosmic, Earthy, Dreamy
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The Pyramids – Aomawa: The 1970s Recordings
4LP box set includes the albums Lalibela, King of Kings, Birth / Speed / Merging, and Live at KQED, 1975
Style: Afro-Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Communal, Pan-African, Searching, Earthy, Forest, Cathartic, Driving, Earthy, Energetic, Groovy, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Tribal, Spiritual
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Naujawanan Baidar – Khedmat Be Khalq
Style: Arabic Psych-Punk, Pashto Folk Music, Lo-Fi Psych
Vibes: Determined, Hypnotic, Journeying, Rebellious, Epic, Desert, Triumphant, Psychedelic, Energetic
Musical Qualities: Fuzzy, Modal, Lo-Fi, Riffs, Loops, Repetitive, Sampling
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White Boy Scream – Bakunawa
Style: Electro-Acoustic Opera, Sound Collage, Neoclassical Darkwave
Vibes: Ritualistic, Mythic, Decolonial, Cathartic, Spiritual, Intense, Chaotic, Powerful, Suspenseful, Personal, Storytelling
Musical Qualities: Operatic Vocals, Noise, Chants, Extended Technique, Vocal Processing, Sampling, Suite
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Ghost – Ghost
Style: Acid Folk, Prog, Psych
Vibes: Mystical, Medieval, Epic, Ancient, Forest, Retro, Exploratory, Ritualistic, Spiritual
Popol Vuh – Einsjäger & Siebenjäger
Style: Ecstatic Chamber Rock, Neoclassical New Age, Kosmische Musik
Vibes: Triumphant, Ethereal, Flowing, Pastoral, Bright, Epic, Uplifting, Warm, Spiritual, Peaceful
Instrumentation: Piano, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Drums, Percussion, Spinett, Flute, Vocals
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Bruce Cockburn – Circles in the Stream
Style: Singer-Songwriter, Jazz-Folk
Vibes: Contemplative, Uplifting, Poetic, Flowing, Mystical, Ethereal, Intricate, Pastoral, Reflective, Spiritual (Christian)
Musical Qualities: Lyrical, Acoustic, Technical, Live Recording
Instrumentation: Acoustic& Electric Guitars, Marimba, Electric Piano, Percussion, Bagpipes, Dulcimer
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Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio – Another Kind of Groove
with Malachi Favors & Billy Bang
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Intertwined, Flowing, Uplifting, Earthy, Exploratory, Groovy, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Meditative, Soothing, Spiritual, Warm
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Ostinato, Improvisation, Acoustic, Percussive, Instrumental, Sparse, Repetitive
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Batsumi – Batsumi
Style: Cape Jazz, Afro-Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Warm, Communal, Groovy, Spiritual, Sunny, Warm, Uplifting
Instrumentation: Group Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Flute, Multiple Drummers, Jaw Harp, Upright Bass, Organ, Bongos, Guitar
Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown
On the Surface
Style: Chamber Folk, Progressive Songwriter, Art Rock
Vibes: Brooding, Autumnal, Reflective, Weary, Bittersweet, Longing, Sombre, Melancholy, Mysterious
Themes: Existential, Impermanence, Time, Love, Death, Philosophical
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Ka Baird – Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos
Style: Electroacoustic, Ritual Psych, Sound Collage
Vibes: Otherworldly, Ritualistic, Mysterious, Nocturnal, Mystical, Meditative, Shadowy, Haunting, Visceral
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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
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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Andrew Weathers – A Cardinal with a Sign of Blood
Style: Electroacoustic, Ambient Americana
Vibes: Reflective, Personal, Tender, Desert, Conversational, Haunting, Meditative, Western, Sombre, Rural, Mellow, Meandering, Intimate, Heartfelt
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Arrington de Dionyso – Sacred Mushroom Songs
Vibes: Mystical, Visceral, Ceremonial, Psychedelic, Serpentine, Cosmic, Ritualistic, Raw, Surreal, Spiritual, Rebellious, Mythic, Colorful, Devotional
Instrumentation: Throat Singing, Electronics, Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Synthesizers
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(Blouseusa) – Stimulus Overnclusion
Stimulus Overconclusion wastes no time in launching you into an otherwordly space where even familiar textures feel alien and mysterious. Throughout the first side, aquatic percussion loops on tabla or drums are submerged in strange electronic smears and warbly acoustic strings & flutes, suggesting a shapeshifting noise-folk beat tape. The flip side features overcompressed drum blasts, fractured noise rock and sci-fi electronics.
Recommended if you dig Nuke Watch, Fourth World, or This Heat
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Nihiloxica – Source of Denial
Style: Post-Industrial, Bagandan Drums, Industrial Techno
Vibes: Futuristic, Aggressive, Mechanical, Ominous, Dystopian, Ritualistic, Rebellious, Visceral, Disorienting
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Distorted, Percussive, Heavy, Noisy, Dense, Collage
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Robert Wyatt – Cuckooland
LPx2, Domino Recordings, 2003 / 2008 repress featuring Karen Mantler, Annie Whitehead, Gilad Atzman, David Gilmour, Brian Eno, Paul Weller ON THE SURFACE Style: Progressive Pop, Jazz-Rock, Canterbury Scene Vibes: Surreal, Sombre, Conscious, Dystopian, Ethereal, Ominous, Absurd, Colorful, Gloomy, Mournful, Plaintive, Restrained Themes: Liberation, History, War, Political (Anti-imperialist Critique, Socialism), Existential, Philosophical Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards,
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Esmerine – Dalmak
Whilst in Istanbul for an artist residency, the adventurous Montreal chamber rock group recorded Dalmak with an ensemble of Turkish musicians, augmenting their core sound of cello, marimba, and drums with the saz, darbuka, bendir and several other instruments used in Turkish and Arabic folk music. Epic, modal themes emerge from watery beds of minimalistic polyrhythms and suspenseful string arrangments. While often sombre, mournful or foreboding, the musi seems driven by a collective sense of spiritual determination and hope.
Don Cherry – The Summer House Sessions
Style: Free Jazz, World Jazz, Organic Music
Vibes: Communal, Utopian, Energetic, Driving, Summer, Intertwined, Chaotic, Psychedelic
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Off World – 2
featuring Sandro Perri, Eric Chenaux, Drew Brown, etc
Style: Alien Electronics, Tribal Ambient, Kosmische
Vibes: Spacey, Surreal, Imaginative, Exploratory, Impressionistic, Abstract, Cinematic, Meandering, Messy, Mysterious, Warm
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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Tony Williams Lifetime – The Old Bum’s Rush
Style: Jazz-Rock, Abstract Funk, Psychedelic Soul
Vibes: Playful, Energetic, Eccentric, Urban, Uplifting, Groovy, Bombastic, Confident, Bluesy
Musical Qualities: Rhythmic, Fuzzy, Shred, Improvisation, Loose, Group Vocals
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Joseph Allred – Branches and Leaves
Style: Appalachian Folk, American Primitivism
Vibes: Spiritual, Rootsy, Rural, Warm, Uplifting, Triumphant, Devotional, Spring
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Embryo’s Reise
Recorded September 1978 – May 1979 in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, & Germany
Style: Free-Psych, Krautrock, Prog, Jazz-Rock, Raga Rock, Arabic Folk
Vibes: Adventure, Communal, Triumphant, Exploratory, Warm, Psychedelic, Bluesy, Playful, Energetic, Spiritual
Third Ear Band
Style: Psychedelic Chamber Music, Free Folk, Neo-Medieval Folk, Dhrupad
Vibes: Mystical, Medieval, Nature, Alchemical, Flowing, Meditative, Ritualistic, Mysterious, Earthy, Occult
Instrumentation: Cello, Oboe, Percussion, Violin/Viola
Dadawah – Peace and Love – Wadadasow
Style: Nyahbinghi, Roots Reggae, Dub
Vibes: Ceremonial, Devotional, Ritualistic, Spiritual, Rastafari, Uplifting, Conscious, Mystical, Meditative, Peaceful, Introspective, Philosophical, Warm, Utopian, Tribal, Summer
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MV + EE – Green Ark
Style: Cosmic American Music, Folk-Funk, Country-Psych, Space Boogie
Vibes: Groovy, Hypnotic, Uplifting, Spacey, Carefree, Playful, Rural, Psychedelic, Romantic, Stoned, Summer, Dreamy
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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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Alan Silva and the Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Seasons
Lineup: Alan Silva, Roscoe Mitchell, Robin Kenyatta, Don Moye, Steve Lacy, Jerome Cooper, Dave Burrell, Bernard Vitet, Alan Shorter, Joseph Jarman, Ronnie Beer, Michel Portal, Dieter Gewissler, Jouk Minor, Kent Carter, Irene Aebi, Oliver Johnson, Joachim Kuhn
Style: Cosmic Big-Band, Creative Music, Free Jazz
Vibes: Apocalyptic, Cosmic, Cathartic, Communal, Intense, Ritualistic, Entropic, Meditative, Spiritual, Mysterious, Energetic
Musical Qualities: Conducted Improvisation, Dense, Acoustic, Instrumental, Atonal, Orchestral, Active Listening, Complex, Noisy, Heavy, Progressive
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Fern Knight – Music for Witches and Alchemists
featuring members of Espers, The Eyesores & Jesse Sparhawk
Style: Acid Folk, Progressive Chamber-Folk
Vibes: Mystical, Forest, Flowing, Sombre, Medieval, Witchy, Eerie, Fantasy, Melancholy, Autumnal, Eerie, Mysterious
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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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C.O.B. – Moyshe McStiff and the Tartan Lancers of the Sacred Heart
Style: Progressive Folk, Acid Folk
Vibes: Medieval, Romantic, Warm, Bright, Morning, Fantasy, Love, Psychedelic, Mystical
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Clarinet, Upright Bass,
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Arthur Russell – Another Thought
Style: Art Pop, Experimental Songwriter
Vibes: Warm, Meditative, Spiritual, Compassionate, Tender, Introspective, Romantic, Hypnotic, Contemplative, Light, Lonely, Longing, Poetic, Buddhist
Musical Qualities: Soft, Home Recording, Melodic, Sparse, Percussive, Rhythmic
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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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Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Les Jardins Mystiques Vol. 1
featuring Deantoni Parks, Austin Peralta, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, DOMi & JD Beck, Jeff Parker, Carlos Niño, Bennie Maupin, Jamael Dean, Jamire Williams, Josh Johnson, Brandon Coleman, Devin Daniels, Lara Somogyi, Liza Wallace, Sara Andon, Alison Bjorkedal, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dexter Story & more
Style: Cosmic Chamber-Jazz, Progressive Exotica, Jazz Fusion, Third Stream
Vibes: Ethereal, Mystical, Cosmic, Immersive, Communal, Epic, Colorful, Flowing, Contemplative, Fantasy, Reflective, Spiritual, Eclectic
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Robert Wyatt – The Animals Film
Style: Progressive Electronic, Film Score, Experimental
Vibes: Dystopian, Hallucinatory, Mysterious, Suspenseful, Gloomy, Hypnotic, Futuristic, Exploratory, Ominous, Cinematic, Haunting, Imaginative
Musical Qualities: Suite, Vignettes, Atmospheric, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Progressive
Instrumentation: Synthesizers, Piano, Experimental Vocals, Drums
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Pharoah Sanders – Pharoah (Deluxe Edition)
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Autumnal, Ecstatic, Communal, Hypnotic, Groovy, Meditative, Warm, Uplifting, Peaceful, Spiritual, Exploratory, Heartfelt, Light, Love, Meandering, Mysterious
Instrumentation: Tenor Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Upright Bass, Percussion, Drums, Harmonium, Keyboards
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Marion Brown – Duets
Compilation of two duo records:
“Creative Improvisation Ensemble” recorded with Wadada Leo Smith in 1970
“Soundways” recorded with Elliott Schwartz in 1973
Style: Creative Music, Free Improvisation, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Open, Suspenseful, Abstract, Deconstructed, Intertwined, Restrained, Searching, Spontaneous
Musical Qualities: Dynamic, Poly-Free Improvisation, Atonal, Percussive, Slow, Sparse, Instrumental
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Pharoah & the Underground – Primative Jupiter
Pharoah Sanders with Chicago / São Paulo Underground (Mazurek, Guilherme Granado, Mauricio Takara)
Style: Cosmic Jazz, Psychedelic Fusion
Vibes: Advenure, Epic, Exploratory, Psychedelic, Mysterious
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Milford Graves & Don Pullen – Nommo
Percussion & Piano Improvisations, recorded live at Yale in 1966
Style: Free Improvisation, Free Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Ecstatic, Kinetic, Manic, Raw
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Atonal, Improvisation, Acoustic, Live, Dense, Dynamic, Instrumental
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Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek – New Future City Radio
Style: Collage Jazz, Broken Transmission, Jazz Poetry, Future Jazz, Radio Drama, Instrumental Hip-Hop
Vibes: Surreal, Radio, Collage, Futuristic, Mechanical, Eclectic, Sci-Fi
Musical Qualities: Beats, Spoken Word, Sampling, Electro-Acoustic, Improvisation, Loops, Noisy, Suite
Instrumentation: Spoken Word, Sampler, Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Modular Synthesizer, Flute, Percussion
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75 Dollar Bill – Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock
Style: Desert Blues, Psychedelic Trance Rock, Tishoumaren, Post-Minimalism
Vibes: Hypnotic, Desert, Earthy, Psychedelic, Communal, Driving, Ritualistic
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Percussive, Riffs, Improvisation, Instrumental, Repetitive, Microtonal
Instrumentation: Homemade Percussion, Plywood Crate, 12-String Guitar, Shakers, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Upright Bass, Viola, Trumpet, Saxophone (Baritone & Alto)
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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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M. Sage – Paradise Crick
Style: Psychedelic Electronic, Ambient Americana
Vibes: Nature, Pastoral, Peaceful, Soothing, Hallucinogenic, Impressionistic, Light, Colorful, Forest
Instrumentation: Modular Synthesizer, Keyboards, Flute, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion, Violin, Autoharp, Harmonica, Penny Whistle, Vocals
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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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James Holden – Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities
Style: Psychedelic Electronic, Ecstatic Dance Music, Tribal Techno
Vibes: Utopian, Uplifting, Earthy, Playful, Ecstatic, Dance, Cosmic, Colorful, Hypnotic, Spiritual, Pagan, Whimsical, Ritualistic, Tribal, Warm, Surreal, Harmonious
Musical Qualities: Dense, Repetitive, Rhythmic, Instrumental, Progressive
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The No-Neck Blues Band – Intonomancy
Style: Ritual Psych, Free Rock
Vibes: Primordial, Ritualistic, Witchy, Meandering, Communal, Abstract, Exploratory, Mysterious, Murky, Psychedelic, Tribal
Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Percussive, Lo-Fi
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Art Bears – Winter Songs
Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause
Style: Rock in Opposition, Avant-Prog, Tape Music, Chamber Rock
Vibes: Dystopian, Sombre, Winter, Ominous, Anxious, Cold, Disturbing, Knotty, Suspenseful, Theatric, Eccentric
Musical Qualities: Dissonant, Complex, Uncommon Time Signatures, Extended Technique, Loops, Technical, Progressive, Studio-as-an-Instrument
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Brötzmann, Bekkas, Drake – Catching Ghosts
Style: Gnawa, Spiritual Jazz, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Ritualistic, Earthy, Communal, Groovy, Hypnotic, Ecstatic, Triumphant, Uplifting
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Percussive, Chants, Rhythmic, Repetitive, Live
Instrumentation: Guimbri, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Drums, Percussion
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Alabaster DePlume – Come With Fierce Grace
Style: Spiritual Jazz, Progressive Jazz
Vibe: Polyvocal, Communal, Uplifting, Warm, Triumphant, Flowing, Driving, Groovy, Raw, Hypnotic, Reflective, Colorful, Spiritual, Rebellious, Compassionate
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Thematic, Polyphonic, Dub, Suite, Loose, Rhythmic, Percussive, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Analogue Recording
Instrumentation: Tenor Sax, Electric Guitar, Synthesizers, Electric Bass, Multiple Drummers, Tabla, Upright Bass, Cello, Group Vocals, Piano, Percussion
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Daniel Villareal – Lados B
with Anna Butters (Upright Bass, Electric Bass) & Jeff Parker (Electric Guitar)
Style: Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Vibes: Sunny, Groovy, Breezy, Relaxed, Mellow
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The Necks – Travel
Style: Post-Minimalism, Atmospheric Chamber-Jazz, Free Improvisation
Vibe: Flowing, Patient, Focused, Suspenseful, Adventure, Hypnotic
Musical Qualities: Ostinato, Slow, Collective Improvisation, Minimalistic, Acoustic, Repetitive, Instrumental, Atmospheric
Instrumentation: Upright Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ
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Danny Paul Grody – Arc of Day
Style: Post-Minimalism, Ambient Folk, American Primitivism
Vibe: Soothing, Morning, Contemplative, Meditative
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Soft, Sparse, Instrumental
Instrumentation: Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar, Clarinet, Percussion, Pedal Steel
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Carlos Niño & Friends – (I’m just) Chillin’, On Fire
with Josh Johnson, André 3000, Deantoni Parks, Jamael Dean, Jamire Williams, Adam Rudolph, Aaron Shaw, Laraaji, Kamasi Washsington, Sibusile Xaba, Mia Doi Tod, Woo, Photay, Surya Botofasina & others
Style: “Spiritual Improvisational Space Collage”, Ambient Jazz, New Age
Vibe: Ethereal, Communal, Utopian, Meditative, Playful, Exploratory, Soothing, Conscious, Spiritual
Musical Qualities: Collage, Beats, Collective Improvisation, Sampling, Lush, Spoken Word
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Irreversible Entanglements – Protect Your light
Style: Liberation Music, Jazz Poetry, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Uplifting, Polyvocal, Intertwined, Triumphant, Meditative, Driving, Spiritual, Rebellious, Political, Warm, Conscious, Poetic, Liberation
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Polyrhythmic, Acoustic, Polyphonic, Progressive, Thematic, Ostinato
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The Tower Recordings – Folk Scene
Style: Free Folk, Lo-Fi Psych, Mystical Folk
Vibe: Mysterious, Mystical, Communal, Murkey, Nocturnal, Ritualistic, Spacey, Eclectic, Hallucinogenic, Haunting
Musical Qualities: Vignettes, Lo-Fi, Acoustic, Droney, Collage, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Electro-Acoustic
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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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