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Dungeon synth from Finland. https://estoc1.bandcamp.com/ Read more on Last.fm

Famously described by John Peel as being "always different, always the same", The Fall was formed in Manchester, England in 1976 during the Punk era although their style quickly evolved into something more idiosyncratic. The one permanent fixture amidst the Fall's ever-changing line-up was Mark E. Smith (1957 – 2018). Smith's lyrics are free, unboxed and unpredictable, touching on an extremely wide range of subjects and places, and caring little for being tied down to easily digestible messages. Read more on Last.fm

Reprazent is a British drum and bass act formed by Roni Size. Their debut album "New Forms" (New Forms (disc 1) and New Forms (disc 2)) won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Their follow-up album In The Mode featured the likes of Rahzel, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against The Machine and Method Man. Read more on Last.fm

Rashad Harden (October 9,1979 - April 26, 2014) was a quintessential figurehead in the evolution from Ghetto House to Chicago Juke to Footwork and one of the artists to have to consistently pushed the evolution of the Footwork genre forward. He was born in Hammond, Indiana and moved to the deep south suburb of Calumet City soon after. Rashad started out as a dancer in middle school cutting his teeth with some of the most respected dance groups including House­O­Matics, The Phyrm, and Wolf Pac. Read more on Last.fm

There are multiple artists that have performed under the name Sophie: 1) Sophie Xeon (September 17, 1986 – January 30, 2021), mononymously known by her stage name Sophie (stylized in all caps), was a Scottish producer and singer-songwriter who worked in Los Angeles and lived in Greece. She came to prominence in 2013 with her single "Bipp"/"Elle" and released "Lemonade"/"Hard" the following year. She worked closely with artists from the PC Music label and produced for acts including Charli XCX Read more on Last.fm

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Jazz percussionist and one half of celebrated jazz-funk duo Yussef Kamaal. Present at the embryonic stage of the 2010s South London jazz scene, Yussef Dayes is a talented drummer whose expressive and characterful style was first heard by many as part of United Vibrations. Formed with his brothers Kareem and Ahmad, alongside their friend Wayne Francis II, the act fused Afro-beat stylings with forward-looking jazz and rock elements, gaining acclaim for their second LP, 2016's The Myth of the Golden Ratio. Read more on Last.fm

The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, is an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the "hip-hop band" concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, the Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts. The Roots' original lineup included Black Thought (MC vocals) and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (drums) Read more on Last.fm

Warm light drenched polaroid melodies and snatched everyday noises. Buoyant piano keys and hushed layer vocals tracks sit alongside humming field-recorded scrapbooks. Read more on Last.fm

Roberta Joan Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. She gained recognition in the 1960s folk music scene for her personal lyrics and distinctive compositions, which later incorporated elements from various genres including pop, jazz, and rock. Over her career, she has received multiple awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Read more on Last.fm