The New Mastersounds
The New Mastersounds, the British instrumental funk band in the deep funk style.
Jungle
Jungle, the London duo that fuses soul, funk and modern electronic pop.
Thundercat
Thundercat, a virtuoso bassist from Los Angeles who fuses funk, jazz and electronica.
Lettuce
Lettuce, the instrumental funk collective that emerged from Berklee College of Music.
Cory Wong
Cory Wong, funk guitarist from Minneapolis, member of Vulfpeck with a prolific solo career.
War
War, the Long Beach band that fuses funk, Latin and rock, known for “Low Rider”.
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield, an essential figure of political soul, author of the soundtrack to “Super Fly”.
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers, one of the most influential and long-lived soul and funk groups in history.
Ohio Players
Ohio Players, the Dayton band and a benchmark of 1970s funk.
James Brown
James Brown, “the Godfather of Soul”, inventor of modern funk.
Taraf de Haïdouks
Taraf de Haïdouks, the Romanian ensemble that brought the music of the Clejani Roma to the world.
In Extremo
In Extremo, the German medieval folk metal band with period instruments.
Wardruna
Wardruna, the Norwegian project of Einar Selvik that recreates ancient Norse music and rituals.
Garmarna
Garmarna, the Swedish band that fuses traditional folk ballads with electronic and industrial sounds.
Hedningarna
Hedningarna, the Swedish band that pioneered the fusion of Nordic folk and electronic sounds.
The Corries
The Corries, the Scottish folk duo who composed “Flower of Scotland”.
Martin Carthy
Martin Carthy, a central figure of the English folk revival and a direct influence on Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.
Silly Wizard
Silly Wizard, one of the founding bands of the Scottish folk revival.
Capercaillie
Capercaillie, the Scottish band of modern Gaelic folk led by Karen Matheson.
Clannad
Clannad, the Irish family band and pioneers of modern Celtic folk.
Canned Heat
Canned Heat, the Los Angeles boogie blues band, known for “On the Road Again”.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues rock guitarist who revitalised the genre in the eighties, killed in a helicopter accident in 1990.
ZZ Top
ZZ Top, the Texan blues rock trio, a benchmark of boogie riffs and legendary beards.
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band, a benchmark of American southern rock and blues rock.
Cream
Cream, the first great blues rock power trio, with Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker, pioneer of the electric blues guitar and a direct influence on B.B. King and Chuck Berry.
Elmore James
Elmore James, a master of electric slide guitar, known for “Dust My Broom”.
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson, a legendary figure of Mississippi Delta blues, who died at 27.
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker, an essential figure of Delta and Detroit electric blues.
B.B. King
B.B. King, “the King of the Blues”, one of the most influential figures of the electric guitar.
Maserati
Maserati, the instrumental post-rock band from Georgia with an electronic pulse.
Chavez
Chavez, the New York math rock and indie rock band of the 1990s.
Slint
Slint, the Louisville band whose album Spiderland is a cornerstone of post-rock and math rock.
Polvo
Polvo, the North Carolina band that pioneered 1990s math rock.
American Football
American Football, the foundational emo and math rock band of the 1990s.
Caspian
Caspian, the American instrumental post-rock band from Massachusetts.
65daysofstatic
65daysofstatic, the British band that fuses post-rock and glitch electronica.
God Is an Astronaut
God Is an Astronaut, the Irish instrumental post-rock band formed by the Kinsella twins.
This Will Destroy You
This Will Destroy You, the Texan atmospheric, instrumental post-rock band.
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky, the Texas band that is a global reference in instrumental post-rock.