Floating Points　

Known on dancefloors and tastefully progressive U.K. radio programs as Floating Points, producer and DJ Sam Shepherd applied his love for gritty funk, slick R＆B, and avant-garde jazz to house, t ..more

Bonobo　

With the experimental warmth of ’60s French films and the pizzicato flavor of horizontal hip-hop, Simon Green’s Bonobo project established the welcome niche of a pretension-free, post-party inte ..more

Travis Scott　

Amy Winehouse　

Much can be said about the late Amy Winehouse, one of the U.K.’s flagship vocalists during the 2000s. The British press and tabloids seemed to focus on her rowdy behavior, heavy consumption of alco ..more

Curtis Mayfield　

Perhaps because he didn’t cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motown’s stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfield’s talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized. ..more

Dionne Warwick　

It is easier to define Dionne Warwick by what she isn’t rather than what she is. Although she grew up singing in church, she is not a gospel singer. Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are clea ..more

Daniel Caesar　

Cut Creator$ / Ayako Kawai　

Polygon Window　

Richard James’ recorded his first album for Warp as part of the label’s Artificial Intelligence series. Polygon Window’s Surfing on Sine Waves was released in late 1992, and earned James’ ..more

Donna Summer　

Donna Summer’s title as the Queen of Disco wasn’t mere hype -- she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was riva ..more

Freddie Gibbs / Alchemist　

Tower Of Power　

The renowned horn-driven funk outfit Tower of Power has been issuing albums and touring the world steadily since the early ’70s, in addition to backing up countless other musicians. The group’s ..more

NAS　

Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City’s leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared ..more

Max Richter　

Blending classical, electronic, and rock influences into a style he calls post-classical, composer/programmer Max Richter ignores boundaries in favor of haunting, strangely familiar sounds. This ..more

Yufu　

Janet Jackson　

Few celebrity siblings can emerge from the shadows of their already famous relations to become superstars in their own right and with their own distinct personalities. That’s exactly what Janet Jack ..more

Tom Misch　

London-based producer/singer/songwriter Tom Misch blends hip-hop-inspired beats with smoothly soulful vocals and guitar. The son of an artist and a psychiatrist, he grew up in a home that encourage ..more

The Isley Brothers　

First formed in the early ’50s, the Isley Brothers enjoyed one of the longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music -- over the course of nearly a half-centur ..more

El Michels Affair　

Multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels was a teenager playing in the Mighty Imperials, the Meters-inspired house band for Brooklyn label Soul Fire, when he started El Michels Affair, a more ..more

Mobb Deep　

Mobb Deep stood tall as East Coast hardcore rap figureheads on the basis of their epochal album The Infamous. Released in April 1995, The Infamous was released almost exactly a year after {^I ..more