Progressive rock is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its "progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing.
Alternative rock is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.
Neo soul is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contemporary R&B. Heavily based in soul music, neo soul is distinguished by a less conventional sound than its contemporary R&B counterpart, with incorporated elements ranging from funk, jazz fusion, hip hop, and African music to pop, rock, and electronic music. It has been noted by music writers for its traditional R&B influences, conscious-driven lyrics, and strong female presence.
The music of Kenya is very diverse, with multiple types of folk music based on the variety over 50 regional languages.
Neo-progressive rock is a subgenre of progressive rock which developed in the UK in the early 1980s. The genre's most popular band, Marillion, achieved mainstream success in the decade. Several bands from the genre have continued to record and tour.
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ChocQuibTown is a Colombian hip-hop group that fuses various musical genres. Although the band formed in Cali, the members are originally from the Colombian department of Chocó. The group consists of Carlos "Tostao" Valencia (rapping), Gloria "Goyo" Martínez, and Miguel "Slow" Martínez. The band's music draws influence from a wide variety of modern genres including hip-hop and more recently electronica, combined with traditional Colombian genres including salsa, Latin jazz, and Afro-Latin rhythms.
Alternative R&B is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, SZA, Khalid, and others. It is considered to be "more progressive and diverse" than its mainstream counterpart.
Ramona Andra Xavier is an American electronic musician from Portland, Oregon. She has released music under her primary Vektroid alias, as well as others, such as dstnt, Laserdisc Visions, New Dreams Ltd., Virtual Information Desk, and PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises. Xavier played a prominent role in the popularization of the vaporwave subgenre with the release of her ninth studio album, Floral Shoppe, under the alias Macintosh Plus. The album helped popularize the vaporwave genre throughout the Internet. Since then, she has continued to release music through Bandcamp and other online platforms.
Floral Shoppe is the ninth studio album by the American electronic musician Vektroid under the alias Macintosh Plus, released on December 9, 2011 by the independent record label Beer on the Rug. It is her ninth full-length album and was one of the first releases of the 2010s microgenre known as vaporwave to gain popular recognition on the Internet. Since then, Floral Shoppe has been considered by some critics to be the defining album of the style.
Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1 is an album by American electronic musician Daniel Lopatin under the pseudonym Chuck Person. A plunderphonics and chopped and screwed album, Eccojams Vol. 1 features songs that consist of looped samples from popular songs from the 1980s and 1990s, with effects such as reverb and pitch shifting being applied. The album has an overall mournful tone and often takes melancholic lyrics from the songs it samples.
New Dreams Ltd. is the third studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid under the alias Laserdisc Visions released on July 1, 2011. The album is an early example of the genre vaporwave.
Untitled is the sixteenth studio album by the Japanese idol group Arashi. The album was released on October 18, 2017 under their record label J Storm in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. With more than 750,000 copies sold, the album was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was released digitally on February 7, 2020.
札幌コンテンポラリー is the tenth studio album by the American electronic musician Vektroid under the alias 情報デスクVIRTUAL, released on April 20, 2012 by the independent record label Beer on the Rug. Contemporary Sapporo is one of Vektroid's most popular albums. The album was uploaded to both Beer on the Rug and Vektroid's Bandcamp pages.
Dream Castle is the eighth studio album by the artist Vektroid under the one time alias Tanning Salon released on December 3, 2011. The album is an example of both lo-fi and ambient music genres. Although not one of Vektroid's more popular works, it remains among her most critically acclaimed. The album has had releases on vinyl, however some of the releases have been unofficial.
Sleepline is the fifteenth studio album by electronic and vaporwave artist Vektroid under the alias New Dreams Ltd., released on February 14, 2016.
Nextcentury is a studio album by electronic musician Vektroid under the alias Peace Forever Eternal. The album was released on May 24, 2017 on Vektroid's Bandcamp page. Vektroid used her Twitter and Instagram pages to promote the album's release. The album's description on Bandcamp states "Volume 1", hinting there may be a sequel to the album. Nextcentury has good reviews from critics.
Telnet Erotika is an extended play by electronic artist Vektroid released in November 2010.
Black Horse and MIDI Dungeon are studio albums by electronic musician Vektroid under the alias esc不在, released on August 2, 2011. The albums' genre is recognized as vaporwave. These albums are some of Vektroid's more obscure work as they have never been uploaded to her Bandcamp or SoundCloud pages in their original forms. Select tracks on the albums would later be reused for Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition, a rework of the original Initiation Tape, released on the same day as the original esc不在 albums. The albums are not as popular as others, such as Floral Shoppe.
Polytravellers is the debut studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid released on May 12, 2011. The album was released as a prelude to the album Starcalc. The album has good reviews.
