Winged Wheel are a collective of musicians from different US cities playing an experimental fusion of krautrock and psychedelia.

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Cindy Lee is the alter ego and stage name of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel, and this is from his acclaimed album Diamond Jubilee.

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Møtrik come from Portland, Oregon, and are reviving the sound of early German electronic pioneers like Can, Kraftwerk and Neu!

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Trans duo Fado Bicha take traditional Portuguese fado music in a new direction with their eclectic collaborations.

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Ezra Collective became the first British jazz band to make a splash at the Brits in 2025, winning Best Group and making headlines with their plea to save the nation’s youth clubs.

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I’m not always a fan of slavishly retro sounds but I can make an exception for the funky, murky psychedelia of Project Gemini – the musical vision of Paul Osborne.

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My December playlist, as you might expect, features a handful of Christmas tunes towards the end. But it’s also got some eclectic choices for a cold winter month, kicking off with a much-needed winter warmer of Electricity. There’s a prominent African flavour to blast away the chills, and some vintage jazz and funk.

Long Island rapper Roc Marciano samples old soul and jazz records and Memphis horrorcore instrumentals to create his unique style of hip-hop.

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When it comes to jazz and classical music, the examples I like best are when they incorporate subtle electronic undertones. That’s the case here with German composer Ralph Heidel, though that element is almost  subliminal on this track, Wake Up.

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