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4. BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND ~ SELF TITLED (1971)

primary genre: singer-songwriter, contemporary folk, progressive folk

secondary genre: psychedelic folk, jazz fusion, chamber folk, avant-folk, progressive folk

descriptors: male vocalist, progressive, ethereal, passionate, mellow, lush, forest, warm, psychedelic, poetic, nature, improvisation, uplifting, atmospheric, melancholic, nocturnal, eclectic

5. THE VELDT ~ AFRODISIAC (1994)

primary genre: shoegaze

secondary genre: neo-psychedelia, alternative dance, dream pop, psychedelic soul, baggy

descriptors: ethereal, sentimental, rhythmic, melodic, male vocalist, urban, psychedelic, uplifting, happy, warm, sampling, passionate, bittersweet, playful, conscious, sensual, melancholic, mellow, breakup

6. OXBOW ~ AN EVIL HEAT (2002)

primary genre: experimental rock, noise rock

secondary genre: drone, sludge metal, post-metal, punk blues, post-hardcore, drone metal, avant-garde metal

descriptors: dissonant, ominous, heavy, noisy, avant-garde, raw, dark, misanthropic, anxious, lethargic, chaotic, manic, male vocalist, repetitive, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric, abstract, cryptic, infernal

7. DEAN BLUNT ~ BLACK METAL (2014)

primary genre: art pop, neo-psychedelia

secondary genre: minimal wave, dream pop, dub, post-punk, hypnagogic pop, ethereal wave

descriptors: nocturnal, lonely, sampling, eclectic, sombre, atmospheric, apathetic, melancholic, male vocalist, deadpan, lethargic, misanthropic, mysterious, longing, depressive, alienation, drugs, breakup, lush, introspective, hazy, pessimistic, regret, infidelity, lo-fi

8. JUNE MCDOOM ~ SELF TITLED (2022)

primary genre: art pop, singer-songwriter, psychedelic pop

secondary genre: hypnagogic pop, psychedelic folk, dream pop

descriptors: psychedelic, lo-fi, atmospheric, nocturnal, melancholic, ethereal, lush, warm, hypnotic, female vocalist, surreal, mellow, bittersweet

9. SPELLLING ~ THE TURNING WHEEL (2021)

primary genre: art pop, baroque pop

secondary genre: progressive pop, psychedelic soul, neo-psychedelia, darkwave, progressive soul, art rock

descriptors: lush, fantasy, female vocalist, triumphant, ethereal, melodic, surreal, nature, passionate, psychedelic, cryptic, love, soothing, atmospheric, suspenseful, longing, epic, progressive, sombre, orchestral, bittersweet, playful

10. NICOLETTE ~ LET NO ONE LIVE RENT FREE IN YOUR HEAD (1996)

primary genre: trip hop, IDM

secondary genre: breakbeat, art pop, glitch pop, post-industrial, neo-psychedelia

descriptors: female vocalist, cryptic, surreal, cold, dissonant, eclectic, mysterious, futuristic, mellow, quirky, playful, anti-authoritarian, minimalistic, hypnotic

11. ITAMAR ASSUMPÇÃO ~ SAMPA MIDNIGHT: ISSO NÃO VAI FICAR ASSIM (1986)

primary genre: MPB

secondary genre: art rock, funk rock, reggae, poetry, experimental rock, jazz-rock

descriptors: nocturnal, urban, mysterious, manic, cryptic, playful, quirky, sarcastic, poetic, introspective, male vocalist, humorous, monologue, protest, aliens, satirical, bittersweet, chaotic, existential, avant-garde, lush, dense

ⓘ FUN FACT! assumpção was one of the biggest contributors in "vanguarda paulista”—a brazilian avant-garde scene that emerged in são paulo during the late 1970s and early 1980s, which united artists who operated involuntarily outside of the commercial music industry

12. TOUMANI DIABATÉ & BALLAKÉ SISSOKO ~ NEW ANCIENT STRINGS (1999)

primary genre: mande music, griot music

descriptors: calm, meditative, peaceful, instrumental, acoustic, soothing, mellow, melodic, warm, spiritual, technical, uplifting, ethereal, hypnotic, minimalistic, repetitive, twinkling

13. MAJESTY CRUSH ~ LOVE 15 (1993)

primary genre: shoegaze, dream pop

secondary genre: post-punk, jangle pop, space rock revival

descriptors: passionate, ethereal, love, sexual, male vocalist, crime, atmospheric, violence, sensual, longing, dark, alcohol, death, anxious, homicide, drugs, lonely, melancholic, noisy, psychedelic

14. SANTIGOLD ~ SANTOGOLD (2008)

primary genre: indietronica, indie rock, post-punk revival

secondary genre: alternative dance, new wave, dance-punk revival, art pop, reggae rock, reggae

descriptors: eclectic, quirky, energetic, female vocalist, melodic, rebellious, playful, summer, rhythmic, raw, warm, hypnotic

15. ANNAHSTASIA ~ TETHER (2025)

primary genre: singer-songwriter, contemporary folk

secondary genre: chamber folk, indie folk, soul

descriptors: female vocalist, longing, lush, soothing, passionate, sentimental, poetic, melodic, existential, introspective, compassionate, bittersweet, melancholic, soft, bright, warm, love

16. ERIC LOU ROOT ~ DON'T WORRY (1987)

primary genre: dub, neo-psychedelia

secondary genre: minimal synth

descriptors: psychedelic, surreal, lo-fi, warm, quirky, playful, uplifting, male vocalist, passionate, happy, hypnotic, mellow, progressive, melodic, lush, improvisation, spiritual, polyphonic, summer, mysterious, suite, Rastafari, muffled, avant-garde, atmospheric, conscious, hazy, love

ⓘ FUN FACT! eric lou root crafted his one and only record as a teenager

17. RIVKA ~ FADED (2013)

primary genre: witch house, chillsynth

secondary genre: chopped and screwed, cloud rap, glitch, hypnagogic pop, indietronica

descriptors: nocturnal, ethereal, female vocalist, drugs, lethargic, hypnotic, mellow, rhythmic, male vocalist, calm

18. WICKED WITCH ~ CHAOS 1978-86 (2008)

primary genre: funk

secondary genre: synth funk, experimental rock, funk rock, p-funk, jazz-rock, progressive rock

descriptors: lo-fi, psychedelic, surreal, sexual, vulgar, mysterious, dense, rhythmic, cryptic, avant-garde, atmospheric, quirky, cocaine, dark, drugs, chaotic

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happy black history month! btw I’m aware a few artists like santigold and dean blunt aren’t obscure by any means, but I still feel like they’re overlooked at least on tumblr so including them anyway

also sorry in advance if some of the descriptors are weird, I got them from RYM if that wasn’t obvious enough 😭. It’s mainly just to give ppl a rough idea of what the music sounds like