Playlists
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Album Stack
Here's the top of the Mix Jedi album stack. These are the albums recommended by our curators. Feel free to listen along with us.
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock (1973)
In 1973, Herbie Hancock, a virtuosic jazz dissident, stomped out an entire history of sound when he walked out a bass line on a modular synthesizer. For purists, it was just another heretical element on another album of heresy from yet another jazz pioneer turned iconoclast. The result was legendary and influential, a blending of traditional instruments and technology, of black American and African sound, sinking deeply into funk.
jazz (TM,BL) added Jan 04, 2026
Born Sandy Devotional by The Triffids (1986)
Born Sandy Devotional is celebrated as a masterpiece that artfully captures both the beauty and despair of the human experience, positioning The Triffids as a significant band in the landscape of 1980s music. It is underrated, with an enduring relevance that continues to resonate with new audiences. The album's complexity makes it a worthwhile listen, appreciated for both its artistic merit and emotional depth.
rock | pop (RBA) added Jan 04, 2026
This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1978)
This Year's Model is not only Costello's best work, but one of the most distinctively brilliant albums ever to be released. The Attractions are at their instrumental best. For fans of rock music bursting with wit and character, it really just doesn't get any better than this.
rock | pop | singer-songwriter (BEA) added Dec 13, 2025
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - Ormandy/Stern (1967)
Stern appears willing to sacrifice persnickety details in order to discover - and tease out - the heart music beyond the notation. The fourth movement is a choice Stern showpiece. Stern begins the piece as if weeping, and he labors over the fragile line as the orchestra spreads out a heart-tugging chord sequence beneath him. With broad and sometimes excited gestures, he points right at the specific aspects of the line that tear him up, nudging them into the spotlight.
classical (TM) added Dec 13, 2025
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, M. 35 - Attacca Quartet (2025)
Ravel's String Quartet is one of those pieces that you can sort of sink deeper and deeper into and it never gets old. The Attacca's approach is fresh and the voices are matched in tone and expressive phrasing and they pass phrases back and forth; Richly layered.
classical (ACE) added Dec 13, 2025
Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat (1983)
This compilation is a satisfying summary of the band's 3 original studio albums, and showcases the unique style this band possessed during their career in the early 1980's. The unique blend of Ska, R&B, and rock wrapped up in a punk aesthetic makes the English Beat one of the most unique bands of all time.
rock | pop (BL) added Dec 13, 2025
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