Raw Playlists

For a sound with the edges left on. These playlists favour a rougher tone, a looser take, or a performance that feels caught in the room rather than smoothed over - different routes to the same directness.

American Gods Among Us

Gospel, Americana and soundtrack atmosphere, with Brian Reitzell, Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

23 tracks

Anatolian Domestic Products

Anadolu rock and Turkish psychedelia, with Erkin Koray, Barış Manço and Cem Karaca at the centre.

515 tracks

Blues Perişan by Aptülika

Psychedelic rock across borders, with Amon Düül II, Asia Minor, Buffalo Springfield and Barış Manço.

78 tracks

Can I Get AssKicker ?

Loud, unpretentious hard rock — Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Deep Purple and Gary Moore's heaviest guitar work.

56 tracks

Chris Cornell - Voice of Our Generation and An Artist for All Time

A tribute to Chris Cornell through Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog.

82 tracks

Cover of Day to Day

A collection of cover versions — Elliott Smith, Eddie Vedder, Florence + The Machine and Chris Cornell reinterpreting other people's songs.

49 tracks

Cover Project

Soul and rock covers side by side — Alabama Shakes, Donny Hathaway and John Mayer reworking familiar songs.

23 tracks

Covers of Crossroads ⛌

Different interpretations of Crossroads, with Cream and Eric Clapton among the guitar-led versions.

18 tracks

Crown of Thorns 👑

No wave, punk-funk and jazz edges, with James Chance & The Contortions, Defunkt, Sonic Youth and Grandmaster Flash.

17 tracks

Damn to Atomic Physics and Being a Professor

Raw blues and garage rock, pairing Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and KALEO.

33 tracks

Dancing

Electronic grooves and rhythmic detours, with Acid Arab, Air, Ben Frost and BADBADNOTGOOD.

115 tracks

Echo of John Henry

Blues, folk and blues-rock connections, with Albert Collins, Albert King, Allen Toussaint and Arlo Guthrie.

342 tracks

EMDR ➰ PTSD

Heavy, emotionally charged rock with Nine Inch Nails, Audioslave, David Gilmour and Faith No More.

19 tracks

Free Fall

Melancholic songwriting and alternative rock with Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Damien Rice and Cat Power.

31 tracks

Harmonica Blues

A harmonica-led blues set — Big Walter Horton, Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite and the instrument's other masters.

21 tracks

History of the Blues Guitar Riffs with all respect The Band

A guitar-riff survey of blues history, from Albert King and Big Bill Broonzy through Eric Clapton and Gary Moore.

48 tracks

I Am IRONMAN

Heavy riffs with an Iron Man theme, bringing together Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Audioslave.

11 tracks

I am the highway

Rock for the open road, with Audioslave, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and quieter turns from Amos Lee.

503 tracks

Lone Star Got Blues

A Texas blues-inspired guitar mix, with electric blues and blues-rock connections beyond the Lone Star State.

238 tracks

Prepare for Ginger Baker Tribute

Cream, Blind Faith and Ginger Baker's own projects — a primer before seeing his music performed live.

58 tracks

Psychedelia

Psychedelic rock across borders, from 13th Floor Elevators and ? & The Mysterians to Turkish acts including 3 Hürel.

10000 tracks

Punk Alive

Punk, hardcore and garage-rock connections, with Agnostic Front, Adolescents, AFI and Alkaline Trio.

471 tracks

Radio of Cosmos

A wide-open mix of hip-hop, indie, electronic music and more, with A Tribe Called Quest, !!! and A.R. Rahman.

1063 tracks

Sad Radio

Early blues and gospel-blues voices, with Bessie Smith and Blind Willie Johnson at the centre.

117 tracks

Similar Authenticator

Garage and alternative rock with Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys, Queens of the Stone Age and Pearl Jam.

7 tracks

Single Malt Woman 🥃

Blues with bite — B.B. King, Bo Diddley, and a run of guitarists who treat the twelve-bar form as a showcase.

61 tracks

Slaves of Cotton Field

Early blues, boogie-woogie and field recordings, with Albert Ammons, Alberta Hunter and recordings collected by Alan Lomax.

3195 tracks

Solos of The Slowhand

Eric Clapton's guitar playing with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, and beyond.

20 tracks

The songs I want to be.

A focused selection of Eric Clapton and Lou Reed, with guitar and songwriting at its centre.

4 tracks

Tombik Efes ve Leş Metal

Classic and extreme metal, with Black Sabbath, Anthrax, Behemoth and Amon Amarth.

506 tracks

War is gone

Protest, reflection and folk-rock with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.

36 tracks

Weekly Intricate

An eclectic rock and folk mix, with 13th Floor Elevators, Ali Farka Touré, All Them Witches and Alabama 3.

717 tracks

Weight of the Guitar

A guitar-tone survey from blues-rock through metal — Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple and Blind Guardian.

37 tracks

Without the blues there would be no Devil's music whatsoever.

A broad collection of raw blues sounds, with acoustic roots, electric textures and gospel connections.

926 tracks

You Don't Know The Blues

Guitar-led blues with Albert Cummings, Ash Grunwald, Ben Harper and Beth Hart.

133 tracks

Young Blues Boy

Contemporary blues and blues-rock voices, with Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart among the selections.

641 tracks

Masterpieces of Erkin the Father

Erkin Koray's electric guitars and Anatolian melodies, bringing folk textures into psychedelic rock.

44 tracks

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