Below are a series of Spotify playlists covering almost 30 genres and created by Michael McCann. They are updated periodically and more will be added in the future.
ELECTRONIC: DARK
// 6-HOURS // Dark electronic, break-beat, house, electro. Includes artists like Boys Noize, Justice, Chemical Brothers, Brodinski, Pilo, Gesaffelstein, Trentemøller, etc.
HIP-HOP
// 8-HOURS // Hip-hop from 80s to present. Includes artists like Nas, Wu Tang, Vince Staples, Brother Ali, Public Enemy, DJ Shadow, Run The Jewels, Tribe, The Roots, etc.
AMBIENT
// 6-HOURS // Downtempo & ambient tracks from Ben Lukas Boysen, Nils Frahm, Brian Eno, Sigur Ros, Olafur Arnalds, Jon Hopkins, Cliff Martinez etc.
MOTOWN
// 4-HOURS // Classic Motown & soul from the 60s and 70s. Includes arists like Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, Nina Simone, James Brown, etc.
WORLD MUSIC
// 5-HOURS // Work in progress. A mix of music from around the world. Features artists like Fela Kuti, Cesaria Evora, Dixie Cups, NFAK, Antibalas, Buena Vista Social Club, Cheb Mami, etc
ACOUSTIC & LIGHT
// 7-HOURS // Mostly modern light pop, folk, indie-pop. Includes artists like Edward Sharpe, Beta Band, Wye Oak, Jose Gonazalez, Michael Kiwanuka, The National, etc.
ELECTRO-POP
// 6-HOURS // Primarily modern electro-pop (mostly indie), featuring artists like Chromeo, Vitalic, Ladytron, Junior Boys, Daft Punk, Gesselfelstein, etc..
SYNTHWAVE-ISH
6-Hours // Mix of up and downtempo synthwave, retrowave, electro ambient some electro-pop. Features artists like French 79, Le Matos, Powerglove, Carpenter Brut, Danger, etc. Work in progress.
SOUTHERN-GOTHIC-ISH
5-HOUR // Mix of country, rockabilly, psychobilly, blues, bluegrass, old, new, up and downtempo. Incl. artists like The Black Keys, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Jack White, Allison Krauss, etc.
VOCAL HOUSE / EDM
// 4-HOURS // (Aug 2024) Mix of modern vocal house / edm (some trance) from artists like Elderbrook, Nu Aspect, AVAION, Matt Nash, Jan Blomqvist, SOMMA, etc..
AFROBEATS
// 3-HOURS // (July 2024) Recent exploration of modern Afrobeats + Nigerian and West African pop. Includes artists like Davido, Omah Lay, Chike, Naira Marley, Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, etc.
SOUNDTRACK (ELECTRONIC)
// 6-HOURS // Electronic film, game and tv scores from artists like Disasterpeace, Cliff Martinez, Rob Simonsen, Trent Reznor, Brian Reitzell, etc.
SOUNDTRACK (MODERN)
// 8-HOURS // Needs updating. Modern film scores spanning 1990s till today. Includes artists like Marianelli, Zimmer, Reznor, Richter, Korzeniowski, Nyman, Glass, Einaudi, etc.
SOUNDTRACK (CLASSIC)
// 5-HOURS // Classic film scores from 1920s till 1990. Includes artists like Maurice Jarre, Vangelis, Nino Rota, Bernard Hermann, Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, etc.
OPERA & CHORAL
// 4-HOURS // A mix of opera, choir / choral classical music. Some film score tracks, some instrumental opera sections and a few symphonic / chamber tracks.
BRIT & ALT POP (80s-90s)
// 4-HOURS // Mainly Brit-pop from the 80s & 90s. Features artists like The Smiths, New Order, The Cure, James, Stone Roses, etc.
OLD AF COUNTRY & POP
3-HOURS // Mix of pop and country from 50s and 60s. Includes artists like Righteous Bros., Dolly Parton, Buddy Holly, Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Cash, etc.
IT TAKES A NATION OF SAMPLES
Playlist showcasing the use of sampling in pop music. Playlist built in pairs: original song first followed by the song sampling it.
UK RAP & R’N’B
4-HOURS // My recent explorations through UK hip-hop and r’n’b. Includes artists like Stormzy, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Bugzy Malone, Aitch, etc. Work in progress.
BOOM-TIC (DARK)
// 5-HOURS // (May 2024) WORK IN PROGRESS. Straight 4 on the Floor techno / EDM. This playlist is a bit of mess. Slowly improving.
INDIE ROCK & POP
// 5-HOURS // Mix of indie rock & pop, mostly from early 2000s to mid-2010s. Includes artists like Arcade Fire, Interpol, Phoenix, The Killers, Villagers, MGMT, Modest Mouse, etc.
PUNK / POP PUNK (WIP)
4-HOURS // Bit of a mess – needs work. Includes artists like Frank Carter / Gallows, The Bronx, Propagandhi, Bad Brains, PUP, Face to Face, Pennywise, etc.
CLASSIC ROCK & POP
// 6-HOURS // Mix of classic rock / pop from the 60s and (mostly) the 70s. Includes artists like Zepplin, Hendrix, CCR, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Jefferson Airplane, AC/DC, Stones, Springsteen, etc.
TRIP-HOP-ISH
// 6-HOURS // Mix of classic trip-hop, lofi electro, downtempo pop. Mostly 90s/ 00s, but some new. Includes artists like Pretty Lights, Massive Attack, Jon Hopkins, Amon Tobin, Emancipator, DJ Shadow, PH, etc.
FUNK & R’N’B (CLASSIC)
// 4-HOURS // Classic funk and r’n’b from arists like The Meters, Lyn Collins, Herbie Hancock, Curtis Mayfield, Hendrix, James Brown, etc.
BLUES (1930-2000s)
// 3-HOURS // Classic blues from artists like Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Lightnin’ Hopkins, etc.
GOLDEN ERA BIG BEAT
// 6-HOURS // Big-beat & some breakbeat from 1995 – 2005 era. Includes artists like Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Underworld, Chrystal Method, Basement Jaxx, etc.
DOWNTEMPO POP
7-HOURS // Mix of downtempo pop, some ambient. Includes artists like M83, The Weeknd, Chromatics, Lana Del Rey, FKA Twigs, Fever Ray, etc.
INDIE POP (FEMALE)
// 8-HOURS // Mix of indie-pop & folk with exclusively female vocals, from artists like Wye Oak, Lykke Li, Imogen Heap, Hundred Waters, Chromatics, etc.
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// New playlists will be added every month or two. Newest playlist (#29) is Vocal House / EDM added in August 2024.