That One Guy, What a weird criticism. Not only is it pedantic and unnecessary it’s also not very true. There is definitely an element of analysis in this video and calling it an “analysis video” is not out of line at all.
You have overlooked Osibisa's "Woyaya" from 1971. A stone cold classic, it has got a great version of Roland Kirk's "Spirits Up Here". Bought it in 1974 and it blew me away.
Unironically yes, but at Feldman isn't a creative drought that is Imagine Dragons. Nickelback and Feldman look like Stravinsky compared to them. And yes, Feldman is a terrible musician, but he's much more competent in making music compared to Imagine Dragons I should say. @@florida_mane6267
Nucleus - Elastic Rock Youssef Kamaal - Black Focus Soft Machine - Third Sons of Kemet - Your Queen Is a Reptile The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
Nice! This is the most excited I’ve been for one of your “5 albums to get you into” lists in a few months, bc this is a genre that I’ve been wanting to get more into for some time! I’ve listened to and love “Zombie”, but that’s the only album here that I’ve actually heard. I’ll definitely be digging into everything else here asap! I’d be really interested to hear you talk about other African music, like the Nigerian rock and psych rock scene (I think it was Nigerian, I may be wrong on that). I listened to a couple albums from that scene a while back when I went down a TH-cam rabbit hole of African music from the 70s, and I’d certainly love to hear your take on those other genres, learn more the history, and everything else you bring to the table with these explanations. Thanks, Oliver!
Perfect timing on this video, by coincidence I decided to check out Fela Kuti this morning (specifically Afrodisiac). Will give these suggestions a listen.
I can highly recommend FONKO: An African Music Revolution (2016), a music documentary that speaks about the musical revolution that takes place in Africa today and its impact on music in the rest of the world. Of course afrobeat/highlife and Fela Kuti play a leading role here as a historical starting point. There is also a tv-series of the same name. Each episode is dedicated to another African country. South Africa, Nigeria, etc.
Great job as always! You should do 5 albums to get you into Noise Rock. I've been listening to quite a bit of lightning bolt and would love to delve deeper into the genre!
I support this immensely. It's a genre with a lot of different facets, from Lightning Bolt bringing together tribal pounding and psychedelia at ear-ripping high volumes, to The Jesus Lizard playing Hardcore Post-punk, to Sonic Youth making No-Wave Post-Rock Pop, to Big Black pioneering Industrial Rock, and so many bands I can't even get to.
GREAT, another genre that i'll add it to my gigantic list of things to listen to. Great video Sir Oliver, a proper deep cuts ( what about a video about brazilian music? )
Great video! I love the initiative to truly inform the viewer and it’s really inspiring. I’ve gotten into so many different artists like Eno and Swans because of your videos and have dived deeper in the genres you’ve covered. Keep up the awesome videos!
Just found your channel and enjoyed it. Be great to hear your takes on the great guitar driven music coming from the Sahara (Tinarewen, Bombino etc). Cheers!
🎶🎵EPISODE IDEA: Hey Oliver, can you please do an episode on “THE CONCEPT ALBUM” - I venture to say that they’re some of our most treasured albums and musical experiences. Thanks! 🎵🎶
So since you think Antibalas's eponymous album isn't exactly fantastic, you should check out Jungle by Night's debut. They're a contemporary Afrobeat band from the Netherland's who are actually endorsed by several of Fela Kuti's band mates as the 'future of Afrobeat' and it really shows
Hey, brilliant choice of genre. Feel you should have name dropped some of the record labels that are doing great compilations of afrobeat type music like Soul Jazz Records, Analogue Africa, Strut. I suppose compys go against the spirit of album recommendations though.
While it’s on my mind, what about a guide to some Caribbean folk/music sometime? I discovered the artist Exuma a few years back, after I fell in love with Nina Simone’s covers of one of his songs, “The 22nd Century”. I’m not sure exactly what genre Exuma’s music falls into, it’s like folk music meets Santeria or some kind of zombie-witchcraft psychedelic madness, but his music definitely has a lot of infectious rhythms on the upbeat stuff, and very mystical dirge ceremonial chanty rhythms on some of his other stuff (I realize my descriptions are kind of ridiculous). Would love to hear you talk about Exuma, especially if you can couch it in a genre, though I’ve not heard much else in the way of Caribbean music like his before. Please, let me know what you think, or if you’ve heard his stuff if you see this and have a minute, Oliver. Thanks, mate!
I would just consider him freak folk or acid folk with a heavy Bahamian flavor. Closest thing to him is probably Comus imo. But other than that he’s sort of a one-of-a-kind.
Seems overly broad to me. You can probably divide most experimental rock into Noise rock, Progressive Rock/Art Rock, Post-Rock, and maybe Krautrock. Velvet Underground and Nico? Noise rock. Swans? Noise rock or Post-rock based on period. Radiohead? Ok, maybe Radiohead, but I'd argue that they'd still be Prog or Post.
Yeah, true, needed tp phrase it better. As much as I enjoy Swans, Nico and Radiohead, they are overrated the *obvious* choice. I am just curious to see what Oliver would pick to getting into experimental rock music. @@drpibisback7680
Another good informative video if i may say ?? Recently started getting into this music myself , good stuff ..... Can I suggest further artists such as The Funkees, Ebo Taylor etc as well as many of the compilations that feature afro beat artists such as all the above and many more
Two to start should be Funky Kingston by Toots and the Maytals and Live! By Bob Marley and the Wailers. Bob's greatest hits (Legend) is frankly an insult to his earlier work
What do you think of a primer for Chamber-Pop / Twee? It is a peculiar genre that may carry a few different definitions that would be fun to examine. Belle and Sebastian (their new stuff is awful) and Camera Obscura come to mind as potential highlights.
Oliver, are you going to review Vector by Haken? I just listened to it and it's amazing! Veil, the 12 minute track, is fucking insane! I really want to hear your opinions on it!
There are good trap songs but there aren't many good trap songs as the songs often blend together and the albums are packed with filler to boost streams
Sad part is Meshuggah isn't rlly Djent, Djent is just a bunch of bands who ripped it off and made it more accessible. I mean there's some good stuff AAL, Plini but most of it is just insanely boring
@@jacobsarvathayaparan2337 Alot of djent is just metalcore with polyrhythms. If Periphery had come out a few years earlier they'd sound like Killswitch. Some of it is just polyrhythmic rock (TesseracT). My least favorite trend in metal by far there isn't much good.
Yeah, Ben Weinman from DEP said something along those lines too, I rlly hate how so much of metal is becoming trends now. Tho I think the trend of gimmicky formulaic bands trying to be the next Ghost or Sabaton is worse. At least djent has spawned some insanely talented guitarists like Plini and Abasi, even the idols of the gimmicky pop metal bands like Sabaton and Ghost are occasionally entertaining and that's just modern stuff, if we're picking thru the history of the genre the worst trends were easily metalcore and glam imo
this guy might actually be the internets busiest music nerd
fedemxjkghsz not any more.
James Mendez once again
Jack not anymore again
Uhhh
Oliver obviously puts more care, thought and research than anyone else with these music analysis videos
That One Guy, What a weird criticism. Not only is it pedantic and unnecessary it’s also not very true. There is definitely an element of analysis in this video and calling it an “analysis video” is not out of line at all.
@@nucc1331 well, he is "That One Guy."
thanks for the love, guys @@micah5898
You have overlooked Osibisa's "Woyaya" from 1971.
A stone cold classic, it has got a great version of Roland Kirk's "Spirits Up Here".
Bought it in 1974 and it blew me away.
This Fela Kuti guy sounds like quite the anarchist. Would have fit right in in the hardcore punk scene
spot on there my friend - more punk than Green Day LOL
I wonder if there are any afrobeat, punk crossover bands lol but yeah you are right
@@timwigby8966 Green Day is very much punk, their music is just radio-friendly.
To be honest I can't really think of any punk band that would be as hardcore as Fela. He was the real deal.
Check out Vipertime, pure punk attitude with afrobeat energy
1) Drake - Views (2016)
Drake borrowed and watered down the music of dancehall, not afrobeat.
That One Guy my sincerest apologies for my absolutely unintentional mistake.
The 1) is actually Wale - Shine (2017)
I've *never* listened to Wale lmao so I wouldn't know @@vonnegutwaits
Zombie no go stop, unless you tell am to stop
a guide to the fall!
ur wish is coming true
Manu Dibango's 'Soul Makossa' is another classic afrobeat album worth checking out.
Yes! I've been talking about Fela Kuti and Afrobeat to people for so long. Respect.
Did not know about the controversies of my man Fela Kuti, thank you for the insight, Oli
fela kuti was my dad’s hero (and now mine) thank you for covering this so well 💕💕💕💕💕
Nickelback is my favorite Afrobeat group.
:)
This is how you reminded me of what I really like, and that is Nickelback, the best afrobeat group of the 2000's.
Angelic 2 the Core is my favourite afrobeat album
@@ThatOneGuy7550 it's also a FANTASIC industrial desert jazz-pop album
Industrial desert jazz-pop actually sounds quite interesting ngl
Unironically yes, but at Feldman isn't a creative drought that is Imagine Dragons. Nickelback and Feldman look like Stravinsky compared to them. And yes, Feldman is a terrible musician, but he's much more competent in making music compared to Imagine Dragons I should say. @@florida_mane6267
I would recommend Shaolin Afronauts to anyone interested in afrobeat. Flight of the Ancients is one of my favourite albums of all time.
Just when I thought your channel couldn’t get any better you cover Fela and Afrobeat. Awesome!
The deliver of this message ... 👀 👏🏽
osibisa Heads/Woyaya definitely up there for me, beautiful records
You should 5 albums to get you into UK Jazz
Or UK garage :p
Shits been popping off, love the scene
Nucleus - Elastic Rock
Youssef Kamaal - Black Focus
Soft Machine - Third
Sons of Kemet - Your Queen Is a Reptile
The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
Nice! This is the most excited I’ve been for one of your “5 albums to get you into” lists in a few months, bc this is a genre that I’ve been wanting to get more into for some time! I’ve listened to and love “Zombie”, but that’s the only album here that I’ve actually heard. I’ll definitely be digging into everything else here asap!
I’d be really interested to hear you talk about other African music, like the Nigerian rock and psych rock scene (I think it was Nigerian, I may be wrong on that). I listened to a couple albums from that scene a while back when I went down a TH-cam rabbit hole of African music from the 70s, and I’d certainly love to hear your take on those other genres, learn more the history, and everything else you bring to the table with these explanations. Thanks, Oliver!
I love me some Afrobeat and looking forward to watching your take on it when I can watch the video later today. Already gave it a like, though. ;)
King sunny Ade deserves a mention though especially his album aura but damn I love this video
Chirag Chittar nice pfp
So happy to see you recommend Monomono, one of my absolute favorite music groups. I love me some Fela, but Monomono is incredible.
would love to recommend Karl Hector & The Malcouns's Sahara Swing, definitely needs to be heard if you needed another recommendation
I so appreciate your videos and the historical and political context you give, so much love to this channel!
Listening to Oliver talk about these albums really makes you want to give them a listen. This is such amazing content.
I saw Seun Kuti in Minnesota a couple years back. Very cool.
Great sweater oliver! lookin good
Looking fresh Oli!
Perfect timing on this video, by coincidence I decided to check out Fela Kuti this morning (specifically Afrodisiac). Will give these suggestions a listen.
I can highly recommend FONKO: An African Music Revolution (2016), a music documentary that speaks about the musical revolution that takes place in Africa today and its impact on music in the rest of the world. Of course afrobeat/highlife and Fela Kuti play a leading role here as a historical starting point. There is also a tv-series of the same name. Each episode is dedicated to another African country. South Africa, Nigeria, etc.
Great job as always! You should do 5 albums to get you into Noise Rock. I've been listening to quite a bit of lightning bolt and would love to delve deeper into the genre!
I support this immensely. It's a genre with a lot of different facets, from Lightning Bolt bringing together tribal pounding and psychedelia at ear-ripping high volumes, to The Jesus Lizard playing Hardcore Post-punk, to Sonic Youth making No-Wave Post-Rock Pop, to Big Black pioneering Industrial Rock, and so many bands I can't even get to.
Nice one. Can't wait for your thoughts in the new DOUGHTERS album.
GREAT, another genre that i'll add it to my gigantic list of things to listen to.
Great video Sir Oliver, a proper deep cuts ( what about a video about brazilian music? )
That was delightful, I will surely research some of this music. I would love to see 5 albums to get you into dub or Jamaican music more broadly.
i will check these out. you seem to have a lot of knowlege about so many different genres.
Great video
Great video! I love the initiative to truly inform the viewer and it’s really inspiring. I’ve gotten into so many different artists like Eno and Swans because of your videos and have dived deeper in the genres you’ve covered. Keep up the awesome videos!
Love the jumper 👍👍
How do you manage to pinpoint the exact thing I needed in my life?
Cheers from Germany!
Just found your channel and enjoyed it. Be great to hear your takes on the great guitar driven music coming from the Sahara (Tinarewen, Bombino etc). Cheers!
🎶🎵EPISODE IDEA: Hey Oliver, can you please do an episode on “THE CONCEPT ALBUM” - I venture to say that they’re some of our most treasured albums and musical experiences. Thanks! 🎵🎶
So since you think Antibalas's eponymous album isn't exactly fantastic, you should check out Jungle by Night's debut. They're a contemporary Afrobeat band from the Netherland's who are actually endorsed by several of Fela Kuti's band mates as the 'future of Afrobeat' and it really shows
Talkatif as well
Hope you can do Afro-Cuban Jazz!! Kenny Dorham
Hey, brilliant choice of genre. Feel you should have name dropped some of the record labels that are doing great compilations of afrobeat type music like Soul Jazz Records, Analogue Africa, Strut. I suppose compys go against the spirit of album recommendations though.
While it’s on my mind, what about a guide to some Caribbean folk/music sometime? I discovered the artist Exuma a few years back, after I fell in love with Nina Simone’s covers of one of his songs, “The 22nd Century”. I’m not sure exactly what genre Exuma’s music falls into, it’s like folk music meets Santeria or some kind of zombie-witchcraft psychedelic madness, but his music definitely has a lot of infectious rhythms on the upbeat stuff, and very mystical dirge ceremonial chanty rhythms on some of his other stuff (I realize my descriptions are kind of ridiculous). Would love to hear you talk about Exuma, especially if you can couch it in a genre, though I’ve not heard much else in the way of Caribbean music like his before. Please, let me know what you think, or if you’ve heard his stuff if you see this and have a minute, Oliver. Thanks, mate!
I would just consider him freak folk or acid folk with a heavy Bahamian flavor. Closest thing to him is probably Comus imo. But other than that he’s sort of a one-of-a-kind.
Batsumi - Batsumi. The coolest afro jazz you can find.
agreed, it's fun af
Remain in Light would be a good one
Top 5 Albums to Get You Into Experimental Rock
Also, Fela is a badass. A cultural and musical icon.
Seems overly broad to me. You can probably divide most experimental rock into Noise rock, Progressive Rock/Art Rock, Post-Rock, and maybe Krautrock. Velvet Underground and Nico? Noise rock. Swans? Noise rock or Post-rock based on period. Radiohead? Ok, maybe Radiohead, but I'd argue that they'd still be Prog or Post.
Yeah, true, needed tp phrase it better. As much as I enjoy Swans, Nico and Radiohead, they are overrated the *obvious* choice. I am just curious to see what Oliver would pick to getting into experimental rock music. @@drpibisback7680
I'm very interested in the history behind lost albums, such as Orlando Julius'. Would you consider doing a list of some of your favourites?
Bro your voice would be great for ASMR 😍
5 albums for neofolk please?
Definitely check out Current 93
Afrobeat
Caveman days-Now
Tony Allen is the best drummer of all time bar none
I have schoolwork to do but, when deep cuts uploads....
Biology can wait.
🎶expensive shit🎶
Another good informative video if i may say ?? Recently started getting into this music myself , good stuff .....
Can I suggest further artists such as The Funkees, Ebo Taylor etc as well as many of the compilations that feature afro beat artists such as all the above and many more
Damn, this genre sounds freaking interesting.
Hey Oliver! Love your videos especially your guides. I was wondering if for an April fools you would do a guide for band that doesn’t exist
Hoy oym oliva
Also do a guide to Pharoah Sanders
A guide to Nine Inch Nails or John Frusciante would be awesome
My favourite Kutis are FK and Ginger Baker, and then Lady/ Shakara. Can I recommend Guy One.
I'd love to see 5 albums to get into Electro.
You have great hair
Can you do a guide to Rush please?
Albums to get into reggae or ska?
yes please
Two to start should be Funky Kingston by Toots and the Maytals and Live! By Bob Marley and the Wailers. Bob's greatest hits (Legend) is frankly an insult to his earlier work
What do you think of a primer for Chamber-Pop / Twee? It is a peculiar genre that may carry a few different definitions that would be fun to examine. Belle and Sebastian (their new stuff is awful) and Camera Obscura come to mind as potential highlights.
Oy this is decent, thanks
I don't think a genre has ever been so dominated by one artist before
5 albums for Experimental Rock plz
rockkiller124 experimental anything is vague as fuck
Not a great suggestion bud
5 albums to get you into dancehall
could u do one about noise rock?
Do a vid on skramz and a video on black metal
5 Albums to Get You Into AFROBEAT:
#1: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
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This guys knows his shit🙄
What’s the difference between dance hall and Afro beat
5 Albums to get into goth
YOOOO
Oliver, are you going to review Vector by Haken? I just listened to it and it's amazing! Veil, the 12 minute track, is fucking insane! I really want to hear your opinions on it!
Whats the outro song?
Opinions on the new Daughters album?
William Onyeabor???
Shout out to Fatigado. If you know you know.
The RYM list has been updated!
rateyourmusic.com/list/expand/deep-cuts-5-albums-to-get-you-into-lists/7/
Give it a like!
When you do come back, please do Trap next. We need more focus on the few treasures in a sea of stale mumble rap.
There are good trap songs but there aren't many good trap songs as the songs often blend together and the albums are packed with filler to boost streams
"[My] philosophy is Kutian both musically and bitch wise too"
No Niagra?
Guide on The Microphones
5 albums to get you into HARSH NOISE
*Hulk Hogan voice* OOH YEAH BROTHER!
still searching the intro song
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There's a number of good modern Afrobeat bands, like NOMO etc. I like their instrumental tracks more than vocal, u get tired of politics...
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A guide to Kate Bush?
Graceland by Paul Simon, Remain In Light by Talking Heads or So by Peter Gabriel?
(Coil Guide Coil Guide Coil Guide Coil Guide Coil Guide Goil Cuide Cuil Goide Coil Guide Coil Guide)
5 albums to get you into Lowercase?
HOW ABOUT 5 ALBUMS TO GET YOU INTO DJENT
OOF
1. Meshuggah - Destroy, Erase, Improve
2. Meshuggah - Chaosphere
3. Meshuggah - Nothing
4. Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree
5. Meshuggah - obZen
Worst genre since krunkcore
Sad part is Meshuggah isn't rlly Djent, Djent is just a bunch of bands who ripped it off and made it more accessible. I mean there's some good stuff AAL, Plini but most of it is just insanely boring
@@jacobsarvathayaparan2337 Alot of djent is just metalcore with polyrhythms. If Periphery had come out a few years earlier they'd sound like Killswitch. Some of it is just polyrhythmic rock (TesseracT). My least favorite trend in metal by far there isn't much good.
Yeah, Ben Weinman from DEP said something along those lines too, I rlly hate how so much of metal is becoming trends now. Tho I think the trend of gimmicky formulaic bands trying to be the next Ghost or Sabaton is worse. At least djent has spawned some insanely talented guitarists like Plini and Abasi, even the idols of the gimmicky pop metal bands like Sabaton and Ghost are occasionally entertaining and that's just modern stuff, if we're picking thru the history of the genre the worst trends were easily metalcore and glam imo
Its called "Afrobeats" (with an S at the end) not "Afrobeat"
5 albums for Vaporwave?
honestly all 5 should be fela kuti
Cut back on the soy my guy