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Here are some of my favorite genres, as well as some albums and artists in those genres:
Progressive Rock
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
Yes – Close to the Edge
Jazz Fusion
Casiopea – Mint Jams
Masayoshi Takanaka – Brazillian Skies
Masayoshi Takanaka – Takanaka
Himiko Kikuchi – Flying Beagle
City Pop
Tatsuro Yamashita – Ride on Time
Tatsuro Yamashita – Big Wave
Anri – Timely!!
Taeko Ohnuki – Sunshower
Shibuya-kei
Pitcher56 – Her Abiding Memory
Risette – Risette
Lamp – 東京ユウトピア通信 (Tokyo Utopia Tsushin)
Cymbals – Mr.Noone Special
Twee Pop
Kero Kero Bonito – Time ‘n’ Place
Advantage Lucy – Fanfare
Kitty Craft – Beats and Breaks From the Flower Patch
Pitcher 56 – A Direction of the Ball She Hit
Shoegaze
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
Slowdive – Souvlaki
what is your name? – the now now and never
bl4ck m4rket c4rt – Today I Laid Down
Dream Pop
Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las Vegas
Sweet Trip – You Will Never Know Why
Slowdive – Slowdive
Candy Claws – Ceres and Calypso in the Deep Time
Neo-Psychedelia
Fishmans – 98.12.28 男達の別れ (Otokotachi No Wakare)
MGMT – Congratulations
Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Other Albums
Sweet Trip – Velocity : Design : Comfort
A Glitch Pop/IDM album with some interesting sounds. A few songs on the first half of the album can be a bit of a drag, but the rest of the album is great (if you like noisy songs).
Marty Robins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
A fun Western album with each song telling a unique short story of its own. The album title is pretty much spot-on.
Nujabes – Metaphorical Music
A chill Jazz Rap/Instrumental Hip Hop album that’s pretty easy to listen to. I wouldn’t call myself a huge Hip Hop fan and I still love this album.