My roomate's brother showed me this artist a couple years ago and Big Wild instantly sky rocketed to the top of my favorite artists / most often plays list.       &n…

Love the colorful sound of Point Point!…

I love the feeling of the electronic soundscape that Hermitude puts out. I was able to see these guys live at electric zoo a few years back. Soo good.         &…

My coworker showed me this guy, and the song in below is by far my favorite.…

Kinda cheese sounding electronic music in a way, but soooo catchy. I flove it.      …

A year or so a go I went on a Pandora-binge and saved my favorite songs from it. Chet Faker came up a few times:      …

Recently I went to the Sea of Dreams new years concert to see Pretty Lights. I had a choice of going on the 30th, or the 31st. On the 30th, tickets were cheaper, and Glitch Mobb op…

I am currently obsessed with Pretty Lights... I play them almost daily. The good thing is that PL has a wide discography to pick from, that goes through a handful of different styl…

Gramatik is a musician my friend and I discovered through the Pretty Lights label. Pretty Lights, is also another of one favorite musicians. His style is typically hip-hop instrume…

I discovered Blockhead when his music video for "The Music Scene," went viral a couple years ago. The music video (see below), is a MUST WATCH in full screen high-def. After groovi…

Ever since I was a child, I was a fan of the Sitar. Originally the song "Thunderball vs. Liftoff - Welcome Back Cooper" introduced me to Thunderball, and like many other artists I …

Like the Wikipedia description says, I too discovered them through the Buddha Bar compilation series. Via Wikipedia: Mo' Horizons is a duo of DJs from Hannover, Germany. Their musi…

A friend of my from UCSC introduced me to this group. The particular song was "Dizzy Blonde" (see below). I joked it sounded like a Nintendo Entertainment System (8-bit NES), that …

St. Germain has a real soulful groove, that can be hard to shake. Via. Wikipedia: St. Germain is the stage name of Ludovic Navarre, a French musician. His style has been described …

The Herbaliser originally hooked me with their instrumental beats I heard jammin' on monkeyradio.org. Via Wikipedia: The Herbaliser is a jazz rap band formed by Jake Wherry and Oll…

Karsh Kale was introduced to me many years ago by some of my High School friends. Been a fan ever since. Via Wikipedia: Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay) is an Indian American …

I discovered Quantic 4 or 5 years ago, when my musical taste first started shifting into down-tempo / trip-hop / lounge / esoteric electronica / whatever you want to call it. One o…

I can't say enough good things about Bonobo. Like many, many, many of my favorite musicians I first heard him through monkeyradio.org. Though the stuff on monkey radio, at the time…

Zero 7 has some amazing sounds... give them a listen! Via Wikipedia: Zero 7 is a British musical duo consisting of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. The group members began their music…

I discovered the Thievery Corporation many years ago, and they definitely left an impact. There was a time when they were all I played. Each of their albums has it's own style, all…

Another chill artist found at monkeyradio.org. Via Wikipedia: Sounds From The Ground (SFTG) is an English electronic music duo formed in 1995. Both members Nick Woolfson and Elliot…

Ronald Jenkees became a YouTube sensation about 5 years ago. He has a quirky yet lovable & humble personality, which shines through his videos. He claims to be a self-taught mu…

It's hard to pick just a few favorite songs from Ratatat. I was introduced to them from a friend, and been listening since. Via Wikipedia: Ratatat (pronounced rat-ə-tat) is a New Y…

Grouse is a very ambient, down tempo chillout artists I also discovered through monkeyradio.org. We Want To Be Loved  …

DJ Shadow has been a favorite local musician of mine since I first heard his work many years ago. He's from San Francisco, and proud of it. He once scored a film called Dary Days, …

I discovered DJ Krush on monkeyradio.org, which is where I discovered a bunch of my favorite artists. Via Wikipedia: Hideaki Ishi (石 英明 Ishi Hideaki?, born 1962 in Tokyo, Japan), b…

BOC has been around for quite a while, yet their music still sounds fresh. If you've never heard them before, perhaps you'll recognize some of their sounds from Salad Fingers? Via …

Bluetech is an amazing electronic artist. Typically when I think of "ambient" I think of some lame, slow, airy music. Bluetech's music is often ambient, but still retains a crispy …

Amon Tobin is one of those artists that's hit-or-miss for me. However, when it's a 'hit' it's pretty dope, so I have him as one of my favorite artists. Via Wikipedia: Amon Adonai S…

At some point in my adventures though "World Music," and "Chillout Lounge," music I discovered the Gotan Project. They have a great tango atmosphere. Via Wikipedia: Gotan Project i…

Not to be confused with the President John Kennedy, Jon Kennedy drops the H and also dope beats. He's style is sometimes similar to classic Bonobo and he has even remixed/collabed …