Prepare to take the plunge into the deep international musical waters of reggae's most promising new artists, as we cue up Million Stylez, a.k.a. Kenshin Iryo, who was born in Stockholm (to French and  …

Keen to discover who's making an impression on the international reggae scene today, and who's shaping up to forge a bright path into tomorrow? Well, you're in luck - here's where you get to put your e …

While northern Indian classical music is something of an acquired taste, the joys of approaching it as you would a chant and allowing it to flow around and through you are manifold. For openers, it's w …

Singing for the Lord isn't always all smiley-faces and hallelujahs - faith is far more complex than that, and Christian alt-rockers aren't afraid to tackle the tougher side of being a believer. The Fol …

Christian alt-rock covers a lot of ground, so if you [i]really[/i] want to get in on the action, you've got to come along for the whole ride. On your journey, when you mosh along with As I Lay Dying an …

While we're pretty sure most of you have heard of Brian Eno and Boards of Canada, our last set of Ambient Electronica Essentials is loaded with lesser-known artists that you'll be absolutely obsessed w …

As anyone who survived the rave scene will tell you, one of the greatest things about warehouse parties was their "chillout rooms." More than just an excuse to hear ambient music on speakers you could  …

Watch your head, what with all these beats ringing and ravaging the neon-tinged air like gunshots, testing the stamina of every ear canal in the club. Which is an appropriate analogy, really, given tha …

Modern-funk Afrobeat by way of England? It's all part of the great Soul Revival as British band Baby Charles dives into R&B's present-day pool on "Treading Water." Aussie acolyte Daniel Merriweather ad …