All the Music I’ve Loved for the Last 15 Years, Now in 150 Playlists

Around 2008, while listening to the online radio station from GTA Vice City, I found myself asking: why doesn’t FM radio ever play the music I actually like?

Frustrated by the lack of a clear answer, I decided to start organizing the albums I listened to into playlists, carefully saving them on my laptop’s hard drive.

Years later, with the rise of streaming platforms, I moved my entire music library over to Spotify — and that’s really where it all began. According to my latest count, over the last 15 years I’ve created more than 150 playlists built from about 10,500 songs (or roughly 42,000 minutes of music), sorted by genre, style, or origin.

To explore each playlist, just click on the purple links.

SESSION 1: DARK WAVE

Recommended if you like: Tamaryn, Nation Of Language, Drab Majesty or just losing yourself on the dance floor, shamelessly, under dim lights.

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Dark Wave

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SESSION 2: Yacht Soft Rock

Recommended if you like: Daryl Hall & John Oates, Steely Dan, TOTO, The Doobie Brothers and picturing yourself drifting on a yacht at golden hour, warm sea breeze on your face and nothing but smooth grooves in your head.

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist 70’s AOR Yatch Rock

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SESSION 3: Cumbias Psicodélicas del Perú

Recommended if you like: Los Mirlos, Los Orientales de Paramonga, Los Wembler´s de Iquitos and above all, those hypnotic instrumental cumbias that set Peru on fire in the early ’70s.

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Cumbias Psicodélicas del Perú

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Amapiano, Alté & Afrobeats

Recommended if you like: Tyla, Tems, Tamera, Amaarae

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Amapiano Alte Afrobeats #1

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Alternative Pop / Glitch Soul

Recommended if you like: Jam City, Ben Khan, Jai Paul, Tirzah, Kindness, Neggy Gemmy

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Alternative Pop Glitch Soul #1

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Art Pop / Pop / Alt R&B

Recommended if you like: GRIMES, Charli XCX, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kali Uchis, DUA LIPA

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Art Pop Alt R&B #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #7 / #8 /#9

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Baladas 70s 80s

Recommended if you like: Bee Gees, Andy Gibb, Foreigner, Samantha Sang

Click to stream on Spotify >>Baladas 70s 80s

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Chamber Baroque Pop

Recommended if you like: Grizzly Bear, Weyes Blood, The Walkmen

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Chamber Baroque Pop #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #7

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Citypop

Recommended if you like: Omega Tribe, ANRI, PIPER, Momoko Kikuchi, Makoto Matsushita, Miki Matsubara, Junko Ohashi

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Citypop #1 / #2

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Chillwave 2009

Recommended if you like: Neon Indian, Toro y Moi, Brothertiger, Teen Daze

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Chillwave 2009

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Disco 80s

Recommended if you like: Boney M, Chic, Ottawan, Kool & The Gang

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Disco 80s

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Disco French House

Recommended if you like: Parcels , Chromeo, Breakbot

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Disco French House

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Dream Pop Happy Vibes

Recommended if you like: Alvvays, TOPS, Men I Trust, MUNYA

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Dream Pop Happy Vibes #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5

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Dream Pop Nostalgic Vibes

Recommended if you like: Jack J, Beach Fossils, Emmett Kai

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Dream Pop Nostalgic Vibes #1 / #2

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Dream Pop Sleepy Vibes

Recommended if you like: Mr Twin Sister, Destroyer, GEMS, Alice Phoebe Lu

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Dream Pop Sleepy Vibes #1 / #2

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Funky Psychedelic Vibes

Recommended if you like: Drugdealer, Papooz, The Lemon Twigs, Anemone

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Funky Psychedelic Vibes #1 / #2 / #3

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Funky Lounge Vibes

Recommended if you like: Poolside, Thieves Like Us, LEISURE

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Lounge Vibes #1 / #2 / #3 / #4

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Funky Lo Fi Vibes

Recommended if you like: Kali Uchis, CUCO, Steve Lacy, Arlo Parks, Inner Wave

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Funky Lo-Fi Vibes #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #7 / #8 / #9 / #10

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Future Funk

Recommended if you like: Night Tempo, Yung Bae, MACROSS 82-99

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Future Funk #1

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Hyperpop

Recommended if you like: Charli XCX, PC Music, Hannah Diamond, SOPHIE, DOSS, Danny L Harle

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Hyperpop

 

Hip Hop Classics 90s

Recommended if you like: Dr Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Salt N Pepa, Ms Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Hip Hop Classics 90

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Hip Hop Rap en Inglés

Recommended if you like: Kendrick Lamar, Logic, Nas, Kanye West, Anderson.Paak

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Hip Hop Rap en Inglés #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #7 / #8 / #9

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Indie Retro Pop

Recommended if you like: Magdalena Bay, Gativideo, CHAI

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Indie Retro Pop #1 / #2

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Indie Experimental Pop

Recommended if you like: Bear In Heaven, Lower Dens, Hundred Waters

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Indie Experimental Pop

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Indie Fuzzy Glam Pop

Recommended if you like: Ariel Pink, Blue Material, Morabeza Tobacco

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Indie Fuzzy Glam Pop #1 / #2 / #3

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Indie Rock-Pop All Hits

Recommended if you like: Phoenix, Two Door Cinema Club, The Killers, MGMT.

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Indie Rock-Pop All Hits #1 / # 2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #7 / #8

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Indie Rock-Pop 80’s Vibe

Recommended if you like: Twin Shadow, Part Time, Molly Burch, Video Age

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Indie Rock-Pop 80’s Vibe #1 / #2

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Indie Rock Grunge 90’s Vibe

Recommended if you like: Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail, Nilüfer Yanya, Hatchie, Fontaines DC, Turnstile, Wet Leg

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Indie Rock-Pop 90’s Vibe #1 / # 2 / #3 / #4

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Indie Rock 2000’s

Recommended if you like: Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Indie Rock 2000s

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Indie Jangle Twee Pop

Recommended if you like: Spectrals, Girls, Camera Obscura, She & Him, Jalen Ngonda

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Indie Jangle Twee Pop #1 / #2 / #3

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Kpop Hits 2020s

Recommended if you like: Twice, Velvet Girls, AESPA, Brave Girls, Stayc, Blackpink, VIVIZ, LISA, ILLIT

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Kpop Hits #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6

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Indie Surf Pop

Recommended if you like: Real Estate, Beach Fossils, Banana Child, Mac DeMarco, Khruangbin

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Surf Pop #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5

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Indie Garage Punk Rock

Recommended if you like: Ty Segall Band, Mikal Cronin, Wavves, Parquet Courts, Pom Poko, Hether

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Garage Punk Rock #1 / #2 / #3

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Neo Perreo

Recommended if you like: Tomasa del Real, Safety Trance, MJ Nebreda, Bad Gyal , Arca, Lizz, Ms Nina, Talisto ,Virgen Maria

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Neo Perreo #1

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Orquestas de Cumbia Perú

Recommended if you like: Agua Marina, Armonia 10, Orq. Caribeños de Guadalupe, Orq. Caña Brava, Orq. Candela

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Orquestas de Cumbia #1

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Progressive Art Rock 70s

Recommended if you like: Elton John, ELO, Supertramp, David Bowie

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Progressive Art Rock 70s

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Progressive Alt Rock 80s

Recommended if you like: Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Panda Bear, Avey Tare

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Progressive Alt Rock 80s

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Psychedelic Pop

Recommended if you like: Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Panda Bear, Avey Tare

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Psychedelic Pop #1

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Psychedelic Rock Middle East

Recommended if you like: Altin Gun, $atellites, Los Bitchos, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Psychedelic Rock Middle East #1

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Psychedelic Rock West Africa

Recommended if you like: Mdou Moctar, Tinariwen, Etran de L’Air

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Psychedelic Rock West Africa #1

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Psychedelic Stoner Rock

Recommended if you like: Tame Impala, Lotus Plaza, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Deerhunter, Pond, Django Django

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Stoner Rock #1 / #2 / #3

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R&B and Jazz

Recommended if you like: Solange, Raveena, HER, Berhana, Yazmin Lacey, Ambar Lucid, Kali Uchis

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist R&B Jazz #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #7 / #8 / #9 / #10 / #11 / #12 / #13 / #14

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Reggae & Dancehall 2020s

Recommended if you like: Hollie Cook, Jaz Elise, Naomi Cowan, Lila Ike, Mortimer, Original Koffee

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Reggae & Dancehall #1 / #2

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Rock Mainstream 90s 2000s

Recommended if you like: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Linkin Park, System of a Down, Lenny Kravits, Green Day

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist RocK Mainstream #1

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Rock Pop 60s

Recommended if you like: Aretha Franklin, Wings, Jefferson Airplane, Four Tops, Cream, The 5th Dimension

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Rock Pop 60s #1 / #2

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Rock Pop 80s

Recommended if you like: Michael Jackson, The Police, Roxette, Madonna, Men At Work

Click to stream on Spotify > Playlist Rock Pop 80s #1 / #2

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Rock Pop 80s en Español

Recommended if you like: Soda Stereo, Los Abuelos de la Nada, Heroes del Silencio, GIT, Duncan Dhu

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Rock Pop 80s Español #1

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Shoegaze

Recommended if you like: DIIV, EKKSTACY, Beach Fossils, Emmett Kai, Slowdive, Bodywash, Wild Nothing.

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Shoegaze #1 / #2

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Sonidos Ibero Urbanos

Recommended if you like: DELLAFUENTE, C. Tangana, Merca Bae, Morad y los inicios de Bad Gyal

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Sonidos Ibero Urbanos #1

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Surf Rock

Recommended if you like: Dehd, The Drums, Best Coast.

Click to stream on Spotify >> Surf Rock #1 / #2 / #3 / #4

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Synthpop / House / Dance

Recommended if you like: Disclosure, Hot Chip, Cut Copy, Empire Of The Sun, Todd Terje, Blue Hawaii

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Synthpop #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6

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Synthwave

Recommended if you like: Com Truise, Aphex Twin, Lone, Solar Bears , S U R V I V E

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Synthwave #1

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Vaporwave

Recommended if you like: Surfing, Home, ESPRIT

Click to stream on Spotify >> Playlist Vaporwave #1