aurgasm brings to you an eclectic menagerie of aural pleasures. I scout out music you've never heard and deliver only the finest. Expect music curiously different, yet simply enjoyable.




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french folk // indie French ensemble, The Delano Orchestra, use everything from the bouzouki to the glockenspiel to craft their elegant understated tracks, but it???s the soft ... Discussion
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lounge dance // chill-out Legendary Serge Gainsbourgs works have been interpreted, sampled, re-recorded and used as inspiration by countless talented artists. Focusing on the ... Discussion
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film music // melodic contemporary First, watch: While this video made the rounds late last year, the song stuck with me ever since. After some sleuthing (thx, brandon!), w ... Discussion
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folk // singer-songwriter With her little piano-folk melodies, gently played acoustic guitars and well thought out lyrics, Scottish songstress Kat Flint embodies the essential ... Discussion
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norwegian composer // post-rock Although I was introduced to the non-traditional, experimental musical approach of John Erik Kaada quite a while ago and his name was previousl ... Discussion
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samba pop // equatorial funk Mesmerizing the listeners with her vocal qualities and unique style of singing, Nina Miranda has collaborated with a variety of artists and was pr ... Discussion
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cape verdean // worldbeat She was born in Cuba, grew up between Senegal, Angola, Germany and finally settled down in Cape Verde. You can feel the influence of all these locati ... Discussion
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boy-meets-girl // pop folk The beginning of The Weepies reads like an indie folk fairytale; singer-songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen met for the first time seven years ag ... Discussion
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raw funk // soul Ill admit to having a certain weakness for Hammond organs ??? and if you dont share that with me you may not think much of Lefties Soul Connection, an Amsterd ... Discussion
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electronic // downtempo Downtempo styled, subtle orchestral arrangements of Polish pianist and producer Andrzej Smolik conjure a sonic universe of smooth and dreamy modern pop ... Discussion
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persian illbient // worldbeat The Daf, Santur, and Bazantar are a few instruments youll hear alongside turntables and synthesizers in this Brooklyn-grown sound of a man called ... Discussion
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electronic // experimental Kreidler has one of those sounds that teeters on the edge of being irritatingly experimental, but is pulled back by some solid acoustic instrumentat ... Discussion
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