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Joanna Newsom
American musician (b. 1982)
Half Japanese
American punk rock band

Scott Walker
British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019)
Pavement
American rock band
Stereolab
Stereolab are a British-French band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's sound incorporates vintage electronic keyboards and repetitive motorik beats with female vocals sung in English and French, drawing influence from styles such as krautrock, lounge music, jazz, and 1960s French pop. Their lyrics have political and philosophical themes influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist art movements.
Bert Jansch
Scottish folk musician (1943–2011)

Merzbow
is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists.
Will Oldham
American singer-songwriter and actor
Jason Molina
American singer-songwriter
Jim O'Rourke
American musician
Bill Callahan
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1966-)
Shellac
American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois
John Fahey
American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001)
Jeff Tweedy
American musician
Stephen Malkmus
American musician
Henry Kaiser
American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver
Mickey Newbury
American singer-songwriter (1940–2002)
Om
American rock band
Broadcast
British electronic music group
David Berman
American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist (1967–2019)
Silver Jews
American alternative rock/country band
Fennesz
Christian Fennesz (born 25 December 1962) is an Austrian producer and guitarist active in electronic music since the 1990s, often credited mononymously as Fennesz. His work utilizes guitar and laptop computers to blend melody with treated samples and glitch production. He lives and works in Vienna, and currently records on the UK label Touch.
Dirty Three
band

Red Krayola
American band
Scout Niblett
British musician
Flying Saucer Attack
band
Royal Trux
American rock band
Cate Le Bon
Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer
Gastr del Sol
band

Laura Cantrell
American singer

The High Llamas
UK musical group; Anglo-Irish avant-pop band
Squirrel Bait
American punk rock band
Pearls Before Swine
American band
Baby Dee
American musician
Purple Mountains
American indie rock band

Noël Akchoté
French musician
Oren Ambarchi
Australian musician
The Frogs
band
Cynthia Dall
American musician and photographer (1971–2012)
Ian Svenonius
American musician
David Pajo
American musician
Mayo Thompson
American musician and visual artist (born 1944)
David Grubbs
American musician
Ghost
Japanese experimental rock group
Matt Sweeney
American musician

Arnold Dreyblatt
American composer
Neil Hagerty
American guitarist, songwriter and producer
Six Organs of Admittance
solo project of Ben Chasny
Bastro
Bastro was an American post-hardcore band which was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's main line-up consisted of David Grubbs on guitar, Clark Johnson on bass guitar, and John McEntire on drums. The band also experimented with use of piano, organ and musique concrète compositions, foreshadowing McEntire's and Grubbs' subsequent musical projects.
Larry Jon Wilson
American musician (1940-2010)
Alan Licht
American guitarist
Espers
band
Alasdair Roberts
Scottish folk musician