Andrew

All the jazz greats too numerous to list, James Brown, Donny Hathaway, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Tin Hat Trio, Thievery Corporation, LCD Soundsystem, Gotan Project, Nina Simone, Nouvelle Vague, The Bird and The Bee, Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead, The Beatles, Sigur Ros, Gillian Welch, Muddy Waters, Snoop Dog, The Fugees, PJ Harvey, Mute Math, Mazzy Star, The Isley Brothers, Deee-Lite, Bowie, Massive Attack, Longwave, The Sundays, The Innocence Mission, Maze, The Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Zap Mama, CSNY, k.d. lang, Arvo Part, tons of World Music, Dub (King Tubby, etc.), Electronic/Ambient/TripHop (especially Brian Eno), tons of old Stax classics, and generally anything with a lot of soul and beauty and all that good stuff. ..