Miles Davis, Joao Gilberto, The Mothers of Invention, Aretha Franklin, Yes, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Parliament/Funkadelic, Steely Dan, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, The Clash, Kraftwerk, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Magazine, Japan, David Sylvian, John Foxx, Kate Bush, Prince, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Arthur Russell, New Order, The Cure, Marianne Faithfull, The Smiths, Meshell Ndegeocello, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, The Decemberists, Thievery Corporation, Portishead, Massive Attack, BT, Antony and the Johnsons, Silversun Pickups, The National, Son Lux, King Creosote, James Blake, Kishi Bashi, Father John Misty, and whoever made the last album I listened to, ,