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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 1d

#Nowspinning Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There (2022).
A good mix of art rock and emotion—fragile, orchestral, and bursting with beauty and heartbreak.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 2d

#Nowspinning Us3 – Hand on the Torch (1993).
The first Blue Note hip-hop record—jazzy samples and smooth rhymes that made jazz rap a global sound.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 4d

#Nowspinning Kaiser Chiefs – Employment (2005).
Celebrating 20 years of Employment with the China edition. Hooks, wit, and that indie wave of the 2000s
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 5d

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JOY DIVISION - Preston 28 February 1980 - 1999

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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 5d

#Nowspinning Joy Division – Preston 28 February 1980 (2000).
A raw live document. Harsh, chaotic, and intense. Joy Division captured in their most unfiltered form on blue vinyl.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 6d

#Nowspinning Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971).
Her final masterpiece. Raw blues, soul, and rock with unmatched power. Pearl remains a timeless tribute to Janis Joplin’s voice.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 6d

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Anthony Rother - Popkiller (CD, 2004)

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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 6d

#Nowspinning Anthony Rother – Popkiller (2004).
When Thursday eve feels like Friday night—cold electro beats and robotic grooves set the weekend mood early.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 7d

#Nowspinning Kanye West – The College Dropout (2004). A groundbreaking debut with soul samples, vulnerability, and ambition that reshaped hip-hop’s sound.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 8d

#Nowspinning Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever (1997). Expansive, raw, and RZA-sharp—a double (on 4 LPs) album proving the Clan’s power was only growing stronger.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 9d

#Nowspinning Vitalic – OK Cowboy (2005). Explosive electro—raw, melodic, and built for the dancefloor. A debut that still hits with full force.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 11d

#Nowspinning Parliament – Chocolate City (1975). Funk at its finest—George Clinton’s vision mixing grooves, satire, and soul power. A cornerstone of the P-Funk universe. Love you CC.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 11d

#Nowspinning Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013). Yesterday’s Fortnite live event brought it back on the agenda—timeless grooves, robots, and disco dreams still alive.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 11d

#Nowspinning Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises (2021). First time tasting the last harvest—and this is my soundtrack. A breathtaking fusion of ambient, jazz, and orchestral beauty.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 13d

#Nowspinning Ghostface Killah – Ironman (1996). Soulful samples, Wu-Tang grit, and Ghost’s vivid storytelling—super solo hip-hop debut
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 14d

#Nowspinning The Police – Outlandos d’Amour (1978). A raw debut mixing punk energy with reggae grooves—introducing Sting, Summers & Copeland to the world.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 17d

#Nowspinning Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxymore (2022). Futuristic, spatial, and immersive—Jarre still pushing electronic boundaries.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 18d

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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 18d

My cure for annoying earworms: #Nowspinning Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine (1992). Explosive riffs, raw anger, and political fire. Still one of the most powerful debuts in rock history.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 18d

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Manuel Göttsching - Inventions for Electric Guitar (Full Album) 1975

YouTube video by Antonio Torres

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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 18d

#Nowspinning Manuel Göttsching – Inventions for Electric Guitar (1975). Hypnotic, minimalist, and groundbreaking—layered guitar loops creating pure sonic meditation.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 20d

#Nowspinning Gorillaz – Demon Days (2005). Dark grooves, sharp beats, and a soundtrack to a world on edge—still as fresh and relevant as ever.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 20d

#Nowspinning Porcupine Tree – In Absentia (2002). Working week coming to an end—time for haunting prog grooves and dark beauty to take over.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 21d

#Nowspinning Absolute Beginner – Bambule (1998). A cornerstone of German hip-hop—sharp rhymes, tight beats, and a whole era captured in sound.
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Toto @totoflex.bsky.social · 22d

#Nowspinning The Awakening – Hear, Sense and Feel (1972). Spiritual jazz from Chicago—soulful, conscious, and deeply moving. A rare gem that deserves every spin.
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