The NTS Guide To…

Updated: 31 October 2026

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The NTS Guide To… is probably one of my favourite things NTS does. Rather than just playing a load of records from a particular genre, it takes you through entire scenes, labels, movements and musical traditions, including plenty you might never have heard of.

I think that's what makes it so good. You can start with something relatively familiar, like Chicago house or G-funk, and end up listening to Japanese environmental music, Malian griot traditions or some forgotten record label from the other side of the world. It's a proper rabbit hole, and I mean that in the best possible way.

I've tried to make the archive a bit easier to get around by grouping everything into more specific sections and linking directly to each broadcast. Some of the original categories were enormous, so I've split hip-hop, jazz, rock, and the various regional traditions into smaller groups. I'd rather have a few extra headings than lump together music that hasn't got much in common beyond being from outside Britain or America.

How I've ordered everything

⭐ = Historically or culturally significant starting point

The stars are there to help you decide where to start. I'm weighing a few things:

• Historical importance: Did this genre, scene, label or movement actually change the direction of music, or preserve something that matters?
• Influence: How much of what came afterwards can you trace back to it? That includes influence within its own musical tradition, not just how well-known it became in Britain or America.
• Popularity and reach: How widely did the music travel, and how many people did it reach? Popularity counts, but I don't think it should outweigh genuine influence.
• Usefulness as an introduction: Does the broadcast give you a good way into the subject, rather than just covering an interesting curiosity?

Starred broadcasts come first in each section, roughly in order of cultural and historical relevance. Unstarred ones follow, ranked on the same basis. So a star isn't meant to be a review score, and it doesn't mean I've listened to every programme and decided which mix sounds best. I'm ranking the significance of the subject, rather than pretending to have objectively rated hundreds of radio shows.

It's inevitably subjective, especially when you're comparing things from completely different cultures. I've tried to take their importance within their own musical traditions seriously instead of treating mainstream Western popularity as the default.

I've also kept different volumes of the same subject separate. They're individual broadcasts, and I don't think every follow-up automatically deserves a star just because the first one does.

I've standardised some multi-part titles for consistency, so a few names might differ slightly from NTS's own wording. There are also two different programmes called French Rap & R&B Vol. 2, from 2022 and 2025; I've included the years to distinguish them.

Ambient, New Age & Drone

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Japanese New Age & Environmental Music Vol. 1 — Ambient, New Age
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Women of New Age Part 1 — Ambient, New Age
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Canadian New Age 1980-87 — Ambient, New Age
• The NTS Guide to Japanese New Age & Environmental Music Vol. 2 — Ambient, New Age
• The NTS Guide to Women of New Age Part 2 — Ambient, New Age
• The NTS Guide to Women of New Age Part 3 — Ambient, New Age
• The NTS Guide to Czech & Slovak Esoteric Underground — Experimental, Ambient
• The NTS Guide to Tearoom Ambient — Folk, Ambient, Minimalism, New Age
• The NTS Guide to Spiralling — Electronica, Ambient, Drone

Vaporwave, Hauntology & Internet-Age Sounds

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Early Vaporwave — Vaporwave
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Eccojams — Vaporwave
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Ghost Box — Electronica, Ambient
• The NTS Guide to 2010s Vaporwave — Vaporwave
• The NTS Guide to Witch House — Electronica, Witch House, Chopped and Screwed
• The NTS Guide to Hippos in Tanks — Electronica, Ambient, Leftfield Pop
• The NTS Guide to Software Recording Co. — Electronica, Kosmische Musik, Experimental
• The NTS Guide to Barber Beats — Trip-Hop, Vaporwave

Alternative Rock, Indie, Shoegaze & Post-Rock

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Early Post-Rock — Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Post-Punk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to US Shoegaze Vol. 1 — Shoegaze
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to International Dream Pop, Space Rock & Shoegaze 1990–2001 — Shoegaze, Dream Pop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Slowcore Vol. 1 — Post-Rock, Indie
• The NTS Guide to US Shoegaze Vol. 2 — Shoegaze, Dream Pop
• The NTS Guide to US 80s Power Pop & Jangle Pop — Power Pop, Indie
• The NTS Guide to Indie Sleaze — Leftfield Pop, Electroclash
• The NTS Guide to Chillwave — Ambient, Indie, Leftfield Pop, Dream Pop
• The NTS Guide to Slowcore Vol. 2 — Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Indie
• The NTS Guide to Darla Records — Shoegaze, Ambient, Indie, Dream Pop
• The NTS Guide to Modern Asian Shoegaze — Shoegaze
• The NTS Guide to Indietronica — Post-Rock, Electronica, Indie
• The NTS Guide to Korean Indie — Shoegaze, Indie, Dream Pop
• The NTS Guide to Shoegaze 2k24 — Post-Rock, Shoegaze
• The NTS Guide to Darla Records: Bliss Out — Shoegaze, Ambient
• The NTS Guide to Clover Records — Shoegaze, Indie, Leftfield Pop
• The NTS Guide to 90s Spanish Indie — Shoegaze, Indie
• The NTS Guide to Bedroom Screamo — Emo
• The NTS Guide to Czech Shoegaze — Shoegaze
• The NTS Guide to Late 90s Mid-Western Space Rock — Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Space Rock

Punk, Hardcore & Post-Hardcore

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Killed by Death — Punk, Hardcore Punk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Touch and Go — Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Grunge
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to US Punk & Post-Punk Underground — Punk, Post-Punk, Hardcore Punk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Early Emotional Hardcore — Post-Hardcore, Emo
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Japanese Punk 1980–1985 — Punk, Hardcore Punk
• The NTS Guide to Day After Records: Czech 1990s–2000s Emo & Post-Hardcore — Post-Hardcore, Emo
• The NTS Guide to Basque Punk — Punk
• The NTS Guide to Cowpunk — Punk, Post-Punk, Country
• The NTS Guide to 90s Lithuanian Punk — Punk, Hardcore Punk

Post-Punk, Coldwave & Goth

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Early 4AD Post-Punk Singles 1980–84 — Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to On-U Sound — Post-Punk, Dub, Reggae
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to 99 Records — Funk, Post-Punk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Post-Punk in Dub — Post-Punk, Dub
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Japanese Post-Punk & Cold Wave — Minimal Synth, Post-Punk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Les Disques du Crépuscule — Post-Punk, Synthpop, Minimalism, Art Rock
• The NTS Guide to Tales from the Graveyard Vol. 1 (Goth Rock Special) — Goth Rock
• The NTS Guide to European Coldwave — Minimal Synth, Post-Punk
• The NTS Guide to Californian Post-Punk & Synth-Punk — Punk, Minimal Synth, Post-Punk
• The NTS Guide to French Coldwave — Minimal Synth, Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• The NTS Guide to Japanese Post-Punk Flexi-Disc & 7-Inch — New Wave, Post-Punk
• The NTS Guide to Italian Coldwave, Post-Punk & Synth — New Wave, Post-Punk, Synthpop
• The NTS Guide to Belgian Post-Punk, Coldwave & Synth Vol. 1 — Minimal Synth, Post-Punk
• The NTS Guide to Post-Punk in Dub Vol. 2 — Post-Punk, Dub
• The NTS Guide to Tales from the Graveyard: Goth Rock Special Vol II — Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• The NTS Guide to Tales from the Graveyard Vol. 3 — Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• The NTS Guide to Tales from the Graveyard Vol. 4 — Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• The NTS Guide to Tales from the Graveyard Vol. 5 — New Wave, Post-Punk, Goth Rock
• The NTS Guide to Tales from the Graveyard Vol. 6 — New Wave, Goth Rock
• The NTS Guide to Antipodean Punk, Post-Punk, Synth & Other Oddities — Post-Rock, Punk, Minimal Synth
• The NTS Guide to Canadian Post-Punk, Synth & Other Oddities — Minimal Synth, Post-Punk, Industrial
• The NTS Guide to North American Cassette Oddities — Minimal Synth, Post-Punk, Industrial, Art Rock
• The NTS Guide to Cold Storage: An Introduction — Post-Punk, Art Rock
• The NTS Guide to Dutch Coldwave — Punk, Minimal Synth, Post-Punk
• The NTS Guide to Ankst Records — Techno, New Wave, Post-Punk, Indie
• The NTS Guide to DD Records — Minimal Synth, Experimental, Industrial
• The NTS Guide to Life and Death on Sunset Strip — Post-Rock, New Wave, Ambient, Goth Rock

Classical, Modern Classical & Choral

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Impressionism — Classical
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Byzantine Chants — Christian Traditional, Choral Music
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Holy Minimalism — Modern Classical, Minimalism
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Sakamoto Piano Works — Modern Classical
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Julius Eastman & Friends — Modern Classical, Minimalism
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Philip Glass' Organ Works — Modern Classical, Minimalism
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Welsh Choir Music — Choral Music
• The NTS Guide to Contemporary Holy Minimalism — Choral Music, Minimalism, Drone
• The NTS Guide to The English Pastoral School — Classical
• The NTS Guide to Hungarian Classical — Modern Classical, Classical
• The NTS Guide to Armenian Spiritual Music — Classical, Opera, Christian Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Sacred Songs of Easter — Christian Traditional, Choral Music
• The NTS Guide to Modern Classical Piano — Modern Classical
• The NTS Guide to 21st Century Solo Piano — Modern Classical
• The NTS Guide to Classical Works in Murakami Novels — Classical
• The NTS Guide to Classical Music Inspired by the Odyssey — Classical
• The NTS Guide to Spring Classical — Modern Classical, Classical
• The NTS Guide to Winter Classical — Choral Music, Classical

House, Techno, Electro & Electronic Labels

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Trax Records — Chicago House, House
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Tresor Records — Electro, Techno
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Strictly Rhythm — House
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Dance Mania — Chicago House, Ghetto House
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to French Touch — Deep House, House, Tech House
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Chain Reaction — Dub Techno, Ambient Techno
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Perlon — Techno, House, Minimal Techno
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to 90s–00s Japanese Techno — Techno
• The NTS Guide to Likemind — Techno, Ambient Techno
• The NTS Guide to Databass Records — Electro
• The NTS Guide to Gherkin Records — Deep House, Acid House, House
• The NTS Guide to Bigshot Records — Deep House, Acid House, House, Freestyle
• The NTS Guide to Georgian Underground Electronics 2002–2019 — Electronica, Techno, Breaks, Ambient Techno
• The NTS Guide to Music from Japan’s CD-era Electronic Underground — Electronica, Glitch, Ambient Techno
• The NTS Guide to Music from Japan’s CD-era Electronic Underground Vol. 2 — Electronica, Glitch, Minimal Techno, Ambient
• The NTS Guide to Intrigue Records — House, Street Soul
• The NTS Guide to Radioactive Lamb — Techno, Hardcore, Leftfield House
• The NTS Guide to Trip-Hop Revival — Electronica, Trip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Romanian Electronic Music at the Turn of the Millennium — Euro House

Hip-Hop Foundations, Regional Rap & Labels

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to G-Funk Vol. 1 — Gangsta Rap, G-Funk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to No Limit Records — Gangsta Rap, Classic Hip-Hop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to New Orleans Hip-Hop Vol. 1 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Texas Rap '88–'93 — Classic Hip-Hop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to French Rap & R&B Vol. 1 — Hip-Hop, R&B
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Rap Français 1996 — Rap, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Texas Rap '94–'98 — Gangsta Rap, G-Funk
• The NTS Guide to Texas Rap '98–'04 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Diplomat Records — Classic Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Music from the Dungeon — Dirty South Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B
• The NTS Guide to New Orleans Rap Vol. 2 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to G-Funk Vol. 3 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop, G-Funk
• The NTS Guide to Texas Rap '94–'98 Pt. 2 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop, G-Funk
• The NTS Guide to Japanese Rap — Trap
• The NTS Guide to Sacramento Rap Vol. 1 — Gangsta Rap, Classic Hip-Hop, G-Funk
• The NTS Guide to French G-Funk — Gangsta Rap, G-Funk
• The NTS Guide to Smooth G-Funk Vol. 1 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop, G-Funk
• The NTS Guide to Smooth G-Funk Vol. 2 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop, G-Funk
• The NTS Guide to Spanish Rap & R&B — R&B, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Big Pimpin' Productions — Classic Hip-Hop, Beats
• The NTS Guide to 90s Denver Rap — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to French Rap & R&B Vol. 2 (2022) — Hip-Hop, R&B

Trap, Drill & Contemporary Rap

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Atlanta Trap 2010–2015 — Trap
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Chicago Drill 2012 — UK Drill, Chicago Drill
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to UK Drill 2016 — UK Drill
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Top Dawg Entertainment — Hip-Hop, R&B
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to UK Underground Rap — Rap
• The NTS Guide to Brick Squad Vol. 1 — Rap, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Sample Drill — UK Drill
• The NTS Guide to Jersey Drill — Jersey Club, UK Drill
• The NTS Guide to Michigan Rap — Rap, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Punjabi Rap — Hip-Hop, Bhangra, Rap
• The NTS Guide to French Rap & R&B Vol. 2 (2025) — Rap, R&B
• The NTS Guide to Sexy Drill — UK Drill
• The NTS Guide to Ramenez La Coupe À La Maison Vol. 1 — Hip-Hop, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Ramenez la Coupe à la Maison Vol. II — Rap, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Milwaukee Rap — Rap, Trap
• The NTS Guide to UK Chill Drill Vol. II — UK Drill
• The NTS Guide to Chinese Underground Rap — Rap
• The NTS Guide to Japanese Underground Rap — PC Music, Rap
• The NTS Guide to Underground Rap — Rap, Trap

Experimental Hip-Hop, Beats & Cloud Rap

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to DJ Screw Does R&B — Chopped and Screwed, R&B
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Brainfeeder — Experimental Hip-Hop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to LA Beat Scene — Experimental Hip-Hop, Beats
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Cloud Rap Vol. 1 — Cloud Rap
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Hydeout Productions & Friends — Contemporary Jazz, Beats, Hip-Hop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Cloud Rap Vol. 2 — Cloud Rap
• The NTS Guide to Raider Klan — Hip-Hop, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Phonk — Hip-Hop, Memphis Rap
• The NTS Guide to Madlib's Romantic Beats — Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Griselda Records — Beats, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Plugg Music — Trap
• The NTS Guide to Rage Rap — Emo Rap
• The NTS Guide to DJ Screw R&B Vol. 2 — Chopped and Screwed, R&B
• The NTS Guide to Angst & Auto-Tune Vol. 1 — Emo Rap
• The NTS Guide to The Wave: Max B — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Digicore — PC Music
• The NTS Guide to Jerk — Rap, Trap, PC Music
• The NTS Guide to Playboi Carti Samples — Hip-Hop, R&B, Trap, Jazz Fusion
• The NTS Guide to 2010s Underground R&B — R&B
• The NTS Guide to Angst & Auto-Tune Vol. 2 — Cloud Rap, Emo Rap
• The NTS Guide to Piano Rap Vol. 1 — Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Piano Rap Vol. 2 — Rap, Hip-Hop, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Guitar Rap — Rap, Hip-Hop, Trap
• The NTS Guide to Dipset Trance — Beats
• The NTS Guide to Ethereal Type Beats — Beats
• The NTS Guide to Vietnamese Cloud Rap Vol. II — Cloud Rap
• The NTS Guide to 2020s Underground Rap Vol. I — Rap, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Ambient Rap — Ambient, Rap

Jazz Foundations, Bop, Modal & Swing

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Langston Hughes History of Jazz — Straight Jazz, Blues, Swing
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to All Blue – An NTS Introduction to Modal — Modal Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Hard Bop Vol. 1 — Hard Bop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Cool Jazz — Straight Jazz, Post-Bop, Modal Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to British Jazz Vol. 1 — Straight Jazz, Modal Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Third Stream Jazz — Straight Jazz
• The NTS Guide to British Jazz Vol. 2 — Post-Bop, Modal Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Americans in Europe: Jazz Live Performances — Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz
• The NTS Guide to SteepleChase Records — Hard Bop, Free Jazz, Modal Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Enja Records — Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Jazz Flute — Latin Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Jazz in Murakami Novels — Straight Jazz, Modal Jazz

Free, Spiritual & Avant-Garde Jazz

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to AACM — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Avant-Garde Jazz of Blue Note Records — Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Modal Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to 60s–70s North American Independent Jazz Vol. 1 — Free Jazz, Modal Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Black Jazz Records — Free Jazz, Modal Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to South African Jazz Vol. 1 — South African Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Japanese Jazz Vol. 1 — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to ESP-Disk' – The Early Years — Spoken Word, Psychedelic Rock, Free Jazz, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to 60s–70s North American Independent Jazz Vol. 2 — Modal Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Detroit Jazz — Modal Jazz, Soul Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Nimbus West — Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Japanese Spiritual & Free Jazz Vol. 2 — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Live at Slugs' Saloon — Live Performance, Post-Bop, Free Jazz
• The NTS Guide to 60s–70s North American Independent Jazz Vol. 3 — Jazz Fusion, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to 60s–70s North American Independent Jazz Vol. 4 — Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Modal Jazz, Soul Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Ohio Spiritual & Free Jazz — Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz

Jazz Fusion & International Scenes

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Jazz Fusion 1973–1976 — Jazz Fusion
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Brazilian Jazz Vol. 1 — Latin Jazz, MPB
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Indian Classical Influence on Jazz — Modal Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Indian Classical
• The NTS Guide to Brazilian Jazz Vol. 2 — Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, Samba, Jazz Fusion
• The NTS Guide to South African Jazz Vol. 2 — South African Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Ogun Records — South African Jazz, Free Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Polish Jazz — Straight Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz Fusion
• The NTS Guide to European Jazz — Free Jazz, Modal Jazz
• The NTS Guide to French Jazz — Modal Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Jazz from the Eastern Bloc — Straight Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Jazz Fusion
• The NTS Guide to Fusion from the Outer Edges — Jazz Fusion
• The NTS Guide to Japanese Jazz Off-Cuts — Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Fusion
• The NTS Guide to Mambo Jazz — Afro-Cuban Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Hungarian Jazz — Free Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Spiritual Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Hare Krishna — Spiritual Jazz, Indian Classical

Metal & Heavy Rock

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Roots of Metal — Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to North American Thrash Demos — Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Early Death Doom — Death Metal, Doom Metal
• The NTS Guide to Euro Thrash Metal Demos — Thrash Metal
• The NTS Guide to 90s Stoner Doom Metal (Kiss the Sky) — Doom Metal, Sludge Metal
• The NTS Guide to Funeral Doom — Doom Metal
• The NTS Guide to 00s Stoner Doom Metal — Doom Metal, Sludge Metal
• The NTS Guide to Cry Now, Cry Later — Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Grindcore, Hardcore Punk
• The NTS Guide to Middle-Earth Metal — Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Black Metal

Garage, Psychedelic Rock & Global Psych

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to German Psychedelia — Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Freak Beat & Garage Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Japanese Psych — Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Anatolian Rock Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Rock, Turkish Psych
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Zamrock Vol. 1 — Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Zamrock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Zamrock Vol. 2 — Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Zamrock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Underground Japanese Psychedelia Vol. 1 — Shoegaze, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Freak Beat & Garage Vol. 2 — Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
• The NTS Guide to Freak Beat & Garage Vol. 3 — Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
• The NTS Guide to Freak Beat & Garage Vol. 4 — Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
• The NTS Guide to Anatolian Rock Vol. 2 — Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Svenska: Swedish Psychedelia — Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Thai Psych-Rock — Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Korean Psych Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Korean Psych Vol. 2 — Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Underground Japanese Psychedelia Vol. 2 — Shoegaze, Folk, Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Peruvian 60s Psych-Surf — Psychedelic Rock, Surf Rock, Garage Rock
• The NTS Guide to Andean Psych Rock — Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to 60s Lebanese Beat, Garage Rock & Yé-Yé — Garage Rock
• The NTS Guide to Best of Psych Bootlegs — Live Performance, Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to After Sabbath — Psychedelic Rock

Progressive Rock, Art Rock & Psychedelic Pop

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to The Canterbury Sound — Progressive Rock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Sunshine Pop Vol. 1 — Pop, Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Rock Progressivo Italiano — Progressive Rock
• The NTS Guide to Baroque Pop Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
• The NTS Guide to 60 Years of Psychedelic Pop — Psychedelic Rock, Indie, Leftfield Pop
• The NTS Guide to Sunshine Pop Vol. 2 — Pop, Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Sunshine Pop Vol. 3 — Pop, Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to French 60s Pop Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Rock, Chanson
• The NTS Guide to French 60s Pop Vol. 2 — Psychedelic Rock, Chanson, Garage Rock
• The NTS Guide to French 60s Pop Vol. 3 — Pop, Chanson
• The NTS Guide to Psychedelic Pop Vol. 2 — Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Soul, Dream Pop
• The NTS Guide to Beatles Novelty Records 1964–1969 — Pop, Garage Rock, Classic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Inspired by Dune — Progressive Rock, Kosmische Musik, Ambient, Jazz Fusion

Folk Revival, Traditional Folk & Songwriters

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to UK Folk Revival — Folk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Greenwich Folk — Folk
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest — Folk, Blues, Country, Bluegrass
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Appalachian Folk — Folk, Country
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Women of 60s & 70s Folk — Folk
• The NTS Guide to Irish Traditional & Folk Vol. 1 — Irish Traditional, Celtic Folk
• The NTS Guide to UK Folk — Folk
• The NTS Guide to The Unbroken Circle — Folk, Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Japanese 70s Folk — Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Irish Traditional & Folk Vol. 2 — Folk, Irish Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Folk Songs from an Industrial England — Folk, Northumbrian Folk
• The NTS Guide to Traditional Field Folk — Field Recordings, Folk
• The NTS Guide to Murder Ballads — Folk, Country, Bluegrass
• The NTS Guide to Shanties & Forebitters: Songs of the Sea — Field Recordings, Folk
• The NTS Guide to Occult Folk — Folk, Dark Ambient, Halloween
• The NTS Guide to A Sunny Day's Dream Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to A Sunny Day's Dream Vol. 2 — Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to A Sunny Day's Dream Vol. 3 — Folk, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Australian Folk & Country — Folk, Country
• The NTS Guide to Oak Records — Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Freak Folk
• The NTS Guide to Xian Folk Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Xian Folk Vol. 2 (70s Christian Folk Rock) — Folk
• The NTS Guide to Songs of Love and Lust — Folk, Blues, Country

Country, Americana & Folk-Rock

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Takoma Records — Folk, Blues, American Primitivism, Country
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Outlaw Country — Country
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to New Weird America — Psychedelic Rock, Freak Folk, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Armadillo World Headquarters — Classic Rock, Country
• The NTS Guide to Ambient Americana Vol. 1 — Psychedelic Rock, Ambient, Country, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Ambient Americana Vol. 2 (Dust to Dust) — Ambient, Country
• The NTS Guide to Ambient Americana Vol. 3 — Ambient, Country, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to American Sunset — Country, Psychedelic Folk
• The NTS Guide to Trucker Country — Country
• The NTS Guide to Drum Machine Country & Swamp Rock — Country

Blues, Gospel & Roots Music

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Early Delta Blues — Blues
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Sacred Harp 1920–30s — Field Recordings, Sacred Harp
• The NTS Guide to Texas Blues — Blues
• The NTS Guide to Acoustic Country Blues — Blues
• The NTS Guide to Southern Gospel — Gospel
• The NTS Guide to Twilight of the Bluesmen — Blues
• The NTS Guide to Blues and the Devil — Blues
• The NTS Guide to Blues & The American Railroad — Blues
• The NTS Guide to Texas Prison Rodeo — Soul, Country

Soul, Funk, Disco & Boogie

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Detroit Soul — Funk, Sweet Soul
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to New York Soul — Soul, Sweet Soul
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Psychedelic Soul Vol. 1 — Funk, Soul, Psychedelic Soul
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Psychedelic Soul Vol. 2 — Funk, Soul, Psychedelic Soul
• The NTS Guide to Independent Funky Soul & Boogie — Funk, Soul, Boogie
• The NTS Guide to Funk, Gospel & Boogie — Funk, Gospel, Boogie
• The NTS Guide to Electronic Soul — Funk, Psychedelic Soul
• The NTS Guide to Bubblegum 1983–89 — Bubblegum
• The NTS Guide to Panama Soul — Soul, Psychedelic Soul
• The NTS Guide to Oriental Disco — Belly Dance, Classic Disco, Cosmic Disco
• The NTS Guide to Trips to Your Soul — Funk, Psychedelic Soul, Boogie
• The NTS Guide to PPU 1979–1989 (People's Potential Unlimited) — Funk, Psychedelic Soul, Boogie
• The NTS Guide to Lowrider Oldies — Sweet Soul
• The NTS Guide to Vibraphone — Soul, Rocksteady, Free Jazz, Soul Jazz
• The NTS Guide to The Music of Basquiat — Electro, Funk, No Wave, Blues, Hard Bop
• The NTS Guide to Arctic Records — Gospel, Soul
• The NTS Guide to Carnival Records — Soul, Doo-Wop
• The NTS Guide to Glades — Funk, Soul, Classic Disco
• The NTS Guide to 80s French-Belgian Disco-Pop — Italo Disco, Pop, Synthpop, Chanson, Boogie
• The NTS Guide to Sophisti-Funk — Funk, Synthpop, Soul, Boogie
• The NTS Guide to Heartbreak & Heartache — Pop, Doo-Wop, Country
• The NTS Guide to Just Another Lazy Day — Funk, Sweet Soul, Soul Jazz

UK Garage, Grime, Jungle & Global Club Music

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to 2-Step — UK Garage
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to DMZ — Dubstep
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Nice 'N' Ripe — UK Garage
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Teklife — Footwork
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to UK Funky Heaters — UK Funky
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Weightless Grime — Grime
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Joker Records — Jungle
• The NTS Guide to Baltimore Club — Baltimore Club
• The NTS Guide to Jersey Club — Jersey Club
• The NTS Guide to Miami Bass — Bass, Club, Hip-Hop
• The NTS Guide to Breakcore — Breakcore
• The NTS Guide to Rare Groove-Inspired Jungle — Jungle
• The NTS Guide to Footwork 2026 — Footwork
• The NTS Guide to Rhythm & Grime — Grime
• The NTS Guide to Drum & Bliss — Shoegaze, Drum and Bass

Reggae, Rocksteady, Dub & Dancehall

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Treasure Isle — Reggae, Rocksteady
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Black Ark Recordings — Dub, Reggae
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Wackies 1977–1986 — Dub, Lovers Rock, Reggae
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to British Lovers Rock — Lovers Rock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Ariwa Records — Dub, Lovers Rock, Reggae
• The NTS Guide to Treasure Isle Dubs & Versions — Dub
• The NTS Guide to Redman International — Digi-Dub, Dancehall
• The NTS Guide to Mafia & Fluxy Versions — Digi-Dub, Dancehall, Dub
• The NTS Guide to D-Roy Records — Dub, Lovers Rock, Reggae
• The NTS Guide to Sunshot Records — Reggae
• The NTS Guide to Soul & Disco Covered in Reggae — Reggae
• The NTS Guide to Snoopy’s Dub List — Dub
• The NTS Guide to Hawkeye Records — Dub, Lovers Rock, Reggae

Caribbean Music Beyond Reggae

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Early Calypso — Field Recordings, Calypso
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Mento — Mento
• The NTS Guide to 90s Mizik Rasin — Mizik Rasin, Haitian Roots
• The NTS Guide to Disques Debs — Bolero, Calypso, Reggae, Zouk
• The NTS Guide to Gwo Ka — Gwoka
• The NTS Guide to Kaiso Power — Funk, Calypso, Afrobeat
• The NTS Guide to Célini aux Ondes — Calypso, Gwoka, Béguine
• The NTS Guide to Champeta — Champeta
• The NTS Guide to Twoubadou — Twoubadou

Brazilian, Latin American & Iberian Music

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Brazilian Psychedelia — Bossa Nova, MPB, Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Forró
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Bolero — Bolero
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to 1930s Texas-Mexican Border Music — Corrido
• The NTS Guide to Guaraní Music — Guaraní
• The NTS Guide to Cloud Baile Funk — Baile Funk
• The NTS Guide to Flamenco Pop — Pop, Flamenco
• The NTS Guide to Mexican Discoteca 70s–90s (Vol. 1) — Italo Disco, Classic Disco
• The NTS Guide to Mexican Discoteca Vol. 2 — Latin Soul, Classic Disco
• The NTS Guide to Pasillo Ecuatoriano — Pasillo
• The NTS Guide to Rockola — Rockola
• The NTS Guide to Yu-Mex — Rancheras, Mariachi

African Music & Traditions

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Música de Cabo Verde — Coladeira, Morna
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Éthiopiques Vol. 1 — Éthiopiques
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Golden Age of Malian Music 1970s — Mande Music, Griot, Sahara Blues, Afro-Cuban Jazz
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Women of Wassoulou — Sahara Blues, Wassoulou
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to 90s Soukous — Soukous
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Sahara Blues — Sahara Blues
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Alté — Afrobeats, Leftfield Pop, R&B
• The NTS Guide to Angolan Semba — Semba, Merengue
• The NTS Guide to Albarika Store — Soukous, Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Afrobeat, Highlife
• The NTS Guide to The Midnight Synthesizer — Ethiopian Pop, Ethiopian Jazz
• The NTS Guide to Taretone — Soukous, Afro-Disco, Boogie
• The NTS Guide to Soulful Séga & Electric Maloya from the Indian Ocean — Séga, Maloya
• The NTS Guide to Moorish Music of Mauritania — Griot, Mauritanian Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Begena Songs — Field Recordings, Éthiopiques
• The NTS Guide to Modern Ethiopian Orthodox Begena — Christian Traditional, Ethiopian Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Malagasy Folk — Malagasy Folk
• The NTS Guide to Contemporary East African Gospel — Gospel, Kalenjin

Middle Eastern, North African & Turkish Music

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Raï — Raï
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Arabic Protest Songs — Arabic Pop, Arabic Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Synth Raï — Raï
• The NTS Guide to Sounds of Yemen — Field Recordings, Folk, Muzika Mizrahit

South Asian Music & Traditions

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Qawwali — Qawwali
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Women of Indian Classical — Indian Classical
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Ghazal Tradition — Ghazal
• The NTS Guide to Baithak Gana — Baithak Gana
• The NTS Guide to Music of Afghanistan — Persian Folk, Shashmaqam, Ghazal, Afghan Traditional Music

East & Southeast Asian Music & Traditions

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Japanese Court Music — Japanese Traditional, Gagaku
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Cantopop — Pop, Cantopop, C-Pop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to 80s J-Pop — City Pop
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Vietnamese Nhạc Vàng — Folk, Nhạc Vàng
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to City Pop & Boogie — Boogie, Jazz Fusion, City Pop
• The NTS Guide to Buddhist Chants — Buddhist Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Vietnamese Bolero — Nhạc Vàng
• The NTS Guide to Komuso Flute: Shakuhachi — Japanese Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Dizi Flute — Chinese Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Thai Piphat — Thai Classical
• The NTS Guide to Traditional Burmese Folk Music — Burmese Folk
• The NTS Guide to Burmese Harp — Saung
• The NTS Guide to Malaysian Funk — Funk, Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to Đàn Bầu — Vietnamese Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Lao Khên — Lao Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Khmer Folk — Psychedelic Rock
• The NTS Guide to South & South-East Asian Garage — Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock

European & Other Folk Traditions

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Rebetiko — Greek Traditional
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to World Music Library — Folk, Persian Folk, Huayno, Chinese Traditional, Gamelan
• The NTS Guide to Cosmic Music from the Silk Road: Central Asian Folk — Shashmaqam, Tajik Folk, Kyrgyz Folk
• The NTS Guide to The Forest Is Crying: Bulgarian Folk & Traditional — Choral Music, Bulgarian Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Polynesian Devotional Music — Himene Tarava, Imene Tuki, Choral Music
• The NTS Guide to Love Songs from Naples — Pop, Folk
• The NTS Guide to Zampogna — Folk, Italian Traditional
• The NTS Guide to Plucked Zithers Across Borders — Folk

Soundtracks, Library Music & Leftfield Pop

• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Italian Library, Soundtracks & OSTs — Soundtrack, Library, Psychedelic Rock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Tele Music — Electro, Library, Kosmische Musik, Jazz-Rock
• ⭐ The NTS Guide to Space Age Pop Vol. 1 — Space Age Pop
• The NTS Guide to Space Age Pop Vol. 2 (Space Age Bachelor Pad Music) — Space Age Pop
• The NTS Guide to Digital Trip — Soundtrack, Library, Synthpop, Ambient
• The NTS Guide to Obscure Independent Classics — New Wave, Experimental, Indie, Leftfield Pop, Art Rock
• The NTS Guide to Scandinavian Leftfield Pop — Leftfield Pop
• The NTS Guide to Giorno Poetry Systems — Spoken Word, Experimental

Festive & Seasonal Specials

• The NTS Guide to Christmas — Christmas
• The NTS Guide to Christmas Reggae — Dancehall, Lovers Rock, Reggae
• The NTS Guide to Festive Jazz — Straight Jazz, Christmas, Post-Bop
• The NTS Guide to Synthmas — Christmas
• The NTS Guide to Off-Kilter Christmas — Indie, Leftfield Pop, Christmas, Art Rock
• The NTS Guide to Xmas Rap — UK Drill, Christmas, Hip-Hop, Trap
• An NTS Christmas Part 4 — Christmas