What is the amalgam effect? There are artists whose influences come from multiple sources. Those artists are always listening to something new, or something old they’ve never heard before. They’re insatiable. That hunger shows up in their music, which blends all kinds of sounds and styles into several genres and/or one new genre that defines their career.

I talk about this effect, many of those artists, and the difference between them and artists who generally stay in one or two lanes. I also talk about how both staying to strictly in one lane, OR veering into a whole new genre disingenuously, are often what derails an artist’s career, and I mention some of those artists.

What artists can you think of who do an amalgam of sound? Do you agree with my picks? Who did I miss? Do you prefer these kinds of artists, or ones who do one thing very well? Discuss dammit!

BONUS MxTRA VIDEO: I break down the influences of The Beatles and Prince

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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

*mid roll music credit: The Drop - "Outerloper"

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