The Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit this weekend features almost entirely DJs and producers who make their money spinning in dance clubs. Now celebrating its 13th year, the festival spotlights the biggest names in house, techno and their myriad sub-genres, but it might best be defined by what it (mostly) lacks: progressive house and dubstep, the two electronic sounds that fill stadiums with teenagers these days (and attract attention from Wall Street and numerous media outlets).

Listen: A Movement Festival Mix by DJ Monty Luke (pictured)

Hear a mix of futuristic dancefloor fillers from WXPN’s Making Time RADio show, including music from Daft Punk, Four Tet, Grimes and Hot Chip.

Listen to a mix of songs named after the women who inspired them, picked by Jefferson Public Radio.

Bob Dylan released his first album 50 years ago today — to almost zero acclaim. In this edition of The Mix, WNPR’s Anthony Fantano highlights 50 debut albums that belied future greatness.

What is a slow jam? Is it any down-tempo ballad that speaks to the emotional ups and downs of a romantic relationship? Is it an R&B song about falling in love? How about a soul song that details exactly how badly the singer needs someone in his or her life? Do breakup songs count? Where does heartbreak figure in? What about beats per minute? Or is the determination more about when and where (and with whom) you listen to the song in question?

We know a few things, to be sure. It would not be a slow-jam mix without D’Angelo or SWV’s “Weak.” Gerald Levert is a hero. Teddy Pendergrass, Lenny Williams and Chico Buarque are titans in this field. Tony Toni Tone. Anita Baker. Keith Sweat. Oh, it’s on.

You could debate the definition of a slow jam for hours, or you could listen to our mix, call your special someone and just see what happens.

—Bobby Carter via The Mix: Slow And Low Valentine Jams

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NPR Music has just posted a mind-blowing playlist of 78 vintage 78rpm world-music shellac discs, lovingly curated by seasoned crate-digger, restorer and compiler Ian Nagoski. It might be the single coolest thing in the history of National Public Radio. (I’m exaggerating only slightly.)

He’s not exaggerating. We love this.

The Ultimate NPR Workout Mix

As compiled by athletes, celebrities, NPR personalities and, of course, our listeners. 

A Holiday Mix For The Rest Of Us

Stream Jazz.24’s list of 100 quintessential jazz songs.

Whether you’re having turkey, turducken, tofurkey or fish tacos, Thanksgiving is about family, food and the soul-deadening stress of logistics. So here’s a mix designed to help you keep your mind on the bonding-fueled feast that justifies it all.