{ "updated": "2026-06-07", "listener": "ozan", "summary": "Five keepers. Sahara's Saz is the gold standard. Saz+ney+dub wins; thin guitar intros and fuzz electric guitar on vocal tracks lose.", "global_avoid": [ "fuzz electric guitar on griot/vocal tracks", "Tinariwen-style guitar intro without saz present", "thin guitar-only openings — get to saz/ney fast" ], "global_love": [ "baglama/saz arpeggios", "ney flute with dub delay", "sub bass pulse", "Sahel griot-style male vocal chants", "whispered vocal textures", "darbuka and hand percussion", "warm analog dub space" ], "gold_standard_id": "1c1d7b8a", "tracks": [ { "id": "1c1d7b8a", "title": "Sahara's Saz", "rating": "love" }, { "id": "82595273", "title": "Caravan of the Blue Hour", "rating": "keeper" }, { "id": "eeebb429", "title": "Desert Mirage", "rating": "keeper" }, { "id": "aee4994a", "title": "Nomad's Saz", "rating": "keeper" }, { "id": "839aa313", "title": "Caravan of the Night", "rating": "keeper" } ] }